Thomas Kean
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Kean introduces legislation requiring AI developers to install an emergency kill switch so humans can shut down advanced AI systems.
“(SEPTEMBER 24, 2026) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) introduced the AI Emergency Button Act to require artificial intelligence developers to install an emergency kill switc…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
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.
$11K
From employees and investors, personally
$5K
From company PACs
By employer
Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $2K | ↗ |
| Jun 26, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $2K | ↗ |
| May 4, 2026 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $2K | ↗ |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Jared Powell | ANTHROPIC PBC | $2K | ↗ |
| Jun 26, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Lauren Goldberg | AMAZON | $500 | ↗ |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Brandon Taub | $250 | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.