Elon Musk PAC Is Spending Thousands and thousands to Maintain GOP in Management of the Home

• Elon Musk’s “America PAC” has spent tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} to assist Donald Trump.
• Now, the tremendous PAC is wading into greater than a dozen Home races nationwide.
• It exhibits that Musk’s involvement with the GOP will not cease with Trump.

Elon Musk’s tremendous PAC has already spent tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} on electing former President Donald Trump. Now, the tech billionaire’s “America PAC” is wading into the struggle for management of the Home of Representatives.

In line with current filings with the Federal Election Fee, America PAC has spent greater than $5 million throughout 15 aggressive Home races.

There’s prone to be extra the place that got here from. Punchbowl Information reported in September that the PAC has put aside $10 million for “voter turnout” in Home races across the nation.

In an interview with Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson in July, Musk mentioned that his PAC was “not meant to be type of a hyperpartisan PAC” and its targets have been “selling meritocracy” and selling “freedom to function, that means the least quantity of presidency intervention doable.”

It stays unclear how a lot Musk, who created the PAC and is reportedly concerned deeply in its operations, has contributed to it himself. The PAC’s July report didn’t embody any contributions from Musk, and the group is not required to reveal additional contributions till mid-October. Musk has additionally denied earlier experiences that he deliberate to spend $45 million per 30 days on the trouble.

Neither Musk nor a consultant for the PAC have responded to a request for remark.

Thus far, America PAC has spent greater than $60 million on the election, the overwhelming majority of which has gone towards supporting Trump and opposing Vice President Kamala Harris.

However the spending signifies that Musk’s pivot towards the appropriate is not restricted to Trump, and that he is invested in serving to Republicans maintain onto management of the Home as effectively.

The races the place Musk’s PAC is spending

In line with current FEC filings, Musk’s PAC is spending closely on each digital advertisements and canvassing operations.

In every occasion, the PAC is spending an equal quantity on boosting the GOP candidate and going damaging on the Democratic candidate.

Within the under checklist, the entire spending per district is rounded to the closest $100.

Listed below are the 15 races the place America PAC is spending:

• $699,000 in New York’s seventeenth district, the place Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faces former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones.
• $557,100 in California’s forty first district, the place Republican Rep. Ken Calvert faces Democratic candidate Will Rollins.
• $472,700 in California’s forty fifth district, the place Republican Rep. Michelle Metal faces Democratic candidate Derek Tran.
• $453,100 in Ohio’s thirteenth district, the place Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes faces Republican candidate Kevin Coughlin.
• $358,400 in Ohio’s ninth district, the place Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur faces Republican candidate Derrick Merrin.
• $357,800 in California’s twenty second district, the place Republican Rep. David Valadao faces Democratic candidate Rudy Salas.
• $341,900 in Maine’s 2nd district, the place Democratic Rep. Jared Golden faces Republican candidate Austin Theriault.

• $341,200 in New York’s nineteenth district, the place Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro faces Democratic candidate Josh Riley.
• $277,200 in Washington’s third district, the place Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces Republican candidate Joe Kent.
• $254,500 in New Jersey’s seventh district, the place Republican Rep. Tom Kean faces Democratic candidate Sue Altman.
• $241,500 in New Mexico’s 2nd district, the place Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez faces former Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell.
• $214,500 in Colorado’s eighth district, the place Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo faces Republican candidate Gabe Evans.
• $189,600 in Alaska’s at-large district, the place Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola faces Republican candidate Nick Begich.
• $139,600 in Iowa’s third district, the place Republican Rep. Zach Nunn faces Democratic candidate Lanon Baccam.
• $135,600 in Nebraska’s 2nd district, the place Republican Rep. Don Bacon faces Democratic candidate Tony Vargas.

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