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Musk Pours $158 Million Into GOP Super PAC for Texas Senate Race

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

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Bloomberg· Oct 15, 10:16 PMMusk Pours $158 Million Into GOP Super PAC for Texas Senate Race

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