Musk gives $158 million to super PAC backing Paxton in Texas Senate race
Federal filings show Elon Musk donated $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, which transferred the money to a PAC supporting Ken Paxton's Senate bid against Democrat James Talarico.
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Elon Musk gave $75 million on Sept. 9 and $83 million on Sept. 23 to the Senate Leadership Fund, according to federal election filings.
The Senate Leadership Fund disbursed the same amounts to Texas PAC on Sept. 10 and Sept. 24.
Texas PAC is backing Republican Ken Paxton's Senate run against Democrat James Talarico.
Musk's super PAC, America PAC, has spent $7.5 million to support Paxton and oppose Talarico this year.
Musk has business ties to Texas, including SpaceX's Starbase facility.
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The Guardian US (Politics): Paxton v Talarico: tens of millions of dollars pour into closely watched Texas Senate race
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The Guardian US stresses that Musk's $158 million in September donations to the Senate Leadership Fund are part of a closely watched Texas Senate race where Democrats are making an audacious bid.
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The Daily Signal: New Filings Shed Light on Musk’s Role in Funding Paxton’s Senate Race
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The Daily Signal frames Musk's donations as single-handedly bankrolling one of the largest super PACs backing Ken Paxton in the most expensive Senate race in history.
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