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AI super PAC Leading the Future holds $31.5 million for midterm push

7/17/2026

A Federal Election Commission filing puts $31.5 million inside pro-industry super PAC Leading the Future after the group routed $20 million to affiliates during Q2, split evenly between Think Big PAC and American Mission PAC at $10 million each.

Employees of Anthropic, Alphabet (GOOGL), and OpenAI have directed capital toward the opposing camp, AI safety-focused vehicles that collectively hold a fraction of those reserves.

The next confirmable milestone: FEC disclosures tracking how Leading the Future's network deploys its remaining balance before November.

Where $31.5 million sits Leading the Future is backed by tech executives and investors pushing for rapid AI development and lighter federal regulation.

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