Two Epstein survivors enter the battle for Congress with ads against GOP senators

Two women who say Jeffrey Epstein abused them as young teens have become the first survivors to appear in ads for a congressional contest, urging voters to turn against Republican senators over a 2025 procedural vote. Marina Lacerda, once identified in prosecutors' 2019 indictment only as "Minor Victim 1," is the face of spots aimed at Roger Marshall of Kansas and Ashley Moody of Florida. Jena-Lisa Jones appears in one against Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi. Both are registered Florida voters, and Jones describes herself as a longtime Republican, according to MS NOW.

The vote at issue came in September 2025, when Marshall and Hyde-Smith were among 51 Republicans who sided with tabling Chuck Schumer's amendment to add the Epstein Files Transparency Act to a defense bill. The Senate passed the measure two months later by unanimous consent, so no individual votes were recorded.

The commercials come from New Deal for All, a PAC set up by Florida attorney and onetime Democratic legislator Steve Pajcic. AdImpact figures show about $4. 55 million committed so far, and a Democratic strategist told MS NOW roughly $2 million goes to these three spots.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →