Elon Musk's super Pac, America Pac, has spent more than $500,000 supporting the Republican congressman Mike Lawler in New York's closely fought 17th district, The Guardian reports, citing Federal Election Commission filings first reported by Gothamist.
Most of the money has gone on voter outreach such as texts, printing, postage and digital services. Lawler, a moderate, faces the Democrat Cait Conley in the Hudson Valley, one of the races that could decide control of the House of Representatives. The same Pac spent more than $2 million backing Lawler in 2024.
Conley, a former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, accused Lawler of shielding Musk from AI regulation. Lawler's campaign manager said the campaign had no say over outside groups' spending, as the law bars coordination with super Pacs.
Source: The Guardian
