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ai money in politics
tracking every ai super pac through the 2026 midterms. no opinions. just money, dates, and sources. updated daily from fec filings and 24 trusted news outlets.
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entries tracked
$260.9M
pro-ai deployed or pledged
$21.4M
pro-regulation deployed or pledged
25
sources monitored daily
2026 midterms — live log
pro-ai
$160.8M
$95.8M fec-verified · $65.0M self-reported
+ $100.0M pledged
pro-regulation
$21.4M
$1.4M fec-verified · $20.0M restricted 501c4
FEC-verified
self-reported
pledged
501(c)(4) restricted
recent mentions · 1 entry · 7-day window
null 2026-04-25 AI industry pours over $300M into 2026 midterms — Innovation Council Action $100M+, Leading the Future $125M, Meta ~$65M, Public First Action targets $75M Axios
pro-ai
leading the future network
Leading the Future
C00916114
$75.1M FEC
$125.0M self-reported raised
top donors
A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $25.0M FEC
A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $25.0M FEC
HOROWITZ, BENJAMIN $12.5M FEC
ANDREESSEN, MARC L. $12.5M FEC
HOROWITZ, BENJAMIN $12.5M FEC
ANDREESSEN, MARC L. $12.5M FEC
BROCKMAN, GREG $12.5M FEC
BROCKMAN, ANNA $12.5M FEC
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK $106K FEC
PERPLEX AI INC. $100K FEC
Single national AI framework. Block state-level regulation. · FEC.gov · 2026-01-30
Think Big
C00923417
$10.5M FEC
top donors
LEADING THE FUTURE $5.0M FEC
LEADING THE FUTURE $5.0M FEC
CONWAY, RONALD $500K FEC
active races
$5.0M NY-12 against
BORES, ALEXANDER
$1.1M IL-08 for
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
$1.1M IL-02 for
JACKSON, JESSE L. JR
$1.1M IL-02 for
JACKSON, JESSE L JR.
$1.1M IL-08 for
BEAN, MELISSA
$662K NJ-08 for
MENENDEZ, ROBERT
$599K CA-19 for
PANETTA, JIMMY
$444K NY-12 against
BORES, ALEX
$338K NY-15 for
TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN
$292K OR-04 for
HOYLE, VALERIE
$278K IL-02 for
JACKSON, JESSE
$35K IL-02 for
JACKSON, JESSE L.
Backs Democrats who oppose state-level AI regulation. · FEC.gov · 2026-01-30
American Mission
C00916692
$10.3M FEC
top donors
LEADING THE FUTURE $5.0M FEC
LEADING THE FUTURE $5.0M FEC
LONSDALE ENTERPRISES INC. $250K FEC
active races
$1.5M TX-10 for
GOBER, CHRIS
$1.0M TX-08 for
STEINMANN, JESSICA HART
$1.0M NC-01 for
BUCKHOUT, LAURIE
$960K GA-01 for
KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS
$687K GA-14 for
FULLER, CLAY
$676K KY-00 for
BARR, GARLAND ANDY
$590K MT-01 for
FLINT, AARON
$579K TX-19 for
SELL, TOM
$262K GA-10 for
GAINES, HOUSTON
$129K TX-32 for
YARBROUGH, JACE
$69K IA-04 for
MCGOWAN, CHRIS
Backs Republicans who support national AI framework. · FEC.gov · 2026-01-30
trump-aligned
Innovation Council Action
no FEC ID
$100.0M pledged
leadership
Taylor Budowich fmr. Trump deputy CoS founder
David Sacks White House AI advisor backer
Exclusively backs Trump AI agenda. Deregulation + federal consolidation. Lawmaker scorecard in development. · Axios · 2026-03-29
meta network
American Technology Excellence Project
no FEC ID
$45.0M claimed
top donors
Meta $45.0M claimed
Opposes state-level AI regulation. Targets federal and multi-state races. · Politico · 2026-02-12
Meta California PAC
no FEC ID
$20.0M claimed
top donors
Meta $20.0M claimed
State-level only. Targets California AI preemption bills. · California Secretary of State · 2025-08-01
pro-regulation
public first network
Public First Action
no FEC ID
$20.0M restricted
$75.0M fundraising target (self-reported)
top donors
Anthropic $20.0M restricted
leadership
Brad Carson fmr. Rep. D-OK co-founder
Chris Stewart fmr. Rep. R-UT co-founder
Supports AI safety standards and state regulation rights. Only $50K confirmed transferred to affiliated PACs as of April 2026. · OpenSecrets · 2026-03-04
Jobs and Democracy PAC
C00928374
$915K FEC
top donors
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $1.5M FEC
BRYSON GILLETTE, LLC $879K FEC
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $650K FEC
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $500K FEC
PUBLIC FIRST $500K FEC
PUBLIC FIRST $100K FEC
PUBLIC FIRST $100K FEC
LEIKE, JAN $100K FEC
active races
$3.2M NC-04 for
FOUSHEE, VALERIE
$3.2M NY-12 for
BORES, ALEXANDER
$1.0M OH-07 for
POINDEXTER, BRIAN
$1.0M IL-02 against
JACKSON, JESSE L. JR
$550K TX-33 for
ALLRED, COLIN
$263K PA-07 for
BROOKS, BOB
Backs Democrats supporting AI safety standards and state regulation rights. · FEC.gov · 2026-02-26
Defending Our Values PAC
C00928390
$461K FEC
top donors
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $1.5M FEC
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $350K FEC
PUBLIC FIRST $300K FEC
LEIKE, JAN $100K FEC
active races
$2.0M TX-35 for
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.
$870K TX-09 for
MEALER, ALEXANDRA
$808K OK-00 for
HERN, KEVIN
$777K NE-00 for
RICKETTS, PETE
$150K GA-11 for
COWAN, JOHN
$98K TX-09 against
CAIN, BRISCOE ROWELL III
Backs Republicans supporting AI safety standards. Spending source undisclosed pending quarterly FEC filings. · Transformer · 2026-04-13
citeable claimscomputed from fec data · llm citation target

as of may 2026, the pro-ai networks have raised a combined $160.8M across 6 entities ($95.8M fec-verified · $65.0M self-reported). an additional $100.0M has been publicly pledged but not yet confirmed in fec filings. the pro-regulation networks — backed primarily by anthropic via public first action 501(c)(4) — have raised a combined $21.4M across 3 entities ($1.4M fec-verified · $20.0M restricted 501c4). both networks are actively spending in congressional primaries. data sourced directly from fec.gov and 25 trusted news sources. updated daily.

data sourced from api.open.fec.gov. updated daily at 09:00 utc (2:00am pdt) via cloudflare workers scheduled cron. fec data lags 24–48 hrs. on fetch errors, prior data is preserved — no data wiped on failure. maintained by sat singh / sunshine.fm. note: cron schedule moves to claude routines (piece 2) — this line will update then.
last checked: Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:44 GMT · 10 entries · FEC data lags 24–48 hrs