← MethodologyCommittee classifications
Every FEC committee we track on the races accountability page, with the industry sector we've assigned and the reporting we based the call on.
Industry sectors are assigned by PoweredByWho based on each committee's stated mission, top funders (per FEC filings), and reporting in Politico, Fortune, CNBC, NOTUS, Coindesk, Axios, and Sludge. Each row below carries the specific reporting we based the call on — if you think a classification is wrong, the source link is the place to start.
43 committees tracked · 30 on Schedule B (corp / trade / member PAC contributions) · 13 on Schedule E (super PAC independent expenditures)
AI
AI / Tech
16 committeesHyperscaler PACs (Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, Oracle), Anthropic-linked super PACs (Public First, Defending Our Values, Jobs and Democracy, ANTHROPPAC), Leading the Future network (LtF, Think Big, American Mission), trade groups (TechNet, ITI, ITIC).
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to AWS hyperscaler operator
Classification source: Axios — "AI influence power players," Feb 27 2026
Republican-aligned affiliate of the Leading the Future network.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — committee name explicitly references Anthropic
Regular employee PAC (qualified/non-qualified), not a super PAC. Schedule B only.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — committee name explicitly references Anthropic
Brand-new (Apr 2026), no IEs filed yet. Tracked proactively.
Classification source: Axios — "AI influence power players," Feb 27 2026
Republican-supporting Anthropic-linked PAC backing pro-oversight GOP candidates.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Google hyperscaler operator
Classification source: ITI membership / official organization description
Classification source: Axios — "AI influence power players," Feb 27 2026
Democratic-supporting Anthropic-linked PAC. Spent ~$1M opposing Jesse Jackson Jr. in IL-2 primary.
Classification source: Politico — "Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms," Apr 17 2026; NOTUS — AI super PAC fundraising piece
Pro-AI industry super PAC. $50.3M raised per FEC filings (Dec 2025). Backers include Greg Brockman ($25M), Marc Andreessen ($12.5M), Ben Horowitz ($12.5M).
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Meta hyperscaler operator
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Microsoft hyperscaler operator
Direct corporate-employee PAC; classified ai_tech because primary policy interest is AI / data center build-out.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Oracle hyperscaler operator
Classification source: Politico — "Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms," Apr 17 2026; dnyuz/NYT — "Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC begins an ad blitz in support of A.I. regulation," Feb 23 2026
Bipartisan PAC affiliated with Anthropic-backed Public First Action 501(c)(4). Per the user disclosure: PoweredByWho is built on Claude tooling, so we err on over-disclosure here.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — Salesforce SaaS / cloud platform
Classified ai_tech rather than telecom because Salesforce is a cloud-first SaaS company with active AI policy posture.
Classification source: TechNet membership / official organization description
Tech-industry trade group; classified ai_tech because primary policy posture in 2026 is AI / data center.
Classification source: Axios — "AI influence power players," Feb 27 2026; NBC News on AI industry ad blitz
Democratic arm of Leading the Future network. Funded the $3.9M attack on Alex Bores (NY-12) over his AI safety legislation.
CRYPTO
Crypto
5 committeesFairshake (Coinbase / Ripple / a16z), Protect Progress (Dem affiliate), Defend American Jobs (GOP affiliate), Fellowship PAC (Cantor Fitzgerald), Crypto and Data Center PAC, Stand with Crypto.
Classification source: FEC committee profile + FEC committee name explicitly references crypto + data centers
WV-based super PAC, registered 2018. One of the earliest PACs explicitly naming data centers.
Classification source: readsludge.com — "Crypto, AI, and AIPAC...," Feb 2 2026
Fairshake-affiliated PAC supporting Republican crypto/tech-friendly candidates.
ENERGY
Energy / Utility
12 committeesInvestor-owned utilities (Duke, Dominion, Southern, NextEra, Constellation, AES, AEP, Xcel, Evergy, Entergy, Georgia Power), trade groups (EEI, NRECA, Nuclear Energy Inst., American Gas Assoc.).
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to AES utility
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to AEP utility
DC
Data center
2 committeesPure-play data-center operators (Switch, Iron Mountain) and the Data Center Coalition trade group.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Iron Mountain (DC + storage operator)
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Switch (pure-play DC operator)
SEMI
Semiconductor
3 committeesIntel, AMD, Qualcomm, Semiconductor Industry Association.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to AMD chipmaker
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to Intel chipmaker
TELECOM
Telecom / Cloud
3 committeesAT&T, Verizon, Salesforce, Corning fiber, USTelecom.
Classification source: FEC committee filing — name match to AT&T telecom carrier
Classification source: FEC committee filing — Corning fiber-optics manufacturer
Telecom adjacency: Corning makes the fiber that connects DCs.
BETTING
Sports betting
1 committeeWin for America (DraftKings / FanDuel / Fanatics-funded). Tracked because it overlaps with the same state legislative spending the AI/data-center lobby targets.
Classification source: Politico — "Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms," Apr 17 2026
Sports-betting industry super PAC. Tracked because it overlaps with the same state legislative spending the AI/data-center lobby targets.
TRADE
Trade group
1 committeeCross-industry trade associations (US Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable) that lobby for AI / data-center policy among many other interests.
Classification source: US Chamber official communications + lobbying disclosures
Cross-industry trade association; classified trade because lobbies on AI/DC among many other interests.
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