Crypto-focused PAC has used $9M to support Democratic candidates since January
The Protect Our Future PAC used more than $9 million toward mainly digital, television and radio ad buys for U.S. House of Representatives candidates' campaigns. Protect Our Future, a political action committee set up in January, with backers including FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, has spent more than $9 million to support candidates running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.According to expenditures reported to the U.S. Federal Election Commission, as of April 14, Protect Our Future has used $9,024,317 toward supporting the campaigns of Carrick Flynn, Lucia McBath, Shontel Brown....
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