Musk's PAC lawyer runs in Texas House district that is home to billionaire's business interests
Chris Gober, a former top lawyer and director for Elon Musk's America PAC, is running as the GOP nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 10th congressional district. The district houses key operations for Musk's business empire, including SpaceX and a Terafab AI chip factory under construction by Tesla and SpaceX. Musk is facing sharp criticism over the congressional bid. Campaign finance disclosures show that SpaceX's political action committee has contributed ten thousand dollars to Gober's campaign.
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- ✓ Chris Gober is the GOP U.S. House nominee in Texas's 10th congressional district.
- ✓ Texas's 10th district contains Tesla and SpaceX operations, including a Terafab AI chip factory under construction.
- ✓ Chris Gober previously worked as a lawyer and director for Elon Musk's America PAC.
- ✓ SpaceX's PAC donated 10,000 dollars to Chris Gober's campaign.
What changed
Gober deleted a specific artificial intelligence section from his campaign website.
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Musk's PAC Lawyer Runs in Texas House District
Chris Gober, a former top lawyer and director for Elon Musk's America PAC, is running as the GOP nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 10th congressional district. The district houses key operations for Musk's business empire, including SpaceX and a Terafab AI chip factory under construction by Tesla and SpaceX. Musk is facing sharp criticism over the congressional bid. Campaign finance disclosures show that SpaceX's political action committee has contributed ten thousand dollars to Gober's campaign.
Why it matters
The congressional run places a close associate of the world's richest person into a district vital to his manufacturing and technology footprint. Democratic lawmakers have warned that they intend to investigate Musk across multiple fronts if they capture control of Congress. The race intersects corporate interests and political influence as Musk deploys vast sums of capital into the midterm elections.
What is confirmed
- Chris Gober is the GOP U.S. House nominee in Texas's 10th congressional district.
- Texas's 10th district contains Tesla and SpaceX operations, including a Terafab AI chip factory under construction.
- Chris Gober previously worked as a lawyer and director for Elon Musk's America PAC.
- SpaceX's PAC donated 10,000 dollars to Chris Gober's campaign.
Still unconfirmed
- Chris Gober redrew his own congressional district lines so that Musk's Austin compound would fall within the district.
What to watch next
- Election results for Texas's 10th congressional district
- Potential congressional investigations into Elon Musk if Democrats win control of Congress
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- CNBC — Musk's PAC lawyer runs in Texas House district that is home to billionaire's business interests
- The Daily Beast — Musk Blasted Over His Lawyer Running for Congress in SpaceX District
- Axios — Scoop: GOP candidate with Musk ties scrubs AI from campaign site
- Hoodline — Chris Gober Deletes AI Section From Texas Campaign Site
- www.cnbc.com — Musk's PAC lawyer runs in Texas House district that is home ...
- relaypost.me — Musk's Former PAC Lawyer Runs for Congress in Texas
- www.yahoo.com — Musk Blasted Over His Lawyer Running for Congress in SpaceX ...
- www.svmuu.com — Chris Gober, former lawyer for Elon Musk's political action ...
- www.wol.com — Elon Musk PAC’s lawyer Chris Gober runs for Congress from Texas
- www.tag24.com — Musk faces heat over lawyer's Texas House bid in district ...
- www.inquirer.com — Elon Musk tests what nearly half a billion dollars can buy in the midterms
- www.thedailybeast.com — Musk Blasted Over His Lawyer Running for Congress in SpaceX ...
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