Which candidates did Gavin De Becker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Robert Kennedy (President, about $2.6M, unknown); for Robert Kennedy (President, about $573K, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Gavin De Becker

Individual

Founder/Author, Gavin De Becker Association · Hawaii

4 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Gavin De Becker gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($81K won, $0 lost). $3.1M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$81K scored (1% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$14M

$11M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
American Values 2024 $11M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$14M		$81K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Gavin De Becker's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Gavin De Becker's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Robert Kennedy	President (primary)	Supporting	$2.6M	Unknown
Robert Kennedy	President	Supporting	$573K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$81K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Gavin De Becker spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Gavin De Becker gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($81K won, $0 lost). $3.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gavin De Becker fund in 2024?: American Values 2024 ($14M).
Which candidates did Gavin De Becker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Robert Kennedy (President, about $2.6M, unknown); for Robert Kennedy (President, about $573K, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.