Abstract.
Want to stop authoritarian AI regulations being imposed upon you? Consider contributing to these political action committees that have been created to defend the artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries. Most are backed by VC’s and firms who would be harmed by such regulations.
These committees buy advertising and back candidates who will keep AI and permissionless technology lightly regulated. Note that being listed in this table does not mean that I endorse everything that the PACs promotes.
Pro-AI PACs
| PAC | URL | Spokesperson | Spokesperson Twitter | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading the Future | @LeadingFutureAI | leadingthefuture.com | Jesse Hunt. Co-heads Zac Moffatt (R) and Josh Vlasto (D). | @JJHunt10, @ZacMoffatt, @JVlasto | Hub of the pro-AI network. FEC C00916114. Hunt is the quoted spokesperson. Moffatt and Vlasto run the network. |
| Think Big PAC | @thinkbig_pac | thinkbigpac.ai | Jesse Hunt | @JJHunt10 | Democratic arm of Leading the Future. FEC C00923417. Same press shop as the parent. |
| American Mission PAC | None found | americanmission.com | Jesse Hunt | @JJHunt10 | Republican arm of Leading the Future. FEC C00916692. Hunt quoted on the FEC complaint against American Mission and Think Big. Ignore @AMPAC_ and @AmMissionPACFL. |
| Fairshake | None found | fairshakepac.com | Geoff Vetter (2026). Josh Vlasto through 2025. | @GEVetter (name match only), @JVlasto | Crypto super PAC. FEC C00835959. @fairshake is an unrelated Oakland consumer firm. Politico (2026-07-26) says Vlasto stepped back from the Fairshake spokesperson role. |
| Protect Progress | None found | protectprogresspac.com | Same as Fairshake | Same as Fairshake | Democratic arm of Fairshake. FEC C00848440. No separate spokesperson found. |
| Defend American Jobs | None found | None found. Parent: fairshakepac.com | Same as Fairshake | Same as Fairshake | Republican arm of Fairshake. FEC C00836221. No dedicated site or spokesperson found. |
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