Politics · United States · 1 hr ago
Musk Gave $158 Million to Group Backing Paxton’s Texas Senate Bid
Elon Musk gave $158 million to a political action committee backing Ken Paxton’s run for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
Paxton is Texas’s attorney general and a Republican.
The group quickly spent the same amount to support his campaign.
Musk was the committee’s only donor in the third quarter, according to one account.
Musk is the biggest known midterm donor, and his giving is part of an effort to keep Republican majorities in Congress.
The money could help Paxton’s Senate bid, but the information available does not say what happens next.
Elon Musk gave $158 million to a political group backing Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate bid.
The group quickly spent that amount to support Paxton’s campaign.
Musk was the group’s single donor in the third quarter, according to The Hill.
The Hill reported that the donation was part of Musk’s effort to keep Republican majorities in Congress.
- Who
- Elon Musk gave the money to a political group backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
- What
- Musk gave $158 million to support Paxton’s Senate bid.
- When
- In the third quarter; the sources do not specify the year.
- Where
- Texas.
- Why
- The Hill said the donation was part of Musk’s effort to keep Republican majorities in Congress.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Musk gave $158 million to the group backing Paxton’s Senate bid.
The group spent that amount to help Paxton’s bid, according to the New York Times.
- Donor
- Elon Musk
- Amount
- $158 million
- Beneficiary
- Group backing Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate bid
- Third-quarter donors
- Musk was the group’s single donor, according to The Hill
- Reported purpose
- Help keep Republican majorities in Congress, according to The Hill