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John Reed

3 press releases on AI$82K from AI-industry employees and PACs

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

toward oversightOct 9, 2026

Reed is seeking legislation to ban AI-enabled personalized price discrimination against consumers.

“PROVIDENCE, RI -- As major retailers begin using artificial intelligence (AI) to make so-called ‘surveillance pricing’ or ‘personal pricing’ more intrusive, unfair, and opaque, U.S. Senator Jack Reed …”

toward oversightSep 21, 2026

Reed joins senators demanding investigation and oversight into AI failures in military and intelligence operations.

“WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Chris C…”

toward oversightSep 14, 2026

Reed rebukes Trump's rejection of AI guardrails, insisting Congress must provide comprehensive safety and oversight rules.

“WASHINGTON, DC -- After President Donald Trump rejected the idea of guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI), stating in a Truth Social post Monday that he alone is a sufficient guardrail against ro…”

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How they voted

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.

$63K

From employees and investors, personally

$19K

From company PACs

By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

Largest gifts

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Jun 15, 2026GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$5K↗
Sep 30, 2025AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$4K↗
Jul 22, 2026Kent WalkerGOOGLE$4K↗
Jun 22, 2026Evan HubingerANTHROPIC$4K↗
Jun 22, 2026Evan HubingerANTHROPIC$4K↗
Jun 18, 2026Andrew CallahanANTHROPIC PBC$4K↗
Jun 18, 2026Andrew CallahanANTHROPIC PBC$4K↗
Jun 16, 2026Brian ChenANTHROPIC$4K↗
Jun 15, 2026Daniel ZieglerANTHROPIC PBC$4K↗
Jun 15, 2026Michael LucyANTHROPIC$4K↗
Jun 15, 2026Rishi GuptaANTHROPIC$4K↗
May 21, 2026Steven BillsANTHROPIC PBC$4K↗
May 21, 2026Steven BillsANTHROPIC PBC$4K↗
Nov 19, 2025Kent WalkerGOOGLE$4K↗
Sep 27, 2025Bradford SmithMICROSOFT CORPORATION$4K↗

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.