# Susan Crawford

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-09**: Commission Votes 5-1 to Refer Complaints — The Wisconsin Elections Commission, in a bipartisan 5-1 vote, finds probable cause that Musk violated the election bribery statute and refers two complaints to the Brown County district attorney.
- **2025-05-01**: Musk Announces Cut in Political Spending — About a month after the election loss, Musk states he will spend far less on political campaigns going forward.
- **2025-04-01**: Wisconsin Supreme Court Election — Liberal-backed Susan Crawford defeats Republican-backed Brad Schimel by 10 percentage points, maintaining liberal control of the court despite over $100 million in total spending.
- **2025-03-30**: Musk Hands Over $1 Million Checks at Green Bay Rally — Elon Musk presented oversized $1 million checks to two winners at a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and announced a third winner, days before the state Supreme Court election.
- **2025-03-16**: America PAC Offers $100 for Petitions — Two weeks before the election, Elon Musk’s America PAC began offering $100 to voters who signed a petition opposing “activist judges,” a tactic seen as a precursor to the larger giveaways.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Bipartisan 5-1 Vote: Musk’s $1M Checks Violated Wisconsin Election Bribery Law
2026-07-15 23:35:44 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 18

The Wisconsin Elections Commission’s 5-1 bipartisan referral of criminal complaints against Elon Musk tests the boundaries of election bribery statutes in the context of billionaire political spending. The commission found probable cause that Musk’s $1 million voter checks violated state law, setting the stage for a potentially precedent-setting prosecution.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/musk-wisconsin-election-bribery-referral-legal-analysis

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