According to CoinMeta, as reported by Cointelegraph, Protect Progress, an affiliated organization of the Super Political Action Committee Fairshake in the crypto industry, declared expenditures of $362,000 to the United States Federal Election Commission (FEC) to support Democratic Representative Aisha Wahab from California's 14th Congressional District in the midterms in November. Wahab defeated her fellow party candidate Melissa Hernandez with 53.1% of the vote in the special election on August 18th; both candidates had previously been rated by Stand, with, and Crypto as strong supporters of cryptocurrencies. Fairshake is increasing its investment in the midterms, with its affiliated organizations also spending $8 million in advertising in Ohio and over $6.7 million in Nebraska's Senate elections.