The pro-artificial intelligence (AI) network, Leading the Future, has announced its first slate of state legislative endorsements, all Republican incumbents and candidates. The group, which has invested millions in congressional primaries this year, aims to influence policy at the local level. Its endorsements include Arizona Rep. Justin Wilmeth, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, Georgia Sens. John Albers and Shawn Still, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, and Utah state Sen. Daniel McCay. The network's decision to enter state legislative races indicates that outside interest groups are increasingly focusing on down ballot races, which are significantly cheaper to play in while having a clear impact on local and state policy. Ledo the Future is backed by donors like venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman and wife Anna Brockman.