TL;DR

• John Deaton, representing numerous XRP investors in Ripple’s lawsuit, is running against current Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is known for her anti-crypto stance.
• He has gained support from notable crypto figures like Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong and Tesla’s CEO but recent polls show Warren has the better chance of winning the elections.

Deaton v. Warren

The US Senate elections are scheduled for November 5 and will offer some interesting duels. The battle for Massachusetts, for instance, features Republican candidate John Deaton (who represents thousands of XRP investors in Ripple’s lawsuit against the US SEC) versus the incumbent Senator from the Democratic party, Elizabeth Warren.

“I am running for US Senate to continue my life’s mission to shake things up for the people who need it most. I fought for the little guy, I took on the greedy corporations and the heartless insurance companies, and I won,” Deaton said earlier this year.

Somewhat expectedly, the pro-XRP attorney received support from some notable names in the cryptocurrency industry.

One example is Brian Armstrong (CEO of Coinbase), who