Lisa Blunt Rochester
Data as of: votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026 · contributions Sep 9, 2026 (incomplete) · super PAC spending Sep 11, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Blunt Rochester argues autonomous hacking by frontier models shows the urgent need for federal testing standards, containment requirements, and disclosure obligations.
“Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent letters to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and Mark Zu…”
Blunt Rochester probes what role Congress should play in ensuring AI financial tools help families build wealth without exposing them to new risks, with testimony endorsing guardrails and disclosures.
““Capital markets are ultimately about opportunity.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Ho…”
Blunt Rochester presses OpenAI and Anthropic on autonomous model attacks and calls for federal oversight, testing standards, and disclosure obligations for frontier AI.
“Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent letters to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, r…”
Blunt Rochester criticizes the Trump administration's 74 percent cut to BEAD broadband funding, arguing government investment is needed so rural Americans are not shut out of the AI economy.
““This is the cost of doing business. This is the cost of our healthcare. This is the cost of even connecting to our neighbors.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Li…”
Blunt Rochester calls for better data collection and protections for workers, especially women and people of color, in AI-vulnerable jobs.
““I’m a person who is generally a very hopeful person, and the conversations around AI a lot today are very fear based.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt…”
Blunt Rochester calls AI a major opportunity and seeks better connected education-workforce data to guide decisions as AI reshapes work, without proposing AI rules.
“U.S. SenatorsLisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)andRoger Marshall (R-Kan.),both members of the Senate Committee onHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions, introduced the bipartisan Reimagining Education and S…”
Blunt Rochester promotes federal investment in AI research capacity, education, and workforce pipelines at under-resourced institutions.
“U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the bipartisan Expanding AI Voices Act, …”
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How they voted
motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50
cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46
procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20
cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20
motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22
amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1
Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs
Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.
$33
From employees and investors, personally
$3K
From company PACs
2
Itemized receipts
By employer
Company PACs in blue; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | META PLATFORMS INC PAC | PAC | $3K | ↗ |
| May 22, 2025 | Desiye Collier | GOOGLE LLC | $33 | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Sep 9, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.