Pro-AI network Leading the Future wades into first set of state legislative races 

The pro-artificial intelligence (AI) network Leading the Future, which has poured in millions of dollars for congressional primaries this year, is now setting its sights on state legislative races as it looks to shape policy at the local level.

Leading the Future, a network of several pro-AI super PACs, announced on Thursday its first slate of state legislative endorsements, all of whom are Republican incumbents and candidates, according to plans first shared with The Hill. 

Those GOP candidates include Arizona state Rep. Justin Wilmeth; Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez and Florida state Reps. Sam Garrison and Fiona McFarland; Georgia state Sens. John Albers and Shawn Still; Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall and Michigan state Reps. Parker Fairbairn, Rylee Linting and Bill G. Schuette; Mississippi state Rep. Jill Ford and state Sen. Bart Williams; Pennsylvania state Rep. Alec Ryncavage and state Sens. Tracy Pennycuick and Greg Rothman; Texas state Rep. Trent Ashby — who is running for state Senate — and Texas candidate Brett Ligon; and Utah state Sen. Daniel McCay.  

Leading the Future is planning to announce its first slate of endorsements for Democratic state lawmakers soon. The pro-AI group’s leadership said that support for its endorsees might look like........

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