Musk spends millions in Arizona's pivotal congressional races

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 03:32 · Archive

Elon Musk has directed millions of his $276 million in political donations into Arizona's two toss-up congressional districts.

Elon Musk has spent more than $276 million on political donations to help Republicans maintain their majorities in Congress, with some of that money directed to Arizona's two toss-up congressional races. These races are Arizona's 1st Congressional District in north Phoenix, where Democrat Amish Shah faces Republican Jay Feely, and the 6th Congressional District in southern Arizona, where Democrat Joanna Mendoza is challenging incumbent Republican Juan Ciscomani.

Federal filings show Musk's America PAC has already spent more than $1 million combined in the two districts, with more than $500,000 in each race spent on digital media, including text messages attacking Shah and Mendoza. The full extent of Musk's spending in Arizona may not be known until after the election.

Arizona voters interviewed expressed concern about the scale of outside spending in local politics. One voter said "the vast majority of people like me would probably agree there's too much money in politics. It should stay local and grassroots." Another noted "there's too much influence from corporations. Powerful people have a lot of money." Sources close to the campaigns indicate Musk's primary focus is building a turnout operation to get Republican voters to the polls.

How it is being reported

• Elon Musk spends millions in Arizona’s toss-up congressional racesSome of Musk's more than $276 million in political donations is flowing into Arizona’s two toss-up races that could decide the balance of power in Congress.Azfamily · 21 Oct, 02:34
• Elon Musk spends millions in Arizona’s toss-up congressional racesSome of Musk's more than $276 million in political donations is flowing into Arizona’s two toss-up races that could decide the balance of power in Congress.KOLD · 21 Oct, 02:34

In this story: Elon Musk · Donald Trump · Amish Shah · Jay Feely · Joanna Mendoza · Juan Ciscomani · Arizona

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