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Robert Book

Individual

Co Vice Chairman, Axxes Capital · Florida

5 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Robert Book gave $4.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% 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, 98% were on the winning side ($4.2M won, $72K lost). $66K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.8M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

98%

$4.3M scored (91% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$72K

Not allocated or result unknown

$441K

$376K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $66K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Right for America

$167K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4.2M
$3.9M / $55K
Rjc Victory Fund

$54K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$186K / $3K
United Democracy Project

$145K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$40K / $14K
Buckeye Values PAC

$9K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$83K / $0
Forward Blue PAC

$400 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$11 / $89

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Book's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Book's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentAttacking$3.1M✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$1.1M✓ Yes
Kamala HarrisPresident (primary)Attacking$55K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$51K✓ Yes
Jamaal BowmanNew York 16th District (primary)Attacking$27KUnknown
Cori BushMissouri 1st District (primary)Attacking$15KUnknown
Mark MessmerIndiana 8th District (primary)Supporting$14K✓ Yes
George S. LatimerNew York 16th District (primary)Supporting$13K✓ Yes
Dave MinCalifornia 47th District (primary)Attacking$13K✗ No
Sarah ElfrethMaryland 3rd District (primary)Supporting$12K✓ Yes
Yadira CaraveoColorado 8th DistrictAttacking$10K✓ Yes
Wesley BellMissouri 1st District (primary)Supporting$9K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Book spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Robert Book gave $4.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% 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, 98% were on the winning side ($4.2M won, $72K lost). $66K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Book fund in 2024?
Right for America ($4.2M), Rjc Victory Fund ($250K), United Democracy Project ($250K), Buckeye Values PAC ($100K), Forward Blue PAC ($500).
Which candidates did Robert Book's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Kamala Harris (President, about $3.1M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.1M, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $55K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.