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Anthropic- and OpenAI-Linked Super PACs Spend Millions to Help Byron Donalds Win Florida Governor Race

November 5, 2026 at 12:02 EST

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Super PACs tied to Anthropic and to OpenAI president Greg Brockman spent millions of dollars supporting Republican Byron Donalds, who opposed a statewide pause on data center development, and he won Florida's governor race by about one percentage point.

Florida governor race · AI political spending

AI-linked super PACs backed Byron Donalds in a race decided by about one point

Super PACs tied to Anthropic and OpenAI president Greg Brockman spent millions supporting Donalds, who opposed a statewide pause on data center development. The data center question has moved from technical circles into mainstream electoral politics.

~1 pt

Donalds's margin of victory in Florida's governor race

Millions

Spent by super PACs tied to Anthropic and Greg Brockman supporting Donalds

Leading candidates reported as saying they would cut or end data center projects or incentives

How narrow was the margin?

Each square is 1 percentage point of the 100-point scale. The race was decided by about one of those squares.

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