NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — New campaign finance filings are providing a closer look at who is helping fund Tennessee’s race for governor.
Records show Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s campaign has received more than $100,000 this year from employees of artificial intelligence and data center companies, including Anthropic and Oracle. Many of the donors listed in the filings live outside of Tennessee.
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According to the campaign finance reports, employees of Anthropic contributed $53,000 to Blackburn’s campaign over the span of just a few days. The filings also show more than $50,000 in contributions from Oracle employees, including the company’s chairman.
The donations come as Oracle continues to move forward with plans for a campus in Nashville and as Blackburn has voiced support for the growth of data centers in Tennessee…