# Pro-AI PAC Network’s Midterm Spending Had Limited Effect

> Leading the Future backed candidates with millions of dollars, but its riskier bets mostly lost. More than $20 million remains in its bank account.

Oossa · 2026-11-04 · https://oossa.com/en/pro-ai-pac-network-s-midterm-spending-had-limited-effect

Leading the Future, a network of pro-AI political groups, is leaving the midterms with more than $20 million in the bank. It spent about $26 million on primaries, but most of its general-election support went to candidates in safe races.

Its riskier bets mostly failed. In New York, the network spent millions opposing Alex Bores, who ran on AI safety; he came second in the Democratic primary. In South Carolina, its network gave more than $2 million to Republican Darline Graham, who lost her Senate race.

## The facts

- Leading the Future began with about $100 million, backed by tech investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Joe Lonsdale and Greg Brockman.
- The network spent about $26 million on primary elections and ended the midterms with just over $20 million in the bank.

## Why it matters

For candidates weighing AI regulation, the results suggest this network’s spending did not reliably defeat its opponents in competitive races, though its support for safer-seat candidates could still build relationships in Congress.

## Sources & references

1. [The Biggest Pro-AI Super Pac Network Didn't Really Impact the Midterms](https://www.wired.com/story/the-biggest-pro-ai-super-pac-network-didnt-really-impact-the-midterms/) – Wired, 2026-11-04
2. [AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/ai-pacs-spent-millions-trying-to-shape-congress-heres-how-they-fared/) – TechCrunch, 2026-11-04
3. [Where AI money worked in the midterms](https://www.semafor.com/article/11/05/2026/where-ai-money-worked-in-the-midterms) – Semafor, 2026-11-05

Last updated: 2026-11-05