# Musk gives $158 million to GOP super PAC supporting Texas Senate race

https://mins.news/en/item/102518

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-16 03:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/musk-pours-158-million-into-gop-super-pac-for-texas-senate-race?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad19a4a7a00e50001c25ced

> Elon Musk gave $158 million in September to the GOP’s main super PAC backing Senate candidates, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings. The donation made the world’s richest person the biggest US political donor for a second consecutive election cycle.

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