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NEW: Helen Milby raises money for House Democrats’ largest ideological bloc. She also runs a nonprofit bringing Big Tech executives into private meetings with congressional staff and advises a tech industry group seeking to shape the party’s AI agenda. readsludge.com/2026/10/21/th…
AIPAC’s PAC and UDP had combined for more than$104M in 2026 election spending as of our August count. readsludge.com/2026/08/03/ai…
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What's going to happen in the next House on AI regulation, tech platforms, data centers?
Through New Democrat fundraiser Helen Milby, large corporations have direct access to business-favoring Democrats.
Report on how she links Amazon etc. w/ lawmakers:
readsludge.com/2026/10/21/th…
The New Democrats’ top fundraiser runs a nonprofit that took congressional aides, including Hakeem Jeffries’ deputy chief of staff, to Anthropic, Waymo, and AWS. She also advises a tech group that wants to “shape the kind of Democrats who win in 2026.” readsludge.com/2026/10/21/th…
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The New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, where Milby is treasurer, has endorsed 36 of the 46 candidates in the DCCC’s Red to Blue program. Its chair says he expects the bloc to swell next Congress.
Full story: readsludge.com/2026/10/21/th…
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Anthropic, OpenAI, Nvidia, Google, and Meta are partners of GlobalWIN, a nonprofit that hosts trips and private dinners for congressional staff and executives.
It’s run by the treasurer and top paid fundraising adviser to the New Democrats Coalition.
NEW: Helen Milby raises money for House Democrats’ largest ideological bloc. She also runs a nonprofit bringing Big Tech executives into private meetings with congressional staff and advises a tech industry group seeking to shape the party’s AI agenda. readsludge.com/2026/10/21/th…
Tech billionaire John Doerr pitched Chuck Schumer directly that stronger antitrust rules would chill the VC industry by scrutizining acquisitions. He set up a dark money group funneling $10 million to Schumer- and Democratic-aligned nonprofits.
readsludge.com/2026/10/20/te…
A new dark money nonprofit run by John Doerr of VC firm Kleiner Perkins funneled money to Democratic pass-throughs—and to conservative energy groups campaigning for permitting reform.
readsludge.com/2026/10/20/te…
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New from us: megabillionaire VC John Doerr, whose firm is putting billions more into AI companies, set up a new dark money arm funneling millions to Dem groups, per a tax filing. His lobby group TechNet is pushing Congress to preempt state AI regulations.
readsludge.com/2026/10/20/te…
One of the top spenders to defeat the California billionaire tax measure, John Doerr, formed a new dark money group giving to Democratic dark money hubs. 👀
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NEW: Kleiner Perkins chair and AI investor John Doerr set up a dark money group that gave $10 million last year to Dem network groups, including $7.5M to Senate & House leadership nonprofits.
His lobby group TechNet is pushing to preempt state AI laws.
readsludge.com/2026/10/20/te…
Doerr, whose firm holds stakes in AI companies like Anthropic, is a co-founder of the tech industry lobby TechNet, which pushes Congress to preempt state regulations on AI.
He's also a top donor to defeat California's one-time billionaire tax measure:
readsludge.com/2026/10/20/te…