Bernie Moreno
Republican Ohio senator who received Fairshake backing in his 2024 race.
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Should a senator whose election was funded by crypto be writing crypto legislation?
- Did crypto PAC money help elect Bernie Moreno?
- Yes. Fairshake backed Moreno in his 2024 Ohio Senate race, and he now sits on the Senate Banking Committee which marks up crypto regulation.Source: Event: Crypto industry doubles spend
Background
Bernie Moreno is the Republican senator for Ohio, elected in 2024 with significant backing from Fairshake, the dominant crypto super PAC. His election was cited in the 2026 context as evidence that Fairshake's million war chest could determine Senate outcomes. Moreno sits on the Senate Banking Committee, which marked up the CLARITY Act governing digital assets in January 2026, a markup that followed Andreessen Horowitz's .6 million donation to Fairshake by five weeks.
Moreno's position illustrates the transactional dynamic critics identify: a senator whose election was funded by crypto industry money serving on the committee that writes crypto regulation.