Mass Democrats Accept Hundred of Thousands in Dollars from Out-of-State Anthropic, AI Company Pushing Data Centers 

Nearly $300,000 Flowed to Democratic Committees, Leadership, and Lawmakers as Company Pushes for Data Centers

BOSTON — Newly reviewed contribution records show that Massachusetts Democratic officeholders, leadership, and party committees have collectively received well over $200,000 from sources connected to an out-of-state artificial intelligence company that is actively seeking to build large-scale data centers in the Commonwealth.

The pattern of giving has raised concerns about the influence of outside technology interests on local energy policy, land use, and infrastructure decisions that will affect ratepayers and communities for decades.

The records, which list repeated contributions to the same recipients, include:

• $40,000 to the Democratic State Committee
• $8,000 to Governor Maura Healey and $8,000 to Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll
• $13,241 each to House Speaker Ronald Mariano, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Senator Barry Finegold
• $12,000 to Candidate Burhan Azeem
• Roughly $9,200 each to several additional Democratic legislators, including Representatives Michael Finn, William Brownsberger, Mark Cusack, and Michael Rush
• Additional five-figure totals to the House Victory Fund and other Democratic-aligned committees

A single $100,000 contribution also appears to Abundant Housing Massachusetts, an organization that has advocated for development policies that can facilitate large industrial projects. In total, the documented contributions exceed $305,000 across more than 200 individual entries.

Data centers required by AI companies typically consume massive amounts of electricity, often comparable to small cities, and can require significant water resources for cooling. Critics note that out-of-state technology firms stand to benefit from favorable zoning, tax incentives, and utility rate structures while local residents bear the costs.

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