Anthropic employees donate $470K to Xavier Becerra in California primary's final weeks
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Ben Paviour
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Summary
A dozen employees of AI company Anthropic donated approximately $470,000 to former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in the final weeks of the California gubernatorial primary. This significant financial backing signals the growing role of AI firms in state-level political races, as tech industry players increasingly engage with political candidates and policy decisions that could affect their regulatory landscape.
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Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a CalAsian Chamber of Commerce-sponsored gubernatorial candidate forum at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento on April 8, 2026.
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