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ai money in politics

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Leading the Future

FEC receipts Aug–Dec 2025

recorded amount: $75,100,000 (fec_verified)
separate recorded claim: $125,000,000 — self-reported raised
stored source date: 2026-01-30
last recorded fetch: 2026-09-08T09:00:36.184Z

FEC.gov

Think Big

$5M transfer from Leading the Future

recorded amount: $20,500,000 (fec_verified)
stored source date: 2026-01-30
last recorded fetch: 2026-09-08T09:00:36.184Z

FEC.gov

American Mission

$5M transfer from Leading the Future

recorded amount: $20,250,000 (fec_verified)
stored source date: 2026-01-30
last recorded fetch: 2026-09-08T09:00:36.184Z

FEC.gov

Innovation Council Action

Announced March 29, 2026. No FEC filings on record.

recorded amount: not recorded (pledged)
separate recorded claim: $100,000,000 — pledged spend
stored source date: 2026-03-29
last recorded fetch: 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

Axios

American Technology Excellence Project

Seeded by Meta. Federal and multi-state focus.

recorded amount: $45,000,000 (self_reported)
stored source date: 2026-02-12
last recorded fetch: 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

Politico

Meta California PAC

Seeded by Meta. California legislature focus.

recorded amount: $20,000,000 (self_reported)
stored source date: 2025-08-01
last recorded fetch: 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

California Secretary of State

Public First Action

Anthropic $20M donation Feb 12, 2026. 501(c)(4) — cannot directly fund electoral ads.

recorded amount: $20,000,000 (restricted_501c4)
separate recorded claim: $75,000,000 — fundraising target (self-reported)
stored source date: 2026-03-04
last recorded fetch: 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

OpenSecrets

Jobs and Democracy PAC

Total independent expenditure spending as of Feb 2026

recorded amount: $4,289,610 (fec_verified)
stored source date: 2026-02-26
last recorded fetch: 2026-09-08T09:00:36.184Z

FEC.gov

Defending Our Values PAC

Only $50K transfer from Public First Action confirmed in FEC

recorded amount: $521,000 (fec_verified)
stored source date: 2026-04-13
last recorded fetch: 2026-09-08T09:00:36.184Z

Transformer

multiple

AI industry pours over $300M into 2026 midterms — Innovation Council Action $100M+, Leading the Future $125M, Meta ~$65M, Public First Action targets $75M

recorded amount: $300,000,000 (self_reported)
stored source date: 2026-04-25
last recorded fetch: 2026-04-27T17:54:40.957806+00:00

Axios