Musk Investing Up To $120 Million To Help GOP In Midterms, Report Says—Despite Saying He’ll Step Back From Politics
Elon Musk has authorized his super PAC to spend up to $120 million to help elect Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, The New York Times reported Thursday—furthering his alliance with the GOP amid his up-and-down relationship with President Donald Trump.
Tech billionaire and Tesla founder Elon Musk at a meeting part of President Donald Trump’s visit to China. (Photo by Johannes Neudecker/picture alliance via Getty Images)… More
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Musk’s America PAC plans to spend $100 million to $120 million, focusing on Senate races in at least eight states, and several House races, the Times reported, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the plans.
The group told the Times it would be “active in battleground Senate and House races—both offensive and defensive” and conduct “a historic ‘get out the vote’ operation for the 2026 midterms.”
Axios also reported on Wednesday that America PAC would focus its efforts on mobilizing Republican voters who are less likely to vote in a non-presidential election year, citing anonymous sources familiar with the plans.
Initial targets include Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan and Ohio with possible involvement in North Carolina, Georgia and Texas Senate contests, according to the Times.
The spending comes as America PAC is facing scrutiny for paying $1 million to two Wisconsin voters in April of last year as part of a giveaway to voters who signed Musk’s “Petition in Opposition to Activist Judges.”
Since the 2024 election cycle, America PAC’s Federal Election Commission filings show most of its spending concentrated on voter outreach, legal services and advertising, including $2.3 million paid to Lex Politica, an Austin-based political law firm co-founded by a former America PAC lawyer, between February 2025 through March 2026.
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Diem ‘Richard’ Nguyen
Liên Minh Bảo Hiến Mỹ Gốc Việt
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