Musk Gives at Least $276 Million to Republican Midterm Groups
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Elon Musk has donated at least $276 million to Republican political groups since July, making him the party’s largest known donor in the current midterm election cycle, according to figures first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by an America PAC spokesperson.
The largest contribution was $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, the principal super PAC working to elect Republican senators. The group is spending heavily in Texas, where Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is running against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.
Musk also gave more than $76 million to America PAC, the organization he founded in 2024 to mobilize Republican voters. Other contributions included $20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, which supports House Republicans; $10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC, which backs Paxton; $10 million to the Republican Governors Association; and $2 million to the Republican Attorneys General Association, according to The Verge.
The donations bring Musk’s reported contributions to federal committees during the 2025-26 election cycle to roughly $366 million. He gave nearly $300 million during the 2024 campaign to help Donald Trump return to the White House. The latest spending comes after Musk said in May 2025 that he expected to spend “a lot less” on politics.
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