Wisconsin teacher and father-of-three is latest to win Elon Musk's $1million constitution lottery

A Wisconsin teacher has go the latest fortunate victor of Elon Musk's million-dollar giveaway.

Brian Bauer, a father-of-three from Eau Claire, was announced connected Thursday evening arsenic the newest victor of the election lottery.

Musk's pro-Trump governmental radical America PAC has been giving retired $1million prizes regular successful a random gully of registered voters successful swing states.

To beryllium eligible, voters indispensable 'pledge their enactment for the First and Second Amendments' - which are escaped code and the close to carnivore arms.

They indispensable besides reside successful and beryllium registered voters of 1 of 7 plaything states - Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin. 

Bauer is simply a beloved section mediate schoolhouse teacher. His committedness to his occupation was included successful a media constitute up successful 2021, erstwhile helium attended workshops during his summertime interruption to larn astir 3D printing to thatch his students.

'I came to summation my knowledge,' helium said astatine the time. 

'I tin instrumentality the accusation I get and bring it into the schoolroom for my students. I’m ever trying to sharpen my skills.'

He posed alongside his wife, 3 daughters and household canine with the immense $1million check.

America PAC issued a connection which read: 'Brian from Eau Claire, Wisconsin received $1M for signing our petition to enactment the Constitution. 

'Every time until Election Day, a idiosyncratic who signs volition beryllium selected to gain $1M arsenic a spokesperson for America PAC.'

But the Justice Department has issued repeated warnings that the regular giveaways could beryllium violating predetermination laws by enticing radical to registry to ballot to person fiscal gain.

It is amerciable to bribe radical to registry to vote. 

But Musk has defended the giveaway, noting voters bash not person to registry arsenic Republican - oregon adjacent ballot connected November 5 - to with the prize money.

'The lone happening we inquire for the cardinal dollars is that you beryllium a spokesperson for the petition. And that's it really. That's it,' the world's richest antheral said.

Musk said the winners are chosen randomly. The archetypal 3 were each from Pennsylvania, a authorities astir election-watchers accidental is important successful either candidate's way to the White House. They were each besides registered Republicans.

After the assassination effort connected Trump astatine his Butler, Pennsylvania rally connected July 15, Musk decided to officially endorse the erstwhile president.

Musk has go 1 of the Republican Party's largest mega donors, funneling astatine least $75million into Trump's campaign. 

Musk has said the winners are chosen randomly. The archetypal 3 are each from