Republican congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout of North Carolina talks to voters in Bath, N.C. on Feb. 6, 2026. (Laurie Buckhout campaign)
The groups say the infusion of money into the North Carolina primary, where early voting begins next week, is just an appetizer.
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"This is only the beginning of what we expect will be sustained engagement at both the state and federal levels throughout the 2026 cycle," Leading the Future co-strategists Zac Moffatt and Joe Vlasto said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Former Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois is running in the 2026 midterm elections to try and return to Congress. (AP)
The group plans to spend seven figures in the open-seat Democratic primary in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, in support of former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and in the state's 8th Congressional District, where they're backing former Rep. Melissa Bean.
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Among the other AI-world initial contributors to Leading the Future are Joe Lonsdale, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded companies including Palantir Technologies, Addepar, and OpenGov, and co-founded and works as the managing partner at the technology investment firm 8VC, and Ron Conway, a venture capitalist and philanthropist who is co-founder of SV Angel.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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