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- 公司动态
- 美国政治行动委员会（America PAC）自8月20日以来已斥资247595美元助力肯·帕克斯顿在得克萨斯州参议院竞选活动
- 联邦选举委员会备案文件显示，苏珊·柯林斯的竞选团队获得170224美元支持
- 《纽约时报》报道，此次更大规模的选民动员行动今年秋季总支出或高达1.2亿美元
纽约9月3日路透电 —— 太空探索技术公司创始人埃隆·马斯克近日通过其名下的超级政治行动委员会，已为十余个关键国会选区的竞选投入超过80万美元，为中期选举中势均力敌的共和党候选人资助直邮广告及其他竞选物料。
马斯克的政治行动委员会“美国政治行动委员会”由这位全球首富提供5000万美元竞选资金支持，周三晚间提交的备案文件显示了其在2026年选举中的首笔支出，重点布局得克萨斯州及其他摇摆州的选战。
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路透社7月曾报道，该政治行动委员会预计将在共和党选民动员工作中发挥重要作用，在11月3日选举前投入资金用于上门拉票、数字广告及直邮竞选活动。据《纽约时报》消息，该委员会的筹资目标最高可达1.2亿美元。
美国政治行动委员会的发言人周四拒绝置评。太空探索技术公司未立即回应置评请求。
该委员会在得克萨斯州的投入最高，马斯克的太空探索技术公司总部就位于该州，同时该州拥有多个火箭及星链设施。得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿自8月20日以来已获得马斯克提供的247595美元竞选资助，他将与民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科角逐参议院席位。根据选举追踪专家内特·西尔弗的《西尔弗简报》，塔拉里科自4月中旬以来在民调中始终小幅领先。
备案文件显示，紧随其后的最大受益方是缅因州联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯，她作为参议院拨款委员会主席掌控联邦财政支出，其竞选团队获得170224美元支持。她将与民主党候选人特洛伊·杰克逊展开备受关注的角逐。
在俄亥俄州，共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特德正面临激烈的连任竞选，对手是前参议员谢罗德·布朗，美国政治行动委员会为此印制了价值105675美元的竞选物料。与柯林斯一样，赫斯特德也是参议院拨款委员会成员，该委员会负责审批马斯克旗下太空探索技术公司的多项大额政府合同。
该委员会的备案文件显示，马斯克还为阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丹·沙利文的竞选提供了支持。沙利文是参议院军事委员会成员，该委员会负责监管五角大楼以及马斯克旗下航天、卫星和人工智能公司向联邦政府提供的诸多项目。
在国会众议院选举中，马斯克的政治行动委员会为多名现任议员的竞选提供了支持，这些议员分别来自军事委员会、外交事务委员会、国土安全委员会以及其他可能涉及或监管其公司业务的委员会。其中包括宾夕法尼亚州的共和党众议员斯科特·佩里和瑞安·麦肯齐、新泽西州的汤姆·基恩、弗吉尼亚州的詹妮弗·基根斯、纽约州的迈克·劳勒以及威斯康星州的德里克·范奥登。
周三晚间披露的所有支出均用于“印刷服务”，这意味着资金将用于直邮广告、明信片、门挂宣传品、拉票传单、庭院标牌等相关物料。
此次开支遭到民主党人士批评，其中包括美国众议员克里斯·帕帕斯。民调显示帕帕斯在新罕布什尔州参议院选举的民主党初选中占据优势。若他获胜，将与前共和党参议员约翰·苏努努角逐席位，苏努努正寻求重夺旧席。马斯克的政治行动委员会已斥资超过9万美元用于反对帕帕斯的宣传物料，帕帕斯此前曾严厉批评马斯克领导政府效率部的过往表现。
“像埃隆·马斯克这样的‘让美国再次伟大’共和党人正试图为约翰·苏努努买下这个参议院席位，因为他们清楚苏努努会成为唐纳德·特朗普有毒议程的橡皮图章，”帕帕斯的竞选经理雷切尔·彼得里在向路透社提供的一份声明中说道。
苏努努的办公室未回应置评请求。
美国众议员瑞安·麦肯齐的发言人表示，其竞选团队未与任何超级政治行动委员会（包括马斯克的委员会）就协调竞选开支进行过沟通。发言人阿诺·阿姆斯特朗称，麦肯齐是政府改革的倡导者，“正带头打击国会内部股票交易、对抗大型企业并追究大型科技公司的责任”。
赫斯特德的发言人拒绝置评，其他共和党候选人的代表未立即回应置评请求。
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Musk super PAC wades into US midterms with $800,000 for Republicans in close races
2026-09-04T02:20:10.287Z / https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-super-pac-wades-into-us-midterms-with-800000-republicans-close-races-2026-09-04/
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- America PAC has spent $247,595 since August 20 boosting Ken Paxton’s campaign in Texas Senate race
- Susan Collins’ campaign receives $170,224 in help, FEC filing shows
- Broader voter-drive effort could total up to $120 million this fall, New York Times has reported
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – SpaceX founder Elon Musk has spent more than $800,000 in recent days on over a dozen key congressional races through his super PAC, funding direct-mail and other campaign materials for Republican candidates who face close races in the midterm elections.
Musk’s political action committee America PAC, which has been sitting on a $50 million war chest funded by the world’s richest man, reported its first spending for the 2026 election in a filing late on Wednesday, with a focus on races in Texas and other battleground states.
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The PAC expects to play a major role in Republican voter turnout efforts, with spending on door knockers, digital advertising and direct-mail campaigns ahead of the November 3 election, Reuters reported in July. It has a funding target of up to $120 million, according to the New York Times.
A spokesperson for America PAC declined to comment on Thursday. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The PAC spent the most money in Texas, where Musk’s SpaceX is headquartered with multiple rocket and Starlink facilities. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has received a $247,595 boost from Musk since August 20 for his Senate race against Democrat James Talarico, who has been narrowly leading in public opinion polls since mid-April according to election tracker Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican and the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee which controls federal spending, was the next biggest beneficiary with $170,224 going towards her campaign, the filing shows. She is in a closely watched race against Democrat Troy Jackson.
In Ohio, where Republican Senator Jon Husted faces a tough battle to keep his seat against former Senator Sherrod Brown, America PAC has printed $105,675 in materials. Like Collins, Husted sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee which controls the funding for some of Musk’s biggest government contracts at SpaceX.
The PAC’s filing showed Musk also boosted the campaign of Senator Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee. That committee oversees the Pentagon and many of the projects that Musk’s space, satellite and artificial intelligence companies provide to the federal government.
In U.S. House races, Musk’s PAC boosted several sitting members of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees as well as other committees that may touch on or oversee the work of his companies. They include Republican Representatives Scott Perry and Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania, Tom Kean of New Jersey, Jennifer Kiggans of Virginia, Mike Lawler of New York and Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin.
All of the spending disclosed on Wednesday night was for “printing,” suggesting it was used for direct-mail, postcards, door hangers, canvassing literature, yard signs and the like.
The spending has drawn criticism from Democrats, including U.S. Representative Chris Pappas, who is favored in polls to win next week’s Democratic primary for the New Hampshire Senate race. If victorious, he would face former Republican Senator John Sununu, who is running for his old seat. Musk’s PAC spent more than $90,000 on materials opposing Pappas, who has been highly critical of Musk’s past work running the Department of Government Efficiency.
“MAGA Republicans like Elon Musk are trying to buy this Senate seat for John Sununu because they know he would be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s toxic agenda,” Rachel Petri, Pappas’ campaign manager, said in a statement to Reuters.
Sununu’s office did not return a request for comment.
A spokesman for U.S. Representative Ryan Mackenzie said the campaign has not talked with any super PACs, including Musk’s, about coordinated campaign spending. Spokesman Arnaud Armstrong said Mackenzie was a champion for government reform “leading the charge to crack down on congressional stock trading, taking on large corporations, and holding big tech accountable.”
A spokesperson for Husted declined to comment while representatives for the other Republican candidates did not immediately return requests for comment.
Reporting by by Dawn Kopecki in New York; Additional reporting by Joey Roulette in Washington; Editing by Edmund Klamann