XRP lawyer runs again for US Senate seat in 2026

John Deaton’s campaign announcement primarily focused on his background and cost-of-living issues, but he spoke about digital assets during his 2024 run for the US Senate.

John Deaton, a lawyer who advocates for XRP holders and ran against Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in the 2024 US election, is making another bid for Congress.

At a Monday event in Worcester, Massachusetts, Deaton announced that he would run for US Senate again in 2026, this time attempting to unseat Democratic Senator Ed Markey. The lawyer ran as the Republican candidate in 2024, losing to Warren, a Democrat, by about 700,000 votes.

“I’m winning this time,” Deaton said in a campaign video aired at the Worcester event.

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