Protect Progress used roughly $415,000 to fund a media buy for former Aspiration CEO Andrei Cherny, a Democrat running for Congress in Arizona’s 1st District.
Protect Progress, a political action committee (PAC) affiliated with Fairshake and backed by crypto companies, has thrown at least $1.7M behind two Democratic candidates running for Congress in Arizona.
Cointelegraph reported on July 18 that Protect Progress disseminated more than $1.3 million in a media buy to support Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat competing for a seat representing Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District. In addition, a July 20 filing with the Federal Election Commission showed the Super PAC used roughly $415,000 as part of a media buy for Andrei Cherny, who is running in the state’s 1st Congressional District.
Unlike Arizona’s 3rd, which is one of the most Democratic districts in the state, the 1st is currently represented by Republican David Schweikert. Many political pundits also see Arizona as a swing state in the 2024 US Presidential Election. Both media buys came ahead of a July 30 primary for Democrats.
