Crypto political group plans to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown's Senate bid
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Fairshake plans to spend $30 million on advertising against former Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, its largest announced 2026 outlay. Brown has been a target for the crypto-aligned PAC before, and the group has been linked to large spending in Ohio Senate politics. [800] [827] [846] [962]
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Ohio voters and the broader crypto-political world will see a new ad campaign aimed at Sherrod Brown, with Fairshake planning $30 million in advertising. That makes Brown a familiar figure in the sector’s election spending, and the latest commitment is the group’s largest announced 2026 expenditure.
In practice, this means Fairshake is moving back into a well-known Ohio battleground where crypto-backed groups already spent more than $300 million in the 2024 Senate race. What changes now is a fresh round of opposition advertising aimed at Brown; what remains the same is that Ohio continues to be a place where the industry’s political money is concentrated.
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