Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla ($TSLA), endorsed Jeremy Sylestine, a tough-on-crime Democrat, in the race for Travis County District Attorney in Austin, Texas, against the incumbent, Jose Garza, who is backed by George Soros. Musk took an unusual step by emailing Tesla employees, urging them to vote out the 'far left' Austin DA, Jose Garza, and support Sylestine. Despite Musk's endorsement and efforts, Garza won re-election for a second term, defeating Sylestine by a 2 to 1 margin, effectively losing by 30 points.
Musk-Endorsed Austin DA Candidate Loses To Progressive Incumbent https://t.co/sBZbwJxKvx https://t.co/3GZWpUyjFu
Elon Musk emailed Tesla, $TSLA, employees, per Bloomberg, asking them to vote for a new district attorney in Austin who will “actually prosecute crimes.”
Musk’s endorsed DA candidate in Austin, TX lost by 30 points. https://t.co/SFVKlWGkmc
Austin’s Soros-backed District Attorney Jose Garza won his election for a second term. A terrible result for a city that’s starting to struggle with crime due to Garza’s “progressive” agenda of criminal justice reform. He beat his rival by 2 to 1 despite an endorsement by Elon… https://t.co/SYhUx07PDS
Elon Musk endorsed the challenger to Austin's progressive DA. He emailed Tesla staff to go out to vote in the race today. The DA, José Garza, just won by a 2 to 1 margin. https://t.co/zY1EkU1PLH
Elon Musk emails Tesla employees to support Jeremy Sylestine for Travis County DA https://t.co/cAWKfG1Z08
#NEW: Elon Musk emails Tesla employees to support Jeremy Sylestine for Travis County DA https://t.co/FzJeg16tUo
Musk Urges Tesla Employees (in company memo) to Vote Out ‘Far Left’ Austin DA @elonmusk $TSLA https://t.co/1JBQP3B4OG
Elon Musk endorses tough-on-crime Democrat Jeremy Sylestine in Austin DA's race against Soros-backed Jose Garza https://t.co/pdnnJSoQED https://t.co/S7d72i0IHW