
James Talarico
October 19, 2026 · Newsletter
Elon Musk is spending almost $200 million to buy Ken Paxton.
The richest man in the world is trying to buy this seat.
That’s no exaggeration. Elon Musk personally orchestrated and funded the entire Ken Paxton “rescue operation.” Nearly $200 million from one man to beat our movement.
Let me lay this out now that we have the receipts to prove how they hid this corruption for nearly two months.
Over the summer, Elon gave $10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC, the original Ken Paxton super PAC. It was the first to start attacking us on the air in a significant way.
He also gave $76 million to America PAC, the super PAC he started himself to fund organizing. Ken Paxton functionally turned over his entire field and turnout operation to them.
But when that wasn’t enough, he went all in to bail out Ken Paxton, giving $158 million to fund Texas PAC — the super PAC created by Senate Republicans’ SLF. It is where the majority of the spending against us is from.
And brand new FEC filings proved that every dollar came from Elon Musk.
He donated $158 million in two chunks — the largest amount Senate Republicans’ SLF super PAC has received from a single donor in a quarter ever:

And both times, within 24 hours, SLF transferred the exact same amount to Texas PAC.

It’s gross. Nobody can look at this and pretend it’s not blatant corruption. This is why the majority of Americans, rightfully, do not have faith in our system. It’s obvious that it is designed to screw them, and Washington politicians are happy to play along.
Ending this corruption and completely upending the broken status quo will be my top priority in the U.S. Senate. But I need your help to get across the finish line and win first.
15 days until we take back Texas. Let’s leave it all on the field.
P.S. I know it may feel like a small donation can barely make an impact against this kind of spending. But our campaign is able to spend money far more efficiently than a super PAC.
Anything you can give is proven to be at least 3x as impactful as Elon Musk’s money. I promise I would not ask if I didn’t believe grassroots donations made a difference, but the truth is, your support is the only chance we have.
Small-dollar contributions are the main reason we are on the verge of flipping this seat. Please chip in here.