Candidate
Compared on: Elon Musk
THE CLAIM · OCT 19, 2026
“…[Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement”
James Talarico · Read the post
THE RECORD · SEP 30, 2026
“Elon Musk gave SLF PAC $75M on Sep 9 and $83M on Sep 23, 2026; SLF PAC gave Texas PAC $75M on Sep 10 and $83M on Sep 24, 2026.”
Federal Election Commission · FEC filing as filed: Texas PAC (C00960211), report 2025952, 2026-07-01 to... · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 30, 2026
“Texas PAC spent $148.6M for Ken Paxton or against James Talarico since May 26, 2026; 100% of its 2026 receipts trace to Elon Musk.”
Federal Election Commission · FEC filing as filed: Texas PAC (C00960211), report 2025952, 2026-07-01 to... · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 30, 2026
“America PAC spent $31.6M for Ken Paxton or against James Talarico since May 26, 2026; 100% of its 2026 receipts trace to Elon Musk.”
Federal Election Commission · FEC filing as filed: America PAC (C00879510), report 2026216, 2026-07-01 to... · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 30, 2026
“Lone Star Liberty PAC spent $11.7M for Ken Paxton or against James Talarico since May 26, 2026; 41% of its 2026 receipts trace to Elon Musk.”
Federal Election Commission · FEC filing as filed: Lone Star Liberty PAC (C00901223), report 2027860... · Read
THE RECORD · OCT 21, 2026
“Since the May 26, 2026 runoff, outside groups reported $241.1M in independent expenditures for Ken Paxton or against James Talarico through Oct 21, 2026 (largest: Texas PAC $148.6M, America PAC $31.6M, MAGA Inc. $30.4M).”
Federal Election Commission · FEC independent expenditures as filed, TX U.S. Senate race, since 2026-05-26 · Read
THE RECORD · OCT 21, 2026
“Since the May 26, 2026 runoff, outside groups reported $30.1M in independent expenditures for James Talarico or against Ken Paxton through Oct 20, 2026 (largest: Lone Star Rising PAC $13.9M, AB PAC $3.7M, Lower Costs Now $2.5M).”
Federal Election Commission · FEC independent expenditures as filed, TX U.S. Senate race, since 2026-05-26 · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 30, 2026
“Ken Paxton for Senate, Ken Paxton's campaign, reported $19.5M in receipts this cycle through Sep 30, 2026, $19M of it from individuals.”
Federal Election Commission · FEC totals, Ken Paxton for Senate (C00901918), 2025–2026 · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 30, 2026
“Talarico for Texas, James Talarico's campaign, reported $128.8M in receipts this cycle through Sep 30, 2026, $122.3M of it from individuals.”
Federal Election Commission · FEC totals, Talarico for Texas (C00919084), 2025–2026 · Read
RECORD AGREES ON WHO PAYS
FEC filings trace 77% of the $241.1M outside groups spent for Ken Paxton or against James Talarico to Elon Musk. That counts money a committee passed on the day after Elon Musk gave it the same sum; FEC filings do not earmark it.
