Crypto PAC Spending Over $2M Fails to Save Thanedar in Primary

Shri Thanedar loses Michigan primary despite $2M+ crypto PAC support. Donavan McKinney wins with 51.9% vote share, advancing to face Republican in November.

Woofun AI reports that Michigan State Representative Donavan McKinney defeated incumbent U.S. Representative Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th Congressional District. As of Wednesday, McKinney secured 51.9% of the vote, while Thanedar received 48.1%. Protect Progress, a political action committee backed by crypto firms Coinbase and Ripple, spent over $2 million on media to support Thanedar. Thanedar had previously voted for the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act. McKinney will face Republican Taras Nykoriak in November.