An affiliate of Fairshake’s Political Action Committee (PAC), which was responsible for pouring more than $130 million into advertising and media into the 2024 election cycle, is endorsing at least one candidate in Tuesday’s primary election in Massachusetts.
According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records as of Tuesday, Protect Progress PAC, a Fairshake affiliate, to spend Just $189,000 in media to support Jake Auchincloss, a challenger for re-election in Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. Some of the funds, according to Democratic candidate Jason Powles, were used to create “AI-generated slop mailers” endorsing Auchinclos ahead of the Massachusetts primary scheduled for Tuesday.
In a letter dated August 16, Poulos to call Protect Progress’ efforts to potentially influence primary and general elections to “publicly desert” Democratic lawmakers. The candidate claims Auchinclos has received $77,500 directly from “crypto-industry sources” since 2020, pointing to the Massachusetts lawmaker’s record in voting for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in July 2025 — a market framework bill not signed into law as it awaits consideration in the Senate.
Protect Progress PAC mailer supporting Jack Auchinclos. Source: Jason Powles
The $189,000 spending marks Fairshake’s latest effort to influence the 2026 election through media and advertising unrelated to candidates’ positions on crypto and blockchain. After the PAC and its affiliates spent about $3.6 million on House and Senate races in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming in August, Fairshake reported having $122 million in cash before the 2026 midterms.
“With dozens of wins in House and Senate races across the country and $122 million poised to drop, we’re not slowing down heading into November,” Fairshake spokesman Geoff Vetter said in August.
With the general election just over two months away, Massachusetts will be one of the last US states to hold primaries. New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware are scheduled to hold primaries in September.
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