According to Cointelegraph, the Protect Progress political action committee (PAC) has spent about $7.8 million to support Democratic Senate candidates in Arizona and Michigan. According to documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission on September 14, the Super PAC spent about $4.1 million on media purchases for Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego and more than $3.7 million on Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Protect Progress, an affiliate of Fairshake and Defend American Jobs, has spent $6.9 million and $7.6 million to support the campaigns of Slotkin and Gallego, respectively. Although the US election day is November 5, Arizona and Michigan allow early voting on October 9 and 26, respectively. September polls showed that Gallego was leading Republican candidate Kari Lake by four to six percentage points, and Slotkin was also leading Republican candidate Mike Rogers by about five percentage points. Fairshake spokesman Josh Vlasto said that the crypto Super PAC plans to support bipartisan candidates who are committed to working with the crypto industry through responsible regulation. Fairshake reported raising more than $169 million for the 2024 election cycle. Democrat Yassamin Ansari received more than $1.3 million in support from Protect Progress in Arizona's 3rd District House race, winning the primary by a narrow margin of 39 votes. Other PACs backed by crypto industry leaders focus on specific races. Commonwealth United Fund is backing Republican John Deaton's campaign for the Massachusetts Senate.