Former congressmen launch super PACs backing AI safeguards
Source: The Hill
11/26/25 5:19 PM ET
Two former congressmen announced Tuesday they are launching a pair of super PACs to back candidates who support AI safeguards as a counterweight to industry-backed groups.
Former Reps. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and Brad Carson (D-Okla.) plan to create separate Republican and Democratic super PACs and raise $50 million to elect candidates “committed to defending the public interest against those who aim to buy their way out of sensible AI regulation,” according to a press release.
“This isn’t a partisan issue – it’s about whether we’ll have meaningful oversight of the most powerful technology ever created,” Stewart said in a statement. “We’ve seen what happens when government fails to act on other emerging technologies. With AI, the stakes are enormous, and we can’t afford to make the same missteps.”
The pair is also launching a nonprofit called Public First to advocate for AI policy. Carson underscored that polling “shows significant public concern about AI and overwhelming voter support for guardrails that protect people from harm and mitigate major risks.”
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