The election results from Eric Cantor's district are welcome news for crowdfunding advocates. Mr. Cantor's defeat affects crowdfunding in several ways. First, the race is on for a new chairman of the House Financial Services committee. This is critical, given the delay in the implementation of the JOBS Act. One of the candidates for the Chair is Patrick McHenry, the author of the JOBS Act. Secondly, Mr. McHenry has another bill in the House, HR 4565 , that will raise the crowdfunding limit from $1 million to $5 million. The election makes it more likely that this bill will get out of committee, to the full House and onto the Senate. Finally, Mr. Cantor was, according to Politico, a key Wall Street ally, and we know Wall Street is not happy with the potential crowdfunding has to loosen their stranglehold on start-up financing. "Many lobbyists on K Street whose clients include major financial institutions consider Cantor a go to member in leadership on policy debate...
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