Indiana Republican James Baird won the primary with more than 60% of the vote after Defend American Jobs PAC spent about $514,000 supporting his media campaign; Baird has backed the GENIUS and CLARITY crypto bills.
Defend American Jobs, a crypto-backed PAC linked to Fairshake, spent about $514,000 on a media campaign supporting Indiana Republican James Baird in the state’s primary. Baird won Tuesday’s primary with more than 60% of the vote. The update adds the candidate’s identity and election result to the earlier disclosure of more than $500,000 in spending, and notes that Baird has supported crypto-friendly legislation including the GENIUS stablecoin bill and the CLARITY market structure bill.