The pro-crypto political action committee Protect Progress will spend $1.5 million to oppose Democratic Representative Al Green in Texas’s upcoming primary election. The group, an affiliate of Fairshake, cited Green’s past opposition to crypto legislation as the reason for its campaign against the longtime congressman. The move is part of a broader effort by crypto-focused groups to influence the 2026 midterm elections.
The pro-crypto political action committee Protect Progress will reportedly spend $1.5 million opposing Texas representative Al Green in an upcoming Democratic Party primary. This campaign is over his past opposition to cryptocurrency legislation.
“As a member of the Financial Services Committee, Representative Al Green has decided to try and stop American innovation in its tracks,” Protect Progress told The Hill. Green opposed the stablecoin regulating GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, two crypto-focused bills passed by the House last year.
“Texas voters can no longer sit by and have representation in Congress that is actively hostile towards a growing Texas crypto community,” the PAC stated. It is the crypto lobby’s latest attempt to influence Congress ahead of the November midterm elections.
Green will face Christian Menefee in the Democratic primary in March. The crypto advocacy organization Stand With Crypto rates Green as “strongly against crypto” based on his voting history and statements.
Meanwhile, Stand With Crypto rated Menefee as “strongly supports crypto” based on a questionnaire. He expressed interest in legislation that uses blockchain technology to combat problems like deed fraud.
Another Fairshake affiliate, Defend American Jobs, announced it was spending $5 million to support crypto-friendly Republican Barry Moore. Fairshake had previously disclosed gathering $193 million ahead of the midterm elections.
