MARKETSSTORY 570· JUNE 23, 2026

AI PACs Pour $20 Million Into Manhattan Primary as Tech Industry Bets on Federal Regulation

AI-related political action committees have directed $20 million into a New York Democratic primary race, converting a Manhattan House contest into the technology industry's largest known electoral test of voter sentiment on AI regulation…

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