Mike Rounds
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
Rounds promotes federal data collection, voluntary standards, and workforce training for robotics and physical AI to keep America ahead of China.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) today introduced the Robotics Supply Chain Improvement Act, legislation aimed at boosting American manufacturing of robo…”
Rounds and Heinrich's Homestake AI Act would fund a DOE pilot program using AI-related genomic data collection to accelerate disease research, favoring more government investment rather than restriction.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today introduced legislation to expedite scientific research on diseases through specimen collection. This is the first pie…”
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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
AI super PAC spending in this race
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.
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.
$152K
From employees and investors, personally
$12K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| Apr 8, 2025 | GOOGLE INC., NETPAC | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Carson Denison | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Carson Denison | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 26, 2026 | Brian Chen | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 20, 2026 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 20, 2026 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Trenton Bricken | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Trenton Bricken | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 18, 2026 | Jan Leike | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 18, 2026 | Jan Leike | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 18, 2026 | Andrew Jones | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 18, 2026 | Andrew Jones | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 13, 2026 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 13, 2026 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC | $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.