Billionaire Elon Musk has made a number of enemies in Washington, D.C. since taking over as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Amongst the angriest are those who believe that it is unethical for any one person to have so much money, and hot on their heels are those who don't believe said money should be used to support conservative causes, as MSN News reported.

In his recent announcement that frustrated many on the left, Musk announced that a Wisconsin voter was going to get $1 million just days before the conclusion of a hotly contested state Supreme Court election that broke spending records.

On Wednesday night, Musk announced his big award on X. The payment to a Green Bay man is reminiscent of a lottery that his political action committee held in Wisconsin and other swing states last year.

The Election

The Tuesday election to replace a retiring liberal justice will determine whether Wisconsin's highest court will remain 4-3 liberal or shift to conservative.

The race has become a proxy war for national politics, with Trump and Musk supporting Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel in the nonpartisan contest.

The Democratic-backed candidate, Susan Crawford, criticized Musk's $1 million donation as fraudulent influence-buying in a state where Tesla, his electric vehicle company, is facing a lawsuit.

“It’s corrupt, it’s extreme, and it’s disgraceful to our state and judiciary,” Crawford spokesperson Derrick Honeyman said in a statement.

Case History

The Supreme Court elections  just five days away but no legal action has been taken against Musk's payments to electors in Wisconsin.

According to the executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, Jay Heck the payments were a last-minute attempt to sway the election.

“Whether or not Wisconsinites will believe this is legitimate or not probably won’t be settled until after the election,” he said.

“But this not what a Wisconsin Supreme Court election ought to be decided on. Races for the high court are supposed to be on judicial temperament and impartiality, not huge amounts of money for partisan purposes.”

From Musk

America First, Musk's political action committee, announced last week that it would give $100 to electors who signed a petition opposing "activist judges."

At that time, he did not specify that there would be $1 million rewards. However, in his post on Wednesday, he stated that an additional $1 million award would be given in the next two days. It was unclear who was responsible for selecting the $1 million winner and the process by which it was decided.