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The PAC provided funding to Republican candidates in key house races including [[Mike Lawler]], [[Ken Calvert]], [[Michelle Steel]], [[Ken Coughlin]], [[Marc Molinaro]], [[Tom Kean Jr.]], [[Derrick Merrin]], [[David Valadao]], [[Austin Theriault]], and [[Joe Kent]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Solender |first1=Andrew |title=Elon Musk bankrolls outgunned House GOP campaigns |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/10/08/elon-musk-house-republicans-super-pac |website=axios.com |publisher=Axios |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-trump-group-funded-by-musk-struggles-with-outreach-targets-inflation-2024-10-18/|title=Exclusive: Pro-Trump group funded by Musk struggles with outreach targets, inflation of doorknock|publisher=retunes}}</ref>
== Allegations of irregularity ==
According to CNN, the United States' [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] had told America PAC that its giveaways could be in violation of federal law.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=Philadelphia prosecutor sues Elon Musk group to stop $1 million lottery for voters |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/philadelphia-da-sues-elon-musk-pac-stop-1-million-lottery-voters-cnbc-reports-2024-10-28/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>
=== Philadelphia prosecution ===
On October 28, 2024, [[Philadelphia]] district attorney [[Larry Krasner|Lawrence Krasner]] filed a civil lawsuit against America PAC and Elon Musk alleging that the organization had operated illegal loteries in the city and in the state of Pennsylvania.<ref name=":1" />
== See also ==
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