Political Races

Jobs and Democracy PAC (Anthropic-backed) spent $1.6M supporting Foushee. Co-Chair of House Democratic Commission on AI.

American Mission PAC spent $500K; Buckhout is former DOD deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy. Faces Don Davis (D) in competitive fall race.

First candidate backed by Leading the Future's GOP arm. Gober is former Elon Musk attorney and America PAC director.

Think Big PAC spent $1.1M backing Bean; anti-regulation candidate won

Think Big PAC spent $1.4M backing Jackson Jr.; he lost despite PAC spending

Defending Our Values PAC (Anthropic-backed) supporting Alex Mealer. Pro-regulation PAC backing a Republican candidate.

Defending Our Values PAC (Anthropic-backed via Public First Action) backed De La Cruz as part of pro-regulation Republican slate. Key House battleground.

Cornyn (Commerce Committee) vs Paxton. Paxton led coalition opposing federal AI preemption of state laws. Both campaigns used AI-generated attack ads.

Flagship AI regulation race: RAISE Act author Alex Bores vs anti-regulation PAC-backed challengers

Top Democratic pickup target. Collins' bipartisan tech policy record. Seat shift could determine Senate control over AI legislation. Rated Toss-Up.

Joint initiative by OpenAI and Common Sense Media. First state-level AI chatbot audit regime. Signature deadline June 24, 2026.

NC was biggest AI PAC battleground state. Race projected most expensive in history ($500M-$1B). Balance-of-power implications for AI legislation.

Low AI policy salience. Sullivan is mainstream R with no strong AI position. Peltola focused on resource/fisheries issues. Ranked-choice voting neutralizes spoiler effect.

Low direct AI relevance. Governor controls election certification in state where 2022 certification was contested. Lean D.

Directly targets OpenAI's nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion. Filed by Suchir Balaji's mother. Backed by CANI Coalition (50+ orgs) and SF Foundation.

Defending Our Values PAC (Anthropic-backed) launched six-figure ad buy supporting Ricketts and his AI chip export legislation. Ricketts on Senate Commerce Committee.

Low direct AI relevance. Democratic backsliding flashpoint: Raffensperger (who resisted pressure to overturn 2020 results) is running. Race is referendum on election integrity.

Low direct AI policy relevance. Open seat (Ernst retiring). Lean R but competitive. Key for overall Senate control.

Low direct AI relevance. Open seat (Reynolds retiring). Dem recruit Rob Sand (State Auditor) has strong cross-party approval. Tariff-hit economy may favor Democrats.

McMorrow built campaign on AI/kids safety regulation. Rogers (R) backs AI deregulation framework. Key toss-up Senate seat.

Original Common Sense Media standalone initiative. More restrictive than the joint OpenAI/CSM measure. Enables private lawsuits for AI harm.

Leading the Future pledged $5M for Donalds. He opposes DeSantis-backed AI regulation. Will determine Florida's AI regulatory posture.

Trifecta control at stake. Governor controls election admin in critical swing state. Michigan has independent redistricting commission but governor influences other democratic guardrails.

Jobs and Democracy PAC (Anthropic-backed) spent $300K supporting Gottheimer. He co-chairs House Democratic Commission on AI.

Low direct AI policy relevance. Open seat (Shaheen retiring). Lean D. Key for overall Senate control which determines AI legislation prospects.

Mike Collins used AI deepfake of Ossoff in attack ad. Swing state Senate battle for AI legislation control.

Low direct AI relevance. Critical for democratic resilience: governor's veto protects recently restored fair legislative maps. A Republican governor could sign new gerrymandered maps.

Defending Our Values PAC (Anthropic-backed) running ads promoting Blackburn's children's online safety legislation record.