Elon Musk Has Donated Over $276 Million to Republican Midterm Efforts

The New York Times reports that Elon Musk has given at least $276 million to Republican groups since July, making him both the largest known donor to the party and the largest known midterm donor. Of this money, $158 million, one of the largest political donations in U.S. history, has been transferred to the Senate.

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The New York Times reports that Elon Musk has given at least $276 million to Republican groups since July, making him both the party's largest known donor and the largest known midterm donor. $158 million of that money — one of the largest political donations in American history — went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC aimed at securing and maintaining the Republican majority in the Senate. Among other things, the party is fighting to keep the party's Senate seat in Texas, which serves as the center of Musk's business empire.

He has also donated more than $76 million to America PAC, a super PAC founded in 2024 that is hard to reach for Republican voters. Smaller amounts were also given to other conservative groups, including:

$20 million to the Super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund for House Republicans

$10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC, supporting Ken Paxton's bid for a Texas Senate seat

$10 million to the Republican Governors Association

$2 million to the Republican Attorney General

The roughly $366 million Musk has donated to federal committees over the entire 2025-26 election cycle is significantly more than the $290 million he committed to helping President Trump return to office in 2024, when he pledged to spend "about $45 million a month." Meanwhile, Musk announced in May of last year that "in terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future." So far, he has not consistently kept this promise.

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