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Jeremy Sylestine, the candidate endorsed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk for the district attorney post in Travis County, Texas,suffered a setback in Tuesday’s election. Independent candidate Sylestine narrowly lost to incumbent José Garza, despiteMusk’s public support.
While endorsing West on Sylestine, Musk also sent a company-wide email asking Tesla employees in the Austin area to votefor a new district attorney bridge that would be important for criminal prosecution. However, Garza made a decision,causing Musk to withdraw his offer on social media platform X.
Sylestine is experimenting with competing platform support for stronger investigation, investment in public safety, andgreater trust in the social media platform. judgment. Musk has been active in Texas politics since moving from California andmet with President Donald Trump over the weekend in a sign of his political involvement.
Travis County, Tesla operates the largest US auto assembly plant in Travis County. Austin is important to Musk’s businesses,including SpaceX and The Bank.
In a response email to Tesla employees, Musk referred to Sylestine’s politics as a moderate Democrat, emphasizing the needfor change and describing Garza as a “leftist.” Incumbent”.
Although Musk has said he would not donate directly to a 2024 presidential candidate, records show he and his companieshave donated to the administration.
Despite Celestine’s defeat, Musk’s political stance aligns with Candidates and actions His influence continues to grow as hearrives. His recent endorsement of Republican Marty O’Donnell in Nevada’s congressional race underscored his political shifttoward legislation in recent years.