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Democrat Shomari Figures wins Alabama's 2nd despite crypto and AI PAC spending
Original: Loss for AI and crypto PACs: Democrat Shomari Figures wins in Alabama’s 2nd. Crypto abandoned Figures after supporting h
Democrat Shomari Figures won the race in Alabama's 2nd congressional district, defeating Rhett Marques despite heavy outside spending against him. Crypto interests, which backed Figures in 2024 before withdrawing support, spent through the Cynthia Lummis-associated First Principles Digital, while AI-linked groups put roughly $960,000 behind his opponent. The result is being read as a setback for both industries' political action committees.
Why now: The defeat of heavily funded crypto and AI-backed PAC efforts in a competitive House race is drawing attention as a signal about those industries' political influence.
Shomari FiguresRhett MarquesFirst Principles DigitalCynthia LummisAlabama's 2nd congressional district
Evidence
- Loss for AI and crypto PACs: Democrat Shomari Figures wins in Alabama’s 2nd. Crypto abandoned Figures after supporting him in 2024; this cycle, Cynthia Lummis-associated First Principles Digital spent $200K against him/for Rhett Marques. AI also supported Marques with $960K… · molly0xfff@hachyderm.io · 12
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