Elon Musk’s super PAC has already spent tens of millions of dollars on electing former President Donald Trump. Now, the tech billionaire’s “America PAC” is wading into the fight for control of the House of Representatives.
According to a document filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday night, America PAC is spending more than $2.1 million across 14 competitive House races.
There’s likely to be more where that came from. Punchbowl News reported on Monday that the PAC has set aside $10 million for “voter turnout” in House races around the country.
In an interview with the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson in July, Musk said that his PAC was “not meant to be sort of a hyperpartisan PAC” and that the goals were “promoting meritocracy” and promoting “freedom to operate, meaning the least amount of of government intervention possible.”
It remains unclear how much Musk, who created the PAC and is reportedly involved deeply in itself operations, has contributed to the PAC 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.
Neither Musk nor a representative for the PAC immediately responded to a request for comment.
So far, America PAC has spent more than $55 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 the Monday night filing, 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.
Here are the 14 races where America PAC is already spending:
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