Elon Musk’s super PAC has funneled about $800,000 into battleground races across the country to boost Republican candidates.
Musk’s America PAC is weighing in on highly competitive races, including the Senate contests in Maine, Michigan and Texas, according to a report it filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday night.
America PAC disclosed nearly a quarter-million dollars in recent spending on the Texas Senate race, more than $170,000 on the Maine Senate race and more than $25,000 on the Michigan Senate race.
NBC News reported last week that the super PAC had started to spend on digital ads in Maine, Michigan and New Hampshire to support conservatives and compel people to register to vote.
The new filing indicates Musk is prepared to unleash more money as Democrats and Republicans barrel toward midterm elections, which are just about two months away. Democrats are seeking to flip several competitive seats in hope of retaking one or both chambers of Congress.
And the spending in Texas’ Senate race, although it is small compared with the tens of millions expected to rain down in the contest between Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, comes as Republicans have raised concerns about their nominee’s fundraising gap and called on outside groups to help fill it.
Musk’s super PAC is spending money in House and Senate races in more than a dozen states: Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for America PAC, said in a statement over the summer that it was “excited to again be part of the team” to support Republicans’ midterm efforts.
“The president’s political team and the rest of the GOP apparatus have built a top-notch operation that will put Republicans in a strong position to buck history and retain control of Congress this fall, and we’re excited to again be part of the team,” he said in the earlier statement.
Musk was a major financial player in the 2024 presidential race, when he spent more than $250 million to support Donald Trump and Republicans. The next year, he spent millions of dollars to boost a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate, who lost.
Trump and Musk had a close relationship in the first months of Trump’s second term, when Musk headed the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Musk made appearances at Cabinet meetings, and he appeared to have Trump’s ear.
The two had a brief but contentious falling-out. Musk briefly threatened to create a third political party — the “America Party” — amid his frustration with Trump, but he has not followed through.
They have since appeared to be on good terms. Musk traveled with Trump for his state visit to China this year.
