Robert F Kennedy Jr. announces his entry to the 2024 presidential race as an independent candidate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - American Values 2024, a fundraising "Super PAC" supporting third party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said on Tuesday it plans to spend up to $15 million getting him on the ballot in 10 states that will be important to winning the 2024 race. AV24 was on track to raise nearly $30 million after Kennedy, son of the Democratic senator who was assassinated in 1968, said in October he would run as an independent, AV24 co-founder Tony Lyons told Reuters. Millions have come from a former donor to Donald Trump, Timothy Mellon. Reporting by Heather Timmons Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Robert F Kennedy Jr, Mark Makela, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, AV24, Tony Lyons, Donald Trump, Timothy Mellon, Deirdre Golffard, Heather Timmons, Frances Kerry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Democratic, Super PAC, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Arizona , California , Colorado , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan, Nevada , New York, Texas