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Protect Progress
Tracked direct receipts exceed tracked direct giving by
$43,834,996
Crypto-aligned super PAC affiliated with Fairshake, focused on Democratic candidates in the 2024 cycle.
crypto
IE spent supporting candidates
$35,247,759
IE spent opposing candidates
$238,153
Connections
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Coalition view
Protect Progress operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Defend American Jobs and Fairshake. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$233,925,759
Combined tracked receipts
$199,105,228
Of which IE support
$147,640,759
Spent against candidates (IE oppose)
$16,448,950
The Money Trail
How money flowed from Protect Progress
$2.9M
15 transactions across 8 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown
Protect Progress spent $1.9M supporting Julie Johnson across 2 contributions. Julie Johnson voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Protect Progress advocates for.
Feb 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Protect Progress spent $336K supporting Shomari Figures across 7 contributions between January 2024 and March 2024. Shomari Figures voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Protect Progress advocates for.
Jan 2024 – Mar 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Protect Progress spent $140K supporting Daniel S. Goldman. Daniel S. Goldman voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Protect Progress advocates for.
Jun 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Protect Progress spent $115K supporting Josh Gottheimer. Josh Gottheimer voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Protect Progress advocates for.
May 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Protect Progress spent $100K supporting Ro Khanna. Ro Khanna voted YES on CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which Protect Progress advocates for.
Oct 2024independent expenditure→ CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act consistent with donor position; gift preceded the vote
Protect Progress also gave to 3 other entities totaling $300K.
$2.9M tracked across 8 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·1 policy outcome·15 consistent with donor position (gift before vote)
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben GallegoSpent to support | $4,098,603 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Elissa SlotkinSpent to support | $3,721,858 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ruben GallegoSpent to support | $3,523,216 | Aug 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Elissa SlotkinSpent to support | $3,166,752 | Aug 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Elissa SlotkinSpent to support | $3,111,472 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ruben GallegoSpent to support | $2,378,285 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Yassamin AnsariSpent to support | $1,352,997 | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $1,197,465 | May 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $1,178,135 | Jun 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shri ThanedarSpent to support | $1,000,000 | Jul 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Julie JohnsonSpent to support | $950,000 | Feb 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Julie JohnsonSpent to support | $950,000 | Feb 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $883,893 | May 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Eugene Simon VindmanSpent to support | $879,188 | May 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Emily RandallSpent to support | $625,921 | Jul 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Emily RandallSpent to support | $600,732 | Jul 19, 2024 | 2024 |
| Jimmy GomezSpent to support | $500,000 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $448,194 | Apr 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $412,103 | Feb 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $352,668 | May 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| CHERNY, ANDREISpent to support | $300,000 | Jul 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $291,171 | Feb 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $289,336 | Feb 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $255,017 | Feb 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| Emily RandallSpent to support | $250,000 | Jul 19, 2024 | 2024 |
| Robert Menendez Jr.Spent to support | $206,563 | May 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| Johnny Olszewski, Jr.Spent to support | $200,000 | May 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| DANIELS, ANTHONY REP.Spent to oppose | −$182,224 | Apr 10, 2024 | 2024 |
| Daniel S. GoldmanSpent to support | $139,961 | Jun 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| Josh GottheimerSpent to support | $115,103 | May 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ro KhannaSpent to support | $100,000 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Sarah McBrideSpent to support | $100,000 | Aug 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ritchie TorresSpent to support | $100,000 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Suhas SubramanyamSpent to support | $100,000 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| CHERNY, ANDREISpent to support | $100,000 | Jul 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Timothy M. KennedySpent to support | $62,062 | Apr 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $55,642 | Mar 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $47,820 | Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,513 | Feb 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,480 | Feb 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,441 | Feb 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,410 | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,402 | Feb 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,391 | Apr 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Shomari FiguresSpent to support | $46,371 | Apr 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $42,814 | May 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $42,814 | May 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $42,814 | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $42,814 | May 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL.Spent to support | $42,814 | Jun 6, 2024 | 2024 |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairshake | $10,000,000 | Aug 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $5,000,000 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $5,000,000 | Feb 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $4,900,000 | Jun 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $4,500,000 | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $2,000,000 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | $1,500,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| COINBASE | $1,500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| A16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz) | $1,500,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $1,500,000 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ripple Labs Inc. | $1,500,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | $1,000,000 | Dec 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $750,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $750,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ben Horowitz | $750,000 | Oct 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| Ronald Conway | $500,000 | Dec 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| Fairshake | $300,000 | Aug 25, 2023 | 2024 |
| AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | $250,000 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| A16Z Capital Management, L.L.C. (Andreessen Horowitz) | $250,000 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Marc Andreessen | $125,000 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOROWITZ, BEN | $125,000 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Targeted Platform Media, LLC | $31,444 | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC | $31,444 | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Targeted Platform Media, LLC | $27,304 | Jul 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC | $27,304 | Jul 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| Multicoin Capital Gp | $25,000 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Pyahm Samani | $12,500 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Tushar Jain | $12,500 | Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Sadler Legacy Media | $2,000 | Aug 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| John King | $250 | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| ACTBLUE | $250 | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocated for | CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act | Protect Progress, a Fairshake-affiliated PAC, backed Democratic candidates who would advance the crypto legislative agenda that included this bill | Source |
| Advocated for | HELMER, DANIEL I. DEL. | Independent expenditures totaling $15,476,183.44 across 40 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | CHERNY, ANDREI | Independent expenditures totaling $1,600,000.00 across 8 filings | Source |
| Opposed | DANIELS, ANTHONY REP. | Independent expenditures totaling $728,896.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Craig A. Goldman | Independent expenditures totaling $559,844.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Ritchie Torres | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Ro Khanna | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Shri Thanedar | Independent expenditures totaling $4,000,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Julie Johnson | Independent expenditures totaling $3,800,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Sarah McBride | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Jimmy Gomez | Independent expenditures totaling $2,000,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Opposed candidate over | Green, Al (TX) | Protect Progress spent ~$1.5M opposing Al Green after he voted against the GENIUS Act | Source |
| Affiliated with | Fairshake | Protect Progress is the Democratic-side affiliate of Fairshake, the crypto-industry super PAC network. | Source |
| Advocated for | John Kennedy | Independent expenditures totaling $248,248.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Yassamin Ansari | Independent expenditures totaling $5,411,988.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Josh Gottheimer | Independent expenditures totaling $460,412 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Suhas Subramanyam | Independent expenditures totaling $400,000 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Daniel S. Goldman | Independent expenditures totaling $559,844 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Timothy M. Kennedy | Independent expenditures totaling $248,248 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Eugene Simon Vindman | Independent expenditures totaling $3,516,752.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Robert Menendez Jr. | Independent expenditures totaling $826,252.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Elissa Slotkin | Independent expenditures totaling $40,000,328 across 12 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Ruben Gallego | Independent expenditures totaling $40,000,416 across 12 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Shomari Figures | Independent expenditures totaling $8,497,170.16 across 56 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Independent expenditures totaling $800,000.00 across 4 filings | Source |
| Advocated for | Emily Randall | Independent expenditures totaling $5,906,612 across 12 filings | Source |
| Coalition with | Fairshake | Protect Progress is an affiliate super PAC in the Fairshake family | Editorial |
| Received donation from | Pyahm Samani | Donated $12,500 to PROTECT PROGRESS | Source |
| Received donation from | Ron Conway | Donated $500,000 to PROTECT PROGRESS | Source |