Meta Launches Super PAC, Names Bipartisan Managers

Meta has launched a new federal super PAC, the American Technology Excellence Project, saying it will invest “tens of millions” initially (alongside a separate California-focused PAC) to support state candidates who oppose what the company calls onerous or poorly crafted AI and tech regulations. The PAC will be run by Republican operative Brian Baker alongside Democratic firm Hilltop Public Solutions and will focus on defending U.S. technology leadership, promoting AI progress, and giving parents more control over how children experience apps and AI. Meta says the effort aims to block state bills it believes could slow U.S. AI progress and undermine competitiveness with China as roughly 1,100 state-level tech policy proposals circulate and states including California, Colorado and Texas advance AI governance laws. The move joins other industry initiatives, including venture capital groups and OpenAI-aligned organizations, and signals deeper bipartisan political engagement by tech companies ahead of the 2026 midterms.