Anthropic PAC Splits $257K Evenly Between Parties

Anthropic's employee-funded political action committee gave about $256,750 to federal candidates and party committees from July through September, dividing the money almost equally between Republicans and Democrats, according to records obtained by The Hill.

Republicans received $130,000, or 50.6% of the total, and Democrats received $126,750, or 49.4%. The PAC's campaign contributions accelerated during the third quarter, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. It gave $17,500 in July, about $77,000 in August, and $161,000 in September, its biggest month of the quarter.

The artificial intelligence company formed the committee, known as AnthroPAC, in April. A bipartisan board oversees it.

Anthropic cannot contribute to the PAC directly, and each employee's contributions are capped at $5,000 a year under federal law. Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon run similar employee-funded committees.

On the Republican side, recipients included Sens. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Jon Husted of Ohio, and Ashley Moody of Florida.

House Republicans receiving money included Reps. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, Lisa McClain of Michigan, Brian Mast and Laurel Lee of Florida, and Rob Wittman of Virginia.

The PAC also gave to two Republican Senate candidates: Mike Rogers in Michigan and Oklahoma nominee Kevin Hern, a congressman.

Democratic recipients included Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla of California, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Chris Coons of Delaware, and Mark Warner of Virginia.

Both parties' Senate campaign arms, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, also received contributions.

The even split comes as Anthropic remains in a legal fight with the Trump administration.

In February, the Pentagon designated the company a supply chain risk after Anthropic insisted its technology not be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons or mass domestic surveillance.

Anthropic sued in federal courts in California and Washington, alleging retaliation. A California judge found the designation violated the company's First Amendment rights and the Fifth Amendment's due process guarantee.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled for the administration, raising the prospect of a Supreme Court case. Anthropic asked the appeals court this week to reconsider.

When the PAC launched, some Trump allies doubted it would support Republicans, citing the company's clashes with the administration and its history of donations to Democrats.

Separately, Anthropic has given $40 million this year to Public First Action, a group formed last year to promote AI safeguards.

The PAC's contributions will appear in Federal Election Commission filings due Tuesday.

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