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AI-Backed Group Invests $500K in NC Congressional Race

2/11/2026

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Leading the Future, a political group backed by AI companies, is spending $500,000 on ads to back Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
The spending marks the group's first significant campaign investment.
The group has raised over $125 million and holds $70 million in cash on hand.
Co-strategists Zac Moffatt and Joe Vlasto say the funding is just the beginning, with Joe Lonsdale and Ron Conway among contributors.

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Story summary

Leading the Future, a political group backed by AI companies, is spending $500,000 on ads to back Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
The spending marks the group's first significant campaign investment.
The group has raised over $125 million and holds $70 million in cash on hand.
Co-strategists Zac Moffatt and Joe Vlasto say the funding is just the beginning, with Joe Lonsdale and Ron Conway among contributors.