Scott Wiener, elected to Pelosi’s San Francisco seat, positions himself to push federal AI regulation
Scott Wiener, who authored California’s SB 1047 (vetoed) and sponsored SB 53 (signed), won Nancy Pelosi’s open San Francisco congressional seat and says he intends to prioritize AI regulation in Congress, citing recent METR reporting on Anthropic and urging strong federal oversight, whistleblower protections, testing/auditing, and a kill switch. His campaign received over $3 million from Public First Action, which has drawn criticism over industry ties.