{"entity":{"id":32315,"slug":"protect-progress","name":"Protect Progress PAC","type":"organization","role":null,"description":"Entity referenced in findings batch.","imageUrl":null,"createdAt":null,"updatedAt":"2026-05-19T09:35:32.830Z"},"electedOffice":null,"significance":{"score":10.2,"components":{"totalFindings":1,"connectionDegree":5.2,"recentFindings90d":0,"activeResearchJobs":0,"goblinAttributions":4,"recentSyntheses90d":0,"moneyFlowChainsTotal":0,"closedLoopMemberships":0,"moneyFlowHopsRecent90d":0},"computedAt":"2026-10-15T01:32:54.708Z"},"facts":[],"connections":[{"id":21689,"relationshipType":"mentioned together in database","description":"SAM.gov appears in the same list of known entities as Protect Progress PAC, indicating both are entries in the investigative database.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":3283,"name":"SAM.gov","slug":"sam-gov","type":"institution"}},{"id":19299,"relationshipType":"Indirect Financial Network (Same Treasurer)","description":"Protect Progress shares the same treasurer (Brandon Philipczyk) and same affiliated committee structure as Fairshake. Leger Fernandez's district has significant tech/federal contractor interests.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2023","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":11026,"name":"Teresa Leger Fernandez","slug":"congress-l000273","type":"person"}},{"id":18934,"relationshipType":"related_crypto_pac","description":"Protect Progress is another crypto-backed PAC active in congressional races, operating in the same sphere as Protect Our Future which funded Jackson's campaign.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2022","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":10930,"name":"Jonathan L. Jackson","slug":"congress-j000309","type":"person"}},{"id":18477,"relationshipType":"Indirect Relationship via Crypto Voting Record","description":"Foushee's consistent anti-crypto voting record (0 pro-crypto votes, 5 against) places her in opposition to the Protect Progress PAC's agenda, which supports pro-crypto candidates. No direct donation documented.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2024","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":10935,"name":"Valerie P. Foushee","slug":"congress-f000477","type":"person"}},{"id":17832,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Both 'Protect Progress PAC' and 'Build American AI' appear in a sequence of named PACs in the known entities list, suggesting they may be related or part of a network of PACs associated with similar interests.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":32317,"name":"Build American AI","slug":"build-american-ai","type":"organization"}},{"id":17831,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Both 'Protect Progress PAC' and 'Defend American Jobs PAC' appear in a sequence of named PACs in the known entities list, suggesting they may be related or part of a network of PACs associated with similar interests.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":32316,"name":"Defend American Jobs PAC","slug":"defend-american-jobs","type":"organization"}},{"id":17830,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Both 'Protect Progress PAC' and 'American Mission PAC' appear in a sequence of named PACs in the known entities list, suggesting they may be related or part of a network of PACs associated with similar interests.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":32314,"name":"American Mission PAC","slug":"american-mission-pac","type":"organization"}},{"id":17829,"relationshipType":"alternative_name","description":"The entity 'Protect Progress PAC' shares a name with 'Protect Progress', which appears in the known entities list. This likely refers to the same political action committee.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2021","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":29190,"name":"Protect Progress","slug":"protect-progress-pac","type":"institution"}},{"id":17801,"relationshipType":"political consultancy / strategic alignment","description":"Targeted Victory is associated with Protect Progress PAC, possibly as a consultant or vendor, based on its presence in the same known entities list.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2025","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":32309,"name":"Targeted Victory","slug":"targeted-victory","type":"organization"}},{"id":17740,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Fairshake PAC is listed alongside other political action committees including Protect Progress PAC, suggesting affiliation as part of the same political funding network supporting pro-crypto candidates.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2024","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":32304,"name":"Fairshake PAC","slug":"fairshake","type":"organization"}},{"id":17631,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Protect Progress PAC is listed as a known entity. Given Gillibrand's role as DSCC chair and her crypto industry engagement, this PAC (associated with crypto/tech) may have connections, though not directly documented in the provided facts.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2024","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":1127,"name":"Kirsten Gillibrand","slug":"kirsten-gillibrand","type":"elected_official"}},{"id":17568,"relationshipType":"donor","description":"Protect Progress crypto Super PAC spent over $1.3 million on independent expenditures supporting Ansari's primary campaign, funded by Fairshake which received money from Ripple Labs, Coinbase, and crypto investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"2024","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":11198,"name":"Yassamin Ansari","slug":"congress-a000381","type":"person"}},{"id":11518,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Connection documented in FINDING-2026-009","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":null,"lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":32223,"name":"Zac Moffatt","slug":"zac-moffatt","type":"person"}}],"contradictions":[],"permalink":"https://www.goblinhouse.net/entity/protect-progress","timelineUrl":"https://www.goblinhouse.net/entity/protect-progress/timeline"}