Pro-AI PAC sinks a New York City congressional candidate — from a Nevada mailbox

By: Hugh Jackson

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 947

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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The artificial intelligence industry claimed one of its first high-profile scalps of the 2026 campaign cycle in a New York congressional primary Tuesday, putting politicians on notice nationwide that if they want to advocate regulation of AI, a segment of the industry will be coming after them.

And Nevada helped. A little.

Federal political action committees backed by giant venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz principals Mark Andreesson and Ben Horowitz, along with some other extravagantly …

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