PAC
Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC)
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Membership / ideological group · FEC committee C00893883
Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC) gave $185K directly to 81 federal candidates in 2026, and 54% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 62 of the 74 candidates with a result won.
Checks to candidates
$185K
81 candidates on the 2026 ballot
Winners bought
62
7 more still being counted
Hit rate
84%
$147K on winners, $25K on losers
Party split
54% / 46%
Republicans / Democrats
Who funds it
The people giving to Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC)
57 named people gave $380K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.
- Claire ZabelProgram Director · Open Philanthropy · CA$10K2 gifts
- Jacob EliosoffInvestment Manager · Calibrated Markets, LLC · NY$10K2 gifts
- Eric GastfriendExec · Ari · DC$10K2 gifts
- Tao LinMember of Technical Staff · Metr · CA$10K3 gifts
- Todor MarkovMember of Technical Staff · Anthropic Pbc · CA$10K2 gifts
- Evan HubingerMember of Technical Staff (Manager) · Anthropic · CA$10K2 gifts
- Peter LofgrenSoftware Engineer · Anthropic · CA$10K2 gifts
- Nevin FreemanPresident · Confusion Capital, Inc. · NV$10K2 gifts
- Thomas CrowleyInvestor · TX$10K2 gifts
- Sydney Von ArxMember of Technical Staff · Metr · CA$10K2 gifts
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- Derek KaufmanNonprofit · Inclusive Abundance · CT$10K2 gifts
- Liam DonovanTrader · AZ$10K4 gifts
- Julie SteeleIntern · Openai · DC$10K2 gifts
- Benjamin WestMember of Technical Staff · Metr · CA$10K2 gifts
- Ryan GreenblattTechnical Ai Safety Researcher · Redwood Research · CA$10K2 gifts
- Aric FloydTelevision Actor · CA$10K2 gifts
- Girish SastryAi Policy Researcher · NM$10K2 gifts
- Daniel ZieglerMachine Learning Researcher · Anthropic · CA$10K2 gifts
- Howard LempelPhilanthropy · Open Philanthropy · CA$10K2 gifts
- Matthew David FisherResearch Scientist · Adobe · CA$10K2 gifts
- Benjamin SnyderPolicy Researcher · Texas a&M University · DC$10K2 gifts
- Jan LeikeAi Researcher · Antrhopic · CA$10K2 gifts
- Eric NeymanAi Researcher · Alignment Research Center · CA$5K
- Michael SmithAnalyst · Cornerstone Research · DE$5K
- Jacqueline BredenbergSoftware Engineer · Coordinates Operations · MA$5K
Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.
Biggest checks
The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.
| Candidate | Race | Amount | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Landsman | Ohio 1st District | $7K | ✓ Won |
| Pete Ricketts | Nebraska Senate | $7K | ✓ Won |
| Gus Bilirakis | Florida 12th District | $6K | ✓ Won |
| Bruce Westerman | Arkansas 4th District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Debbie Dingell | Michigan 6th District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Mark Warner | Virginia Senate | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | Pennsylvania 1st District | $5K | ✗ Lost |
| Kim Schrier | Washington 8th District | $4K | ✓ Won |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Pennsylvania 14th District | $4K | ✓ Won |
| Jimmy Panetta | California 19th District | $4K | ✓ Won |
Questions people ask
- How much did Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC) give to candidates in 2026?
- Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC) gave $185K directly to 81 federal candidates in 2026, and 54% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 62 of the 74 candidates with a result won.
- Which politicians did Americans for Responsible Innovation Ltd. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC) give the most to in 2026?
- Greg Landsman (Democrat, Ohio 1st District, $7K), Pete Ricketts (Republican, Nebraska Senate, $7K), Gus Bilirakis (Republican, Florida 12th District, $6K), Bruce Westerman (Republican, Arkansas 4th District, $5K), Debbie Dingell (Democrat, Michigan 6th District, $5K).