AI-focused Super Pacs

Three candidates endorsed by Mamdani won in New York Democratic primaries, indicating the mayor's growing influence. Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F Kennedy, lost his bid, while Micah Lasher defeated George Conway and others in the 12th district race.

Three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani won Democratic primaries in New York, signaling the mayor's growing influence. Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F. Kennedy, lost his bid in a race dominated by AI-focused Super Pacs. Micah Lasher defeated multiple candidates, including George Conway, in New York’s 12th district primary.

AI-focused Super Pacs have spent $44 million (nearly half of $100 million raised) in the 2026 midterms, with nearly half of that amount directed toward New York City's NY-12 Manhattan Democratic primary as a key battleground for AI legislation influence.