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title: "FEC data: AI-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries; pro-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network (Ian Krietzberg/Puck)"
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summary: "FEC data shows AI-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries, and pro-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network."
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# FEC data: AI\-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries; pro\-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network \(Ian Krietzberg/Puck\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-30T13:10:01.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

FEC data shows AI\-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries, and pro\-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261030/p13>)