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TexasTowelie

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Mon May 16, 2022, 06:24 AM May 2022

Crypto Billionaire's Super PAC Goes Negative in Final Days of Oregon Congressional Primary

Protect Our Future is reporting an $813,000 expenditure against congressional candidate Andrea Salinas.


The political action committee backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has already spent a record-setting amount in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District.

But its latest expenditure is the first the PAC has made specifically opposing a rival to Carrick Flynn—or, for that matter, going negative in any of the six congressional races across the country that the Protect Our Future PAC has spent money on.

As of May 13, the PAC was reporting a $813,000 expenditure for an ad targeting Oregon state Rep. Andrea Salinas, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

A Facebook version of the attack ad attacks her as “a lobbyist for a corporation accused of driving up drug prices.” Salinas disputes that: “Rep. Salinas has never advocated on behalf of any pharmaceutical companies,” says campaign manager Shannon Geison, adding that Salinas passed legislation aimed at lowering drug prices.

Read more: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/05/14/crypto-billionaires-super-pac-goes-negative-in-final-days-of-oregon-congressional-primary/
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Crypto Billionaire's Super PAC Goes Negative in Final Days of Oregon Congressional Primary (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2022 OP
Flynn has quite the life story. barbaraann May 2022 #1
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