Mark Warner
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
Same bill, both records
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cloture · Sep 30, 2026 · Rejected 57-43
Warner calls for mandatory, enforceable data center guardrails on energy, water, and transparency rather than the weaker voluntary Ratepayer Protection Act.
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Warner criticizes the administration's new AI coordinator role as lacking a coherent strategy and meaningful safeguards, calling for rigorous testing, safety standards, and oversight of advanced AI systems.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after President Trump named Director of National Intelligen…”
Warner calls for mandatory, enforceable data center guardrails on energy, water, and transparency rather than the weaker voluntary Ratepayer Protection Act.
“BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON – On the floor of the United States Senate today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) called on Congress to enact meaningful protections for communities fa…”
Warner pushed for unanimous consent on legislation requiring pretesting, safety protocols, and incident reporting for advanced AI systems, blocked by Cruz's objection.
“BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON – On the floor of the United States Senate today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), asked for u…”
Warner criticizes Trump's executive order renaming AI as inadequate self-regulation and touts his own legislation to mandate testing, cybersecurity, and safety rules for advanced AI.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The companies building the most powerful AI systems are …”
Warner introduced and is pushing passage of legislation to establish enforceable safety and security standards for frontier AI systems.
“WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced sweeping legislation to establish…”
Warner leads senators demanding investigation and stronger governance of AI failures in military and intelligence operations.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. 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 Coons (D…”
Warner demands Meta account for AI-generated CSAM/NCII ads and touts his SAFE AI Act to ban such AI systems and give survivors a private right of action.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) raised the alarm over a recent report that Meta ran advertisements across its platforms that featured child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual…”
Warner backs bipartisan bills requiring annual reporting on China's AI stack and strengthening export-control enforcement to protect U.S. AI and chip leadership.
“WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jon Husted (R-OH) introduced a package of four bipartisan bills to strengthen America’s national security and close loopholes that foreign adversaries, i…”
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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.
$241K
From employees and investors, personally
$20K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| Jan 30, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| May 6, 2026 | GOOGLE NETPAC | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Michael Lucy | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Kyle Fish | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Michael Lucy | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Kyle Fish | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Ross Nordby | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Raphael Lee | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Andrew Callahan | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Ross Nordby | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Raphael Lee | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Andrew Callahan | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Gerard Petrella | MICROSOFT | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Brian Chen | 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.