America PAC Spends $800,475 on 7 Senate Races as Musk Revives $120 Million GOP Push
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 3
America PAC Spends $800,475 on 7 Senate Races as Musk Revives $120 Million GOP Push
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 3
Summary
$800,475 in newly disclosed spending went to seven Senate races and eight House contests, marking Elon Musk’s super PAC’s first clear midterm deployment in top Republican battlegrounds.
Nearly 90% of the money targeted Senate races through mail advertising, led by more than $247,000 in Texas for Ken Paxton, about $170,000 in Maine for Susan Collins and nearly $106,000 in Ohio for Jon Husted.
Texas drew the biggest share as Paxton lagged badly on ad spending: James Talarico had spent more than $25 million since late May, versus just $119,000 by Paxton as of Aug. 20.
The expenditures, made between Aug. 18 and Aug. 31 with two more slated for Sept. 10, came days after House Speaker Mike Johnson met Musk in Texas while campaigning in competitive House races.
The outlay is still a small slice of the up to $120 million Musk reportedly authorized for electing Republicans this November, after earlier saying he would spend “a lot less” on politics.