# Crypto spent $55 million backing a senator who had already supported CLARITY

https://mins.news/en/item/127656

- CryptoSlate, 2026-11-03 18:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/55m-is-riding-on-ohio-senate-race-but-biggest-fight-comes-after-the-election/

> Americans for Financial Reform says crypto-backed group Defend American Jobs spent more than $55 million from Sept. 21 to Oct. 26 supporting Republican Jon Husted and opposing Sherrod Brown in Ohio. Husted had already voted to advance the CLARITY Act. Voters cast ballots on Nov. 3 in midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

## Related coverage

- [US midterm campaign spending set to hit record, with Musk spending nearly $500m](https://mins.news/en/item/126566) — BBC Chinese, 2026-11-03
- [Sherrod Brown’s Ohio edge threatens a rough year ahead for crypto](https://mins.news/en/item/124362) — CoinDesk, 2026-11-01