Source: Fox News
Summary
A political group called Leading the Future, backed by AI companies and innovators, is spending $500,000 to support former Defense Department official Laurie Buckhout in the North Carolina GOP primary. The group has over $70 million in cash and has raised over $125 million in commitments. It plans to spend more in other races, including in Illinois.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Leading the Future is spending half a million dollars on ads to support Laurie Buckhout in the North Carolina primary. The group is backed by OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife Anna, as well as Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz.
The ad buy is the first major campaign spending by Leading the Future, which plans to spend more in other races, including in Illinois.
The group’s co-strategists emphasized the importance of identifying and supporting lawmakers who recognize the urgency of AI innovation and the need for a national regulatory framework.
This is only the beginning of what we expect will be sustained engagement at both the state and federal levels throughout the 2026 cycle.
The fact that Leading the Future is already spending money on ads in the North Carolina primary suggests that they are not waiting for the last minute to get involved in the election.
