# Anthropic Plans 2028 Presidential Program to Brief Candidates on AI Policy

By Riza Dagoc

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Published: 2026-10-08T23:52:27.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-08T23:52:27.000Z
Section: Regulation

> The company is hiring a political programs lead to engage Republican and Democratic candidates and advisers while coordinating political giving and PAC activity.

Anthropic is preparing a presidential engagement program for the 2028 election cycle that would brief potential candidates and advisers on artificial intelligence policy and expand the company’s political operations.

The company is hiring a Political Programs Lead to map Republican and Democratic candidate fields, provide policy education to candidates and advisers on equal terms, and prepare Anthropic executives for political meetings. The role also includes planning for party platforms, conventions and presidential transitions.

Anthropic describes its political participation as bipartisan and disclosed, with employee involvement voluntary. The company said, “We want every serious candidate and elected official, in both parties, to understand the technology and the case for governing it well.”

The position would also oversee political giving and Anthropic’s political action committees. Anthropic PBC Political Action Committee, known as AnthroPAC, is an active monthly corporation PAC registered April 3, 2026.

From April 3 through Aug. 31, 2026, AnthroPAC reported $372,308.12 in receipts, $156,748.79 in disbursements and $215,559.33 in ending cash.

Anthropic said it donated $20 million to Public First Action in February 2026 and another $20 million in July 2026, bringing its stated support for the group to $40 million. Its policy priorities include AI safeguards, transparency, independent evaluations of high-risk models, export controls and maintaining U.S. leadership in AI.

“Decisions made over the next two years will shape the future enormously,” Anthropic said.

The hiring plan establishes an intended program but does not show that Anthropic has already advised presidential candidates or campaigns. It also does not identify the person who will fill the role, disclose a budget or specify whether the company will make direct contributions to candidates.

Anthropic separately restricts Claude’s use in deceptive political campaigns, election interference and other abuses. The company’s planned engagement effort would therefore combine policy outreach with controls on how its AI systems are used in elections.