WIRED’s Midterms Races to Watch
This report examines the 2026 midterm election race in Texas' 10th district, focusing on candidate Chris Gober. It highlights his ties to the America PAC, Elon Musk, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Why it matters
The intersection of tech lobbying, political redistricting, and AI-friendly policy funding significantly influences the direction of US legislative priorities.
WHAT MAKES THIS A WIRED RACE: DOGE, Musk, America PAC, AI lobby
Former America PAC lawyer Chris Gober is running to represent Texas’ newly gerrymandered 10th district. Gober served as counsel for the Texas Republican congressional delegation for the 2025 redistricting effort that saw a new, gerrymandered map created for the 2026 midterms—one that was meant to create five new Republican congressional districts.
In addition to representing Musk’s PAC, Gober’s law firm, Lex Politica, has also represented Elevate New Mexico, a limited liability company that ran an advertising campaign supporting a controversial data center project in the state, as well as the Danube Institute USA, a think tank aligned with Hungary’s former right-wing leader Viktor Orban.
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