More than a dozen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and a long list of candidates for congressional seats are pushing their national committee to adopt a pro-crypto stance, according to a letter they sent on Saturday.

Lawmakers including Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.), Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and others signed the letter requesting a "forward-looking approach" to digital assets, asking their party to add supportive language to the official platform, pick a vice-presidential candidate who favors crypto and replacing Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler with an agency chief that supports crypto.

"We believe this technology is non-partisan, and the Democratic Party should also champion these innovations to help reaffirm the U.S.'s position as the leader in the global digital economy," according to the letter, which the lawmakers also announced at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tenn.

The Republican Party had previously adopted a crypto-friendly addition to its own official platform.

UPDATE (July 27, 2024, 15:07 UTC): Adds quote from letter.