Elon Musk’s super PAC has spent more than $10 million in these 18 districts to keep the GOP in control of the House
Musk, who appeared at a Trump rally in Butler, has spent nearly $10 million boosting the GOP in House races.
Elon Musk’s super PAC has already spent tens of millions of dollars on electing Donald Trump, and he spoke at the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in October.
But Musk isn’t just boosting Trump: the tech billionaire’s “America PAC” has been wading into the fight for control of the House of Representatives for weeks.
As of October 14, America PAC has spent more than $10.1 million across 18 competitive House races, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission.
In an interview with Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson in July, Musk said that his PAC was “not meant to be sort of a hyperpartisan PAC” and its goals were “promoting meritocracy” and promoting “freedom to operate, meaning the least amount of government intervention possible.”
It still remains unclear how much Musk, who created the PAC and is reportedly involved deeply in its operations, has contributed to it himself. The PAC’s July report did not include any contributions from Musk, and the group isn’t required to disclose further contributions until mid-October. Musk has also denied earlier reports that he planned to spend $45 million per month on the effort.
Musk has not responded to a request for comment.
So far, America PAC has spent more than $100 million on the election, the vast majority of which has gone toward supporting Trump and opposing Vice President Kamala Harris.
But the spending indicates that Musk’s pivot toward the right isn’t limited to Trump, and that he’s invested in helping Republicans hold onto control of the House as well.
The races where Musk’s PAC is spending
According to recent FEC filings, Musk’s PAC is spending heavily on both digital ads and canvassing operations.
In each instance, the PAC is spending an equal amount on boosting the GOP candidate and going negative on the Democratic candidate.
In each of the following districts, listed in descending order based on the amount spent so far, the total spending per district has been rounded to the nearest $100.
Here are the 18 races where America PAC is spending:
- $1,233,100 in New York’s 17th district, where Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faces former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones.
- $982,600 in California’s 41st district, where Republican Rep. Ken Calvert faces Democratic candidate Will Rollins.
- $803,100 in Ohio’s 13th district, where Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes faces Republican candidate Kevin Coughlin.
- $796,200 in California’s 45th district, where Republican Rep. Michelle Steel faces Democratic candidate Derek Tran.
- $669,300 in New York’s 19th district, where Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro faces Democratic candidate Josh Riley.
- $642,500 in Ohio’s 9th district, where Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur faces Republican candidate Derrick Merrin.
- $633,700 in California’s 22nd district, where Republican Rep. David Valadao faces Democratic candidate Rudy Salas.
- $627,300 in New Jersey’s 7th district, where Republican Rep. Tom Kean faces Democratic candidate Sue Altman.
- $600,200 in Maine’s 2nd district, where Democratic Rep. Jared Golden faces Republican candidate Austin Theriault.
- $494,400 in Washington’s 3rd district, where Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces Republican candidate Joe Kent.
- $407,200 in Colorado’s 8th district, where Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo faces Republican candidate Gabe Evans.
- $395,200 in New Mexico’s 2nd district, where Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez faces former Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell.
- $358,200 in Alaska’s at-large district, where Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola faces Republican candidate Nick Begich.
- $321,800 in Nebraska’s 2nd district, where Republican Rep. Don Bacon faces Democratic candidate Tony Vargas.
- $311,600 in Iowa’s 3rd district, where Republican Rep. Zach Nunn faces Democratic candidate Lanon Baccam.
- $291,700 in Michigan’s 7th district, where Democratic candidate Curtis Hertel faces Republican candidate Tom Barrett.
- $291,500 in Michigan’s 8th district, where Democratic candidate Kristen McDonald Rivet faces Republican candidate Paul Junge.
- $290,400 in Michigan’s 10th district, where Republican Rep. John Hames faces Democratic candidate Carl Marlinga.
