Anthropic’s PAC spent more than $250K in third quarter, splitting between parties

Anthropic's corporate political action committee poured $161,000 into campaigns across the aisle last month, bringing their total third-quarter spending to more than $250,000, according to spending records first shared with The Hill. The employee-funded PAC, AnthroPAC, spent more than $256,000 across the third quarter, marking the artificial intelligence firm's latest push for political clout in Washington. The party breakdown for Anthropic's total third-quarter contributions was 50.6 percent for Republicans and 49.4 percent for Democrats. Overall, AnthroPAC spent $130,000 on Republican campaigns and $126,750 on Democrats in the third quarter, according to spending records obtained by The Hill ahead of the monthly federal filing deadline next Tuesday. September was the company's biggest month for spending as the midterm election approaches. About $77,000 was spent in August, and $17,500 in July.

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