{"id":3095184,"date":"2026-02-20T12:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=3095184"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:46:14","slug":"anthropic-funded-group-backs-candidate-attacked-by-rival-ai-super-pac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/20\/anthropic-funded-group-backs-candidate-attacked-by-rival-ai-super-pac\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late last year, New York Assembly member Alex Bores became the target of a campaign by a pro-AI super PAC to thwart his congressional bid. The group, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/08\/25\/silicon-valley-is-pouring-millions-into-pro-ai-pacs-to-sway-midterms\/\">Leading the Future<\/a>, is armed with more than $100 million from backers including Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI search startup Perplexity, and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bores&#8217; response was simple: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/11\/17\/a16z-backed-super-pac-is-targeting-alex-bores-sponsor-of-new-yorks-ai-safety-bill-he-says-bring-it-on\/\">bring it on.<\/a>\u00a0Now, he\u2019s got the muscle to back that challenge up.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public First Action, a PAC backed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/donate-public-first-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$20 million donation from Anthropic<\/a>, is spending $450,000 to boost Bores in the race for New York\u2019s 12th congressional district, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-19\/anthropic-backed-group-jumps-into-new-york-congressional-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg<\/a>. 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