CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, owner of X (formerly Twitter). World's wealthiest person at times. Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump. Controversial and active presence in global politics.
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Elon Musk
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On the issues 4
Public positions Elon Musk has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Artificial intelligence regulation"Co-founded OpenAI, then departed; now developing Grok. Warns of AI risks but pushes development"
- Border security and migration management"Vocal critic of illegal immigration; supports merit-based legal immigration"
- National debt and fiscal sustainability"Co-leads DOGE effort to cut federal spending"
- Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act"Acquired Twitter/X citing commitment to free speech absolutism"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.