“The midterms come at a key inflection point for crypto policy in Washington, D.C.,” said Mason Lynaugh, executive director of Stand With Crypto, in a statement. “As candidates from both parties are trying to reach voters outside of more traditional constituencies, they overlook crypto voters at their own peril.”
The list includes many others who are members of the committees that are likely to see crypto action in the next Congress, including the tax-oriented Ways and Means Committee, and the panels on financial services and agriculture.
And it also gives nods to lawmakers who have directly pitched in on crypto legislation, such as Steven Horsford, the Nevada Democrat who introduced the bipartisan Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields (PARITY) Act this year; Bill Huizenga, the Michigan Republican who cosponsored the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act and the House’s Digital Asset Market Clarity Act; Warren Davidson, a Republican from OhioWarren Davidson who introduced the Bitcoin for America Act last year; and Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat and frequent crypto advocate, who last year reintroduced the BRCA alongside Republican Emmer.
The group said it’ll follow up with Senate picks and candidates who aren’t incumbents closer to the general election.
