Musk donates more than $276 million to Republicans ahead of US congressional elections Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur and CEO Elon Musk donated a total of more than $276 million to political action committees (PACs) and other Republican Party organizations in three months, the New York Times reports. "These strong investments allowed the GOP apparatus to deliver its message so that Republicans have a real opportunity to challenge history," he said. Andrew Romeo, spokesman for Musk's PAC America, told the newspaper.