# Elon Musk helps GOP Senate super PAC raise record $273 million

https://mins.news/en/item/102328

- CNBC, 2026-10-15 23:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/elon-musk-senate-leadership-fund-fundraising.html

> Elon Musk donated a record $158 million to the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund, swelling its war chest. Republicans are directing money to Texas to defend Ken Paxton.

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