佛州众议员希梅内斯致信马斯克：正式邀请特斯拉把总部从德州迁往佛州
美国佛罗里达州共和党籍众议员 Carlos Gimenez 11月11日公开一封日期为11月9日的致特斯拉首席执行官马斯克的信，正式邀请特斯拉考虑把公司总部从德州迁往佛州，并扩大在佛州的运营。Gimenez 代表佛州第28国会选区，曾任 Miami-Dade 县县长。
Gimenez 在信中写道，德州近期选出自称民主社会主义者的人士掌权后，他同样担忧过度政府干预、出于政治动机的调查和惩罚成功的政策；佛州的做法根本不同，崇尚更低的税负、负责任的监管和不受不必要政府干预的创新自由。他还提出，南佛州基础设施与劳动力条件成熟，又是通往拉丁美洲与加勒比地区的门户。
这封信的背景是11月3日中期选举中民主党在德州大胜：民主党人 Gina Hinojosa 击败现任州长 Greg Abbott，当选州长。据《国会山报》报道，马斯克此前已与候任州长 Hinojosa 就一宗可能涉及州有土地出售的安排发生龃龉。
佛州州长德桑蒂斯11月4日在州府 Tallahassee 的记者会上已先行警告，德州新当选的民主党籍州总检察长 Nathan Johnson 会冲着马斯克来。「德州有了一名民主党籍总检察长，他们会去针对马斯克，我保证会这样，」德桑蒂斯说，并称 Austin 郊外的特斯拉超级工厂会因此面临很强的政治敌意，这是「一次巨大的转变」。Johnson 在竞选中曾提出要审查给予星链的约1.1亿美元州宽带拨款；他击败共和党人 Mayes Middleton，成为德州自1994年以来首位民主党籍州总检察长。德州共和党籍参议员克鲁兹同一时期也警告，民主党人会「迫害」他们眼中的对手，尤其是马斯克。
特斯拉2021年12月把总部从加州 Palo Alto 迁到 Austin 的超级工厂。截至发稿，马斯克与特斯拉没有公开回应这封邀请，也没有宣布任何搬迁计划。Gimenez 2022年12月也曾邀请马斯克把社交平台 X 的总部从旧金山迁到 Miami-Dade 县。
（来源：国会山报）
Florida Rep. Gimenez Invites Tesla to Move Its Headquarters From Texas to Florida in Letter to Musk
U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a Florida Republican, on November 11 made public a letter dated November 9 to Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, formally inviting Tesla to consider relocating its corporate headquarters from Texas to Florida and expanding its operations there. Gimenez represents Florida's 28th Congressional District and is a former mayor of Miami-Dade County.
In the letter, Gimenez wrote that following the recent election of self-described Democratic Socialists to positions of power in Texas, he shared concerns about excessive government interference, politically motivated investigations and policies that punish success. Florida, he wrote, takes a fundamentally different approach, championing lower taxes, responsible regulation and the freedom to innovate without unnecessary government intrusion. He also pointed to South Florida's infrastructure and workforce and its role as a gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The letter followed the Democrats' sweeping midterm victories in Texas on November 3, in which Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott in the governor's race. According to The Hill, Musk had already clashed with Governor-elect Hinojosa over a potential state land sale.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had already warned at a November 4 press conference in Tallahassee that Texas's newly elected Democratic attorney general, Nathan Johnson, would go after Musk. 'You have a Democrat attorney general in Texas. They're going to go after Elon Musk. I guarantee you they will do that,' DeSantis said, adding that the Tesla Gigafactory outside Austin would face very strong political hostility and calling the shift a massive sea change. Johnson campaigned on reviewing roughly $110 million in state broadband grants to Starlink; he defeated Republican Mayes Middleton to become Texas's first Democratic attorney general since 1994. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz likewise warned in the same period that Democrats would persecute those they perceive as enemies, especially Musk.
Tesla moved its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to its Gigafactory in Austin in December 2021. As of publication, neither Musk nor Tesla had publicly responded to the invitation or announced any relocation plan. In December 2022, Gimenez also invited Musk to move the headquarters of the social platform X from San Francisco to Miami-Dade County.
(Source: The Hill)
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