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Elon Musk giving tops $445 million in US midterm election push for GOP
Elon Musk gave over $445 million to support GOP candidates in the US midterm elections.
Elon Musk donated over $445 million to GOP-aligned super PACs during the current US midterm election cycle. Federal Election Commission filings show he put $77 million into America PAC in early October, while $158 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund in September. America PAC spent $33.1 million on the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, and $9.4 million on the Ohio race.
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Elon Musk giving tops $445 million in US midterm election push for GOP
Musk’s giving this cycle puts him well ahead of other major political donors, including hedge fund manager George Soros, a perennial top contributor to Democrats, and Republican backers like quant trader Jeffrey Yass and Uline co-founder Richard Uihlein. With a fresh infusion of cash to his super political action committee in the first two weeks of October, Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle and become one of the biggest-ever contributors to such groups.The world’s richest person put $77 million into America PAC, Federal Election Commission filings show, in an effort to elect Republicans in November midterm contests.America PAC spent $43 million over the same period and ended with $46.5 million cash on hand. Since August, it’s spent a total of $43.2 million on canvassing and $8.8 million on digital media and texting services to contact voters.Musk’s giving this cycle puts him well ahead of other major political donors including hedge fund manager George Soros, a perennial top contributor to Democrats, and Republican backers like quant trader Jeffrey Yass and Uline co-founder Richard Uihlein.He has much at stake in the outcome of the midterm elections. Musk’s overlapping empire of companies — which includes SpaceX, Tesla Inc., the Boring Company and Neuralink — is heavily exposed to regulation by federal agencies. His planned merger of t.
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