Crypto-backed Michigan House incumbent loses primary despite $2M PAC support
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by Turner Wright· Aug 5, 2026 · 4:51 PM
A Midwest Democratic primary that raised accusations of payback from the cryptocurrency industry ended with the unseating of two-term incumbent Shri Thanedar.
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