RFK Jr. earns millions from conservative and anti-vax companies: disclosure
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. brought in more than $10 million last year across various sources — from a health organization and law firm campaigning against vaccines to a right-wing college and a conservative book publisher — according to his latest public financial disclosure.
Kennedy, who is running for president as an independent, earned more than $400,000 each from conservative book publisher, Skyhorse Publishing, and JW Howard Attorneys, which litigated more than 40 cases against vaccine mandates, according to his public personal financial disclosure, which the Federal Election Commission released Monday afternoon and required of all presidential candidates.
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Kennedy also brought in more than $215,000 from the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization he co-founded, whose COVID-19 appeals to the Supreme Court were recently rejected. Kennedy took a leave of absence from Children’s Health Defense when announcing his candidacy in April 2023.
According to the disclosure, Kennedy also accepted $12,000 from a speaking engagement for Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian college in Michigan that got caught up in a plot to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.
Kennedy brought in the most money from his environmental law firm, Kennedy and Madonna, earning him more than $8.6 million through his partnership share, according to his disclosure. His referral fee agreement with WisnerBaum Law Firm earned him another $743,278.70.
The disclosure notes nine different oil and gas leases through Arctic Royalty LP, earning Kennedy up to $1,000 each. Arctic Royalty has leased land to companies fined for pollution infractions and is connected to pollution in East Palestine, Ohio, due to a train derailment in 2023, Politico reported.
Kennedy reported owning Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency, placing its value between $500,001 and $1 million.
Kennedy’s disclosure also noted various liabilities. Among them: a credit line he is a guarantor for in the $250,001 to $500,000 range for a cosmetics company founded by Kennedy’s wife, actress and director, Cheryl Hines, and her daughter.
Four American Express credits cards are listed as liabilities but noted to be paid in full each month. One card is valued up to $500,000, two up to $100,000 and another up to $15,000.
Hines lists numerous residuals from her TV and film work, such as HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Suburgatory” and “A Bad Moms Christmas,” although Kennedy did not list values for these residuals. Hines also received a salary in the $500,001 to $1 million range from Youngster Productions, according to Kennedy’s disclosure.
Kennedy finally filed his disclosure after two extensions totaling 56 days, according to a note on the disclosure initialed by Tracey L. Ligon, attorney with the Federal Election Commission.
Kennedy is polling at about 8 percent nationwide. Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump and Democrat President Joe Biden, at 41.7 percent and 38.9 percent, respectively, according to The Hill.
Kennedy’s campaign did not immediately respond to Raw Story’s request for comment.
