★ Private Action
Timothy Mellon donates $25M to pro-RFK Jr. super PAC
Filed April 2024$25,000,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Mellon, heir to the Mellon banking fortune, made five contributions totaling $25 million to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent 2024 presidential bid, beginning in 2023.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Timothy Mellon made five separate donations totaling $25 million to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential bid, beginning in 2023. His final donation to that super PAC was made in April 2024. Kennedy had launched his campaign as a Democrat before running as an independent candidate.
Further reading
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