Laurie Buckhout
RepublicanNC-1
Mar 3, 2026 primary: won ↗
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$509K
spent supporting
$612K
spent opposing
On AI, in their own words
Quoted from ISSUES — Laurie Buckhout (campaign site). Reviewed Oct 22, 2026.
- “China wants to beat America in artificial intelligence. We can’t let that happen.”
- “We need to slash the regulations strangling American innovation and unleash American energy to power our tech sector.”
- “Under my watch, America will dominate AI, not China.”
Quotes from the 'LEAD ON TECHNOLOGY AND AI' section of the issues page. Page carries no publication date.
By committee
| Network | Position | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardrails Alliance | Guardrails Alliance | Against | $612K |
| American Mission | Leading the Future | For | $509K |
Filings
1 periodic-report lines and 3 24/48-hour notices. A notice is restated on the next periodic report, so the two lists overlap; the totals above count each dollar once.
| Date | For/against | Purpose | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Against | AD PRODUCTION (ESTIMATE) | $12K | notice↗ |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Against | TV AD BUY (ESTIMATE) | $600K | notice↗ |
| Feb 11, 2026 | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION / MEDIA PLACEMENT | $509K | report↗ |
| Feb 11, 2026 | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION / MEDIA PLACEMENT | $509K | notice↗ |
▸Citing this page
The headline figure is $509K for, $612K against.
Per-committee totals are FEC's own aggregate for this candidate and committee in the 2026 cycle, restricted to the committees listed in super_pacs.json.
Primary source: FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC. The rows behind this page are outside_spending_totals.json, read 2026-10-23; the manifest carries the commit and checksums.
- Other committees may also be spending in this race; only the listed AI networks are counted here.
- Notices and reports overlap; do not sum the filing lines.
Suggested wording: “according to FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC, compiled by WhoVotedWhy as of 2026-10-23”. Cite the filing or roll call for the event and this site for the selection and totals.
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