# Protect Our Future

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**Protect Our Future** **(POF)** is a Democratic [political action committee](/source/Political_action_committee) (PAC) started in 2022. It was funded primarily by [Sam Bankman-Fried](/source/Sam_Bankman-Fried).

## Funding

In 2022 Bankman-Fried provided initial financial support for Protect Our Future PAC. Protect Our Future was launched as a Democratic [political action committee](/source/Political_action_committee) with $10 million in initial funding aiming to support "lawmakers who play the long game on policymaking in areas like pandemic preparedness and planning", according to *Politico*.[1] Bankman-Fried had provided the majority of the $14 million raised by May 2022 for the PAC.[2] A spokesperson for the PAC said Bankman-Fried had donated $13 million, while Nishad Singh had donated $1 million.[3]

As of June 2022, Bankman-Fried contributed over $23 million to the PAC.[4]

## 2022 Democratic primary

POF spent funds in several 2022 Democratic primaries. In the 2022 Democratic primary between [Shontel Brown](/source/Shontel_Brown) and [Nina Turner](/source/Nina_Turner), POF spent at least $1 million in support of Brown,[5] largely on radio, TV, and digital ads.[2] This amount was significant, given that the Brown campaign itself raised $4 million.[2] POF spent at least $2 million for Georgia Representative [Lucy McBath](/source/Lucy_McBath).[5]

POF spent at least $7 million in the 2022 [Carrick Flynn](/source/Carrick_Flynn) campaign for [Oregon district 6 Representative](/source/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon#District_6).[2] An opposing candidate alleged that POF coordinated with a Flynn campaign, an action illegal under federal law. POF denied this allegation.[6] The Flynn campaign may have coordinated with POF through a strategy called [red-boxing](/source/Red-boxing), whereby the campaign highlights particular language on its website in a red box that POF replicated in its advertising.[7]

## References

1. Adragna, Anthony (January 27, 2022). ["A new Democratic super PAC has entered the chat: Protect Our Future will invest $10 million in Democratic primaries for lawmakers who take "a long term view on policy planning.""](https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/01-27-2022/new-pac-launches/). *Politico*

1. Sloan, Karen James (May 3, 2022). ["Crypto cash flows into midterm elections as the industry flexes its political clout"](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/03/crypto-cash-flows-into-2022-midterm-election-races.html). *CNBC*. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

1. Sutton, Sam & Montellaro, Zach (April 19, 2022). ["Revealed: The $14M mystery behind a new crypto super PAC"](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/19/crypto-super-pac-campaign-finance-00026146). *Politico*. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

1. Iwayemi, Timi (June 6, 2022). ["Sam Bankman-Fried's Multimillion-Dollar Game"](https://prospect.org/power/sam-bankman-frieds-multimillion-dollar-game/). *The American Prospect*

1. Grim, Ryan (April 15, 2022). ["Crypto PAC Throws in $1 Million to Back Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown Over Nina Turner"](https://theintercept.com/2022/04/15/crypto-campaign-donations/). *The Intercept*

1. Monahan, Rachel (March 2, 2022). ["Congressional Campaign Alleges Super PAC and Democratic Candidate for Oregon's New Seat Are Improperly Coordinating"](https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/02/congressional-campaign-alleges-super-pac-and-democratic-candidate-for-oregons-new-seat-are-improperly-coordinating/). *Willamette Week*

1. Goldmacher, Shane (May 16, 2022). ["The Little Red Boxes Making a Mockery of Campaign Finance Laws"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/politics/red-boxes-campaign-finance-democrats.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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