AI Super PAC Network Under Fire for Nevada Shell Company Payments
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A network funded by Silicon Valley billionaires has routed over $140 million through Nevada-based LLCs to influence midterm elections.
A network of pro-AI super PACs centered around Leading the Future has raised more than $140 million to support candidates aligned with an "AI innovation policy agenda," as Wired first reported. The network is backed by prominent Silicon Valley figures, including OpenAI president Greg Brockman and billionaires Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
Federal campaign finance records reviewed by Wired reveal that the network has funneled millions into four Nevada-based LLCs with addresses tied to mail centers and strip malls. These include:
* **Lantern Production Consultants LLC**: Received approximately $20 million from the Think Big super PAC for strategy, research, digital advertising, and polling. * **Summit Ridge Media Group LLC**: Received roughly $13 million from the American Mission super PAC between December 2025 and September 2026. * **Blue Horizon Compliance Consultants**: Listed at a Reno Staples location. * **Prusik Partners LLC**: Listed at a Henderson strip mall.
Nevada's secretary of state told Wired they could find no records for these businesses. The Campaign Legal Center, which filed a complaint with the FEC in May, alleges these entities are shell companies used to mask the identities of consultants and strategists. Shanna Ports, senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, stated the arrangement is about "hiding where the money is going."
The network's strategy involves funding both sides of the political aisle; Think Big primarily supports Democrats, while American Mission supports Republicans. Kyle Morse, deputy executive director of the Tech Oversight Project, noted that using shielded vendors may be necessary if the network employs strategists who typically cater to only one party.
Jesse Hunt, a spokesperson for Leading the Future, told Wired the group complies with all laws and claimed the complaint was a "desperate ploy" involving Anthropic and the pro-AI super PAC Public First. Public First spokesperson Anthony Rivera-Rodriguez denied any involvement in the complaint, and Anthropic did not respond to Wired's request for comment.