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Multibillionaire Elon Musk has authorized his super political action committee (PAC) to spend millions of dollars in this year’s midterm races, continuing a trend of huge investments seen in two recent election cycles.

Musk’s America PAC will spend between $100 million to $120 million in the next few months, focusing on Senate and House races across the U.S. The PAC will initially target races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio, and is reportedly discussing possibly entering races in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, California, Wisconsin, and Washington.

It’s expected that Musk will not have a front-facing role in these campaigns, a departure from his participation in the 2024 presidential election and a 2025 race in Wisconsin featuring a statewide Supreme Court contest. In both of those races, Musk was a featured player, frequently appearing on the campaign trail.

Musk was instrumental in helping Trump win the presidential election. But in 2025, after a heavy investment in the Wisconsin race resulted in an embarrassing loss for the billionaire, he said he would be doing “a lot less” political spending in the future.

According to reporting from Axios, the spending from Musk’s super PAC is meant to have a specific focus: to “boost Republican voter turnout” in the elections, the publication said. America PAC will prioritize........

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