Elon Musk says he voted Republican for the first time in Mayra Flores’ Texas special election – Houston Chronicle

Cayla Harris,Austin Bureau

June 15, 2022Updated: June 15, 2022 11:41a.m.

CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party, in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, of Tesla and SpaceX fame, said he voted Republican for the first time on Tuesday and it was in a South Texas special election.

I voted for Mayra Flores - first time I ever voted Republican, Musk tweeted. Massive red wave in 2022.

Flores made history on Tuesday when she won the special election for the 34th Congressional District, flipping a longtime Democratic stronghold and soon becoming the first congresswoman born in Mexico. She is the first Republican elected to represent that area of the Rio Grande Valley in more than 150 years.

A HISTORIC WIN: Republican Mayra Flores flips South Texas district to become first Mexican-born congresswoman

Welcome to the Republican Party! Flores replied. We welcome all walk aways from all walks of life. The party of opportunity, prosperity, and freedom is here to stay. We look forward to working together and building a better future for all of America.

Musk, who is registered to vote in Cameron County, has become increasingly involved in Texas affairs in recent years. He moved Teslas corporate headquarters to Austin last year, while SpaceX has a facility in Boca Chica and The Boring Company Musks infrastructure and tunnel construction business is based in Pflugerville.

Welcome to the party! Attorney General Ken Paxton replied to Musks tweet. Keep Texas Bright Red!

cayla.harris@express-news.net

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Cayla Harris covers state politics out of Hearst's Austin bureau. She previously covered New York state government for the Albany Times Union. She is a 2019 graduate of the George Washington University, where she studied journalism and Spanish. During her time in D.C., she interned for the Hearst Washington bureau.

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