Richard (Dick) and Elizabeth (Liz) Uihlein

Credentials

• Richard: He majored in History at Stanford University and graduated in 1967.¹John J. Miller. “Outside the Box,” National Review, May 24, 2018. Archived May 25, 2018. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Elizabeth: She has written that she “attended a large, suburban Chicago high school.”²“Ds. and Fs,” retrieved from img.uline.com. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Background

Richard “Dick” E. Uihlein is the CEO of Uline, a packing and shipping company which claims to be the largest in North America. Elizabeth (Liz) A. Uihlein serves as the company’s president. Forbes estimated Richard Uihlein³“Richard Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dIurk and Elizabeth Uihlein’s wealth to be $5.5 billion as of April 2025.⁴“Elizabeth Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hKi8C They are significant republican donors, having given more than $70 million in the 2023-2024 election cycle, initially Ron DeSantis supporters and later shifting to Donald Trump after the Republican primary.⁵“Richard Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dIurk

With their combined donations, Richard and Elizabeth A. Uihlein are among the top four donors for federal contributions from 2023 to 2024, totaling $143,463,906 to Republicans, OpenSecrets reported.⁶“Who are the Biggest Donors?” OpenSecrets. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ijiIw

The Uihlein family made their initial fortune in the 19th century as owners of the Milwaukee brewery Schlit. Edgar Uihlein Sr., Richard’s grandfather’s father, died in 1956, leaving his children an estate valued at $4.8 million.⁷Justin Elliott, Megan O’Matz, and Doris Burke.”That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial,” ProPublica, October 26, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eH8HW

Dick’s father, Edgar Uihlein Jr., was a key funder of far-right political groups in the 1960s and served on the National Finance Committee of the John Birch Society (JBS), according to a 1963 document.⁸Justin Elliott, Megan O’Matz, and Doris Burke.”That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial,” ProPublica, October 26, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eH8HW

ProPublica reported that the Uline company had grown to $712 million in income in 2018 from $18 in 2002, with numbers continuing to increase thanks to the online shopping surge during the pandemic.⁹Justin Elliott, Megan O’Matz, and Doris Burke.”That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial,” ProPublica, October 26, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eH8HW

The New York Times profiled Dick and Liz Uihlein in 2018 in an article titled “The Most Powerful Conservative Couple You’ve Never Heard Of, highlighted Richard Uihlein for underwriting “firebrand anti-establishment candidates who typically defend broad access to assault weapons and assail transgender rights.”¹⁰Stephanie Saul and Danny Hakim. “The Most Powerful Conservative Couple You’ve Never Heard Of,” The New York Times, June 7, 2018. Archived March 30, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/EUB4k

Crain’s Chicago Business once dubbed him “the Koch of conservative politics in Illinois;”¹¹John J. Miller. “Outside the Box,” National Review, May 24, 2018. Archived May 25, 2018. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. however, the article name appears to have been revised.¹²Paul Merrion. “The Koch of conservative politics in Illinois: Uihlein,” Crain’s Chicago Business, September 28, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013. Now redirects to an article titled “How this billionaire CEO became the biggest contributor to GOP conservatives,” National Review, September 28, 2013. Archived March 18, 2025. Archive URL: http://archive.today/pmWUD

Ties to the Trump Campaign

As DeSmog reported in October 2024, in May, Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein each donated $5 million to Make America Great Again, Inc., a super PAC supporting Trump’s reelection.¹³Joe Fassler. “Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025,” DeSmog, October 25, 2024.

Richard also donated over $48 million to Restoration PAC, a pro-Trump political action committee, last quarter alone. Restoration PAC has spent over $12.9 million this year on political advertising, including ads supporting Trump and attacking his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.¹⁴Joe Fassler. “Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025,” DeSmog, October 25, 2024.

Since 2020, the Ed Uihlein Foundation, run by the Uihleins and named in honor of Richard’s father, has donated at least $13.4 million to 13 different Project 2025 groups.¹⁵Joe Fassler. “Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025,” DeSmog, October 25, 2024. 

In 2016, Trump added Elizabeth Uihlein to his economic advisory team,¹⁶Katie Zezima. “Donald Trump expands his economic team, adds women,” The Washington Post, August 11, 2016. Archived April 26, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rSrPB which he designed to “get the American economy back on track.”¹⁷Anders Melin and Polly Mosendz. “Trump Mega-Donor, a Shipping Magnate, Pushes to End a Shutdown,” Bloomberg, April 21, 2020. Archived April 28, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Political Spending

Federal Election Commission (FEC) Data

State-Level Campaign Finance Data

Stance on Climate Change

While the Uihleins do not appear to have released any official statements regarding climate change, the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation has been a significant funder of climate change denial groups, such as the Heartland Institute, which it gave $354,000 from 2014 to 2018, according to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD)¹⁸Alex Kotch. “‘Identity-Scrubbing’ Charities Bankroll Heartland’s Climate Denial,” The Center for Media and Democracy, March 23, 2020. Archived May 17, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Mx2Bk

The Heartland Institute has claimed that global warming is “not a crisis,” suggesting “Probably two-thirds of the warming in the 1990s was due to natural causes; the warming trend already has stopped and forecasts of future warming are unreliable; and the benefits of a moderate warming are likely to outweigh the costs.”¹⁹Joe Bast. “Global Warming: Not a Crisis,” Somewhat Reasonable, August 10, 2011. Archived July 26, 2015. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eMShP

Key Quotes

May 24, 2018

Speaking of his decision to support Trump in a National Review interview, Richard Uihlein said, “He took over. And I can’t abide Hillary Clinton.”²⁰John J. Miller. “Outside the Box,” National Review, May 24, 2018. Archived May 25, 2018. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.”Richard Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dIurk

Speaking about Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, he commented, “We’re being hurt on certain product lines.” However, according to National Review, he remained optimistic about the economy.²¹“Richard Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dIurk

Key Actions

March 2025

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported that Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein were responsible for $3.8 million, or more than a third of the in-state support for electing Brad Schimel (R) to the Supreme Court.²²Tom O’Connor and David Armiak. “Wisconsin’s Right-Wing Infrastructure Works in Lockstep to Elect Schimel to State Supreme Court,” The Center for Media and Democracy, March 7, 2025. Archived March 7, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dxuVh

CMD described Schimel as an “extremist” who “has held close associations with several right-wing organizations and taken far-right positions on hot-button issues from abortion to guns, health care, and the J6 rioters who attacked the Capitol.”²³Tom O’Connor. “Who is Brad Schimel, the Extremist Running for a Seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court?” The Center for Media and Democracy, February 13, 2025. Archived February 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dEdfO

“In 2017, Schimel attended an Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) conference in California. The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies ADF, a Christian Right litigation outfit, as a ‘hate group’ due to its claims that a ‘”homosexual agenda” will destroy Christianity and society,’ and because it supports the ‘recriminalization’ of homosexuality and ‘state-sanctioned sterilization of trans people abroad,'” CMD reported.²⁴Tom O’Connor. “Who is Brad Schimel, the Extremist Running for a Seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court?” The Center for Media and Democracy, February 13, 2025. Archived February 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dEdfO

November 26, 2024

CMD reported that Fair Courts America, supported by Richard Uihlein, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars during the year’s state court races.²⁵Juliana Broad. “Billionaire Megadonors Push State Courts Rightward,” The Center for Media and Democracy, November 26, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/iYbTY

CMD also noted that “Since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating constitutional protections for abortion, significant power has been ceded to the states, where state judges now play an outsized role in interpreting and implementing any potential pro- or anti-abortion laws and ballot measures.” ²⁶Juliana Broad. “Billionaire Megadonors Push State Courts Rightward,” The Center for Media and Democracy, November 26, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/iYbTY

May 2024

Restoration PAC, a political action committee funded almost entirely by Richard Uihlein, launched a more than $3 million ad campaign opposing Tammy Baldwin, in what one news outlet described as a “campaign falsely accusing Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of diverting funds from Medicare to develop electric vehicles.”²⁷Josh Israel. “Super PAC funded by anti-abortion billionaire spends millions to attack Tammy Baldwin,” The Wisconsin Independent, May 6, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/77K6t

The Wisconsin Independent reported that, according to FEC filings, Restoration PAC took in about $15 million between January 2023 and March 2024.²⁸Josh Israel. “Super PAC funded by anti-abortion billionaire spends millions to attack Tammy Baldwin,” The Wisconsin Independent, May 6, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/77K6t

“On its Instagram feed, the PAC says that the term ‘abortion rights’ is a euphemism for murder and that right-wing book banning efforts are really just about keeping pornography away from kids,” The Wisconsin Independent noted, also highlighting that “Baldwin is a strong supporter of abortion rights and is a lead sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that would restore the protections previously affirmed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade.”²⁹Josh Israel. “Super PAC funded by anti-abortion billionaire spends millions to attack Tammy Baldwin,” The Wisconsin Independent, May 6, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/77K6t

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin reported on May 7 that attorneys working for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee forced Restoration PAC to take down the ad.³⁰“What They’re Saying: Eric Hovde’s Dark Money Allies Forced to Take Down False Attack Ad,” The Democratic Party of Wisconsin, May 7, 2024. Archived May 10, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/qpZSa

2024

Richard Uihlein gave Restoration PAC $3.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, according to FEC filings reviewed by CMD. Richard “gave $2.4 million to the PAC directly and funneled another $742,503 through his Restoration of America and Fair Courts America groups.”³¹David Armiak. “GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter,” The Center for Media and Democracy, April 15, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ga2Xc

“Restoration PAC states on its website that it ‘engages in elections, provides support to truly conservative candidates, and opposes Leftists and the woke agenda’ with the goal of ‘enabl[ing] all Americans to live in true freedom.’ Given that the PAC is committed to funding radical anti-abortion groups, Uihlein’s vision of ‘all Americans’ living in ‘true freedom’ fails to include women and their reproductive freedom,” CMD reported.³²David Armiak. “GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter,” The Center for Media and Democracy, April 15, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ga2Xc

In an October 2024 report, CMD found that Restoration PAC had disclosed raising $51.8 million and dispersing $30.4 million in a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing for the third quarter.³³David Armiak. “ULINE CEO’s Restoration PAC Hauls in $51.8 Million in Third Quarter,” The Center for Media and Democracy, October 17, 2024. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/T14Gk

2023

CMD reported on January 31, 2024, that Richard Uihlein gave $4.7 million to Restoration PAC in the second half of 2023. “With Uihlein’s funds, Restoration PAC sent over $4 million to anti-abortion organizations and other right-wing groups over the same period,” CMD reported, referencing a year-end FEC filing.³⁴David Armiak. “ULINE CEO Funnels $4.7 Million into His Restoration PAC Prior to 2024 Elections,” The Center for Media and Democracy, January 31, 2023. Archived March 13, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.is/TFl14

October 2022

ProPublica wrote in 2022 that “the Uihleins have emerged as the No. 1 federal campaign donors for Republicans ahead of the November elections, and the No. 2 donors overall behind liberal financier George Soros.”³⁵Justin Elliott, Megan O’Matz, and Doris Burke.”That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial,” ProPublica, October 26, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eH8HW ³⁶“Who are the Biggest Donors?” OpenSecrets (Data selected for election cycle 2022. Archived January 14, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KyDFY

Together, at that time, they had spent at least $121 million on state and federal politics in the prior two years alone, “fighting taxes, unions, abortion rights and marijuana legalization.”³⁷Justin Elliott, Megan O’Matz, and Doris Burke.”That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial,” ProPublica, October 26, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eH8HW

October 19, 2022

CMD reported that Richard Uihlein had given a previously unreported $1.7 million into the No Better Friend PAC, which supported Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid.³⁸Don Wiener and Arn Pearson. “Richard Uihlein Goes All-In For Johnson in Wisconsin Senate Race,” The Center for Media and Democracy, October 19, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fnewO

“Uihlein’s latest contribution, made to the No Better Friend PAC controlled by failed gubernatorial candidate Kevin Nicholson, brings his investment in Johnson’s reelection to $5.8 million so far this cycle through multiple avenues, including four super PACs and direct contributions to Johnson’s campaign,” CMD noted.³⁹Don Wiener and Arn Pearson. “Richard Uihlein Goes All-In For Johnson in Wisconsin Senate Race,” The Center for Media and Democracy, October 19, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fnewO

October 4, 2022

CMD, reporting on a fundraising invitation for Tim Michels for Governor, noted that Richard had “moved to support” Tim Michels, Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, “after contributing $4.5 million to a PAC supporting Kevin Nicholson’s campaign in the primary.”⁴⁰David Armiak. “GOP Megadonor Looks to Inject Late Cash Into Wisconsin Governor’s Race with Oct. 5 Fundraiser for Tim Michels,” The Center for Media and Democracy, October 4, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pKK8R

Elizabeth had spent $220,000 toward Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign.⁴¹David Armiak. “GOP Megadonor Looks to Inject Late Cash Into Wisconsin Governor’s Race with Oct. 5 Fundraiser for Tim Michels,” The Center for Media and Democracy, October 4, 2022. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pKK8R

July – September 2022

Between July and September 2022, Richard Uihlein gave $7.1 million to help Republicans through his Restoration PAC. “Restoration PAC used those new funds to donate $6.5 million to anti-abortion groups and right-wing, state-based campaigns, and spent $300,000 to fight the U.S. Senate races of incumbent senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz) and Catherine Cortez Masto (R-Nev.), along with candidate Mandela Barnes (D-Wisc.), according to a quarterly report filed on October 15 with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC),” CMD reported.⁴²David Armiak. “ULINE CEO Pours Another $7.1 Million Into His Restoration PAC to Boost Anti-Abortion and Right-Wing Candidates and Causes,” The Center for Media and Democracy, October 18, 2022. Archived October 19, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/mEb11

July 2022

CMD reported Richard Uihlein gave $9 million to primary election winner Darren Bailey, who CMD described as “a far-right state senator endorsed by former President Trump.”⁴³Don Wiener. “Illinois GOP Primary for Governor Shatters Spending Records,” The Center for Media and Democracy, July 8, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Q0rew

On July 9, CMD also reported Richard Uihlein had given Restoration PAC more than $2.7 million between April and June. The PAC, in turn, gave more than $2.5 million to three anti-abortion PACS affiliated with Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, which CMD described as “a Christian Right extremist group that has worked for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade and is now actively pursuing a total ban on abortion—with no exceptions—nationwide.”⁴⁴Don Wiener. “Illinois GOP Primary for Governor Shatters Spending Records,” The Center for Media and Democracy, July 8, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Q0rew

Restoration PAC also contributed $1.25 million to the American Principles PAC (APP) in the second quarter after the $650,000 it had given in the first quarter.⁴⁵Don Wiener. “Illinois GOP Primary for Governor Shatters Spending Records,” The Center for Media and Democracy, July 8, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Q0rew

“The worst possible outcome for the pro-life movement—and I believe for the party itself— would be [for] Republicans to mishandle the abortion issue,” Frank Cannon, who runs APP, told meeting attendees at a February meeting of the Council for National Policy (CNP). “If…we are failed by the Republican Party, and by ourselves not working hard enough to win in [the November] elections, we’ll squander the miracle that got us here.”⁴⁶David Armiak. “Uline Chairman Funnels $2.5 Million to Anti-Abortion PACs,” The Center for Media and Democracy, July 19, 2022. Archived April 28, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Exao4

May 2022

CMD put Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein at the top of its list of “the country’s wealthiest GOP megadonors … betting heavily on the 2022 campaigns of some of the most extreme right-wing politicians in the United States.”⁴⁷Alex Kotch. “Right-Wing Families Bankroll Most Extreme GOP Candidates Nationwide,” The Center for Media and Democracy, May 24, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/42gm1

“Even though this coterie of campaign funders doesn’t often shy away from extremism, Uihlein is the only one to give directly to the campaign of U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.),” CMD reported, adding “Gosar, whose siblings all denounce his extremism and blame him for helping to organize the deadly insurrection, has a history of showing sympathy for white nationalism.”⁴⁸Alex Kotch. “Right-Wing Families Bankroll Most Extreme GOP Candidates Nationwide,” The Center for Media and Democracy, May 24, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/42gm1

April 4, 2022

CMD reported Elizabeth Uihlein had given $4 million to Wisconsin Truth, a super PAC backing Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection.⁴⁹Don Weiner. “Billionaires Hendricks and Uihlein Have Already Spent $9.5 Million for Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson’s Reelection Campaign,” The Center for Media and Democracy, August 4, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/bUKXh

CMD also reported Elizabeth Uihlein and her husband, Richard, were listed as hosts for a fundraiser, where attendees were asked to donate as much as $20,000 to Ron Johnson Victory, a joint fundraising committee run by Johnson and the Republican Party of Wisconsin.⁵⁰Don Weiner. “Billionaires Hendricks and Uihlein Have Already Spent $9.5 Million for Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson’s Reelection Campaign,” The Center for Media and Democracy, August 4, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/bUKXh

February 22, 2022

CMD summarized the Uihleins’ contributions to influence the 2022 elections, noting that together they had contributed more than $17.3 million to nine super PACs in 2021, including:⁵¹Alex Kotch. “Billionaires Bet Big to Influence 2022 Elections,“ The Center for Media and Democracy, February 22, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jCPq1

• Restoration PAC ($7.5 million)⁵²”Restoration PAC, Raising, Two-Year Period, 2021-2022,” Federal Elections Commission, United States of America. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Club for Growth Action ($4.9 million)⁵³”Organizations Disclosing Donations to Club for Growth Action, 2022,” Open Secrets. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Team PAC ($2.5 million)⁵⁴”Uihlein, Richard: Donor Detail,” Open Secrets, 2021-2022 cycle. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Arkansas Patriots Fund ($1 million)⁵⁵”Uihlein, Richard: Donor Detail,” Open Secrets, 2021-2022 cycle. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• House Freedom Action ($250,000)⁵⁶”Uihlein, Richard: Donor Detail,” Open Secrets, 2021-2022 cycle. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Conservative Outsider PAC ($225,000)⁵⁷”Conservative Outsider PAC Inc., Two-Year Period, 2021-2022,” Federal Elections Commission, United States of America. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• America’s Liberty PAC ($100,000*)⁵⁸”America’s Liberty PAC, Two-Year Period, 2021-2022,” Federal Elections Commission, United States of America. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Black Bear PAC ($50,000)⁵⁹”Uihlein, Richard: Donor Detail,” Open Secrets, 2021-2022 cycle. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Congressional Leadership Fund ($650,000 from Liz Uihlein)⁶⁰“Congressional Leadership Fund PAC Donors,” Open Secrets, 2021-2022 cycle. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

^{_{*Note that while CMD lists $200,000 in this period, DeSmog could only confirm a $100,000 donation from Richard Uihlein in the FEC data.}61}“Individual contributions,” Federal Election Commission. Filtered to contributor name “Uihlein” for recipient name “America’s Liberty PAC (C00532572)”. Search performed April 28, 2025.

CMD added that Richard Uihlein donated $1 million to Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey and also gave the maximum allowed donation to the campaign of U.S. Rep. Jody Hice (R), “a top purveyor of the Big Lie whom Trump has endorsed for secretary of state in Georgia.”⁶²Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune. “Conservative megadonor Richard Uihlein gives $1 million to state Sen. Darren Bailey’s GOP bid for governor,” Quad-City Times, February 16, 2022. Archived October 8, 2022. Archive URL: http://archive.today/73qc0 ⁶³“Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report – Contributions, Name: Rep Hice, Jody Brownlow, Report: June 30th – Non-Election Year, Year: 2021” Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Archived July 4, 2022. Archive URL: http://archive.today/xQEle ⁶⁴Alex Kotch. “Billionaires Bet Big to Influence 2022 Elections,“ The Center for Media and Democracy, February 22, 2022. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jCPq1

January 2022

CMD reported that Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein had, at that time, spent more than $12 million to influence 2022 races for federal office, according to FEC data.⁶⁵Don Wiener. “Tea Party Backers Pour Millions into Key 2022 Senate Races,” The Center for Media and Democracy, January 28, 2022. Archived March 6, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Y9IAf

January 12, 2021

Richard Uihlein was, according to FEC records, reported to be the primary source of funding for the political action committee of the Tea Party Patriots, including more than $4.3 million in the five years prior to 2021.⁶⁶Dan Mihalopoulos. “Chicago-Area Billionaire Gave Millions To ‘Patriots’ Group That Backed Pro-Trump Rally,” WBEZ Chicago, January 12, 2021. Archived July 2, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OfbrT

The Tea Party Patriots Foundation was reportedly one of the groups that helped organize the January 6 rally preceding the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.⁶⁷Aida Chávez. “Here Are the Donors to Tea Party Group That Helped Organize Pre-Riot Rally,” The Intercept, January 13, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/78SHb

December 9, 2020

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported that the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation was among the few known donors to the conservative publication The Federalist.⁶⁸Alex Kotch. “Who Funds The Federalist? Finally, We Know.” The Center for Media and Democracy, December 9, 2020. Archived April 4, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DpHkJ

“[H]is [Richard Uihlein’s] foundation’s 2019 tax return is the first evidence of his financial support to be made public,” CMD reported,⁶⁹Alex Kotch. “Who Funds The Federalist? Finally, We Know.” The Center for Media and Democracy, December 9, 2020. Archived April 4, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DpHkJ
noting that The New York Times had previously reported, based on interviews, that Richard Uihlein was a donor to The Federalist.⁷⁰Jeremy W. Peters. “These Conservatives Have a Laser Focus: ‘Owning the Libs’,” The New York Times, August 3, 2020. Archived August 3, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEoEs

CMD noted that the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation also gave to other right-wing media outlets, including The Daily Caller News Foundation, the Media Research Center, and the Real Clear Foundation.⁷¹Alex Kotch. “Who Funds The Federalist? Finally, We Know.” The Center for Media and Democracy, December 9, 2020. Archived April 4, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DpHkJ

April 2020

Bloomberg reported that “few have objected more strongly [to COVID-related business closures] than Liz Uihlein,” in an article titled “Trump Mega-Donor, a Shipping Magnate, Pushes to End a Shutdown.”⁷²Anders Melin and Polly Mosendz. “Trump Mega-Donor, a Shipping Magnate, Pushes to End a Shutdown,” Bloomberg, April 21, 2020. Archived April 22, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“I want to see America get back to work,” Uihlein said in a statement, explaining her opposition to the governor’s decision to shut down the state for five more weeks. “We love our customers, and we love our employees. We think about our employees and their families. We need a strong economy and a healthy business to support them.”⁷³Anders Melin and Polly Mosendz. “Trump Mega-Donor, a Shipping Magnate, Pushes to End a Shutdown,” Bloomberg, April 21, 2020. Archived April 22, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Bloomberg noted in 2016 that Trump had named Liz Uihlein to an advisory council designed to “get the American economy back on track.”⁷⁴Anders Melin and Polly Mosendz. “Trump Mega-Donor, a Shipping Magnate, Pushes to End a Shutdown,” Bloomberg, April 21, 2020. Archived April 22, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

January 2020

CMD reported Richard Uihlein and Elizabeth Uihlein donated $2.5 million to Club for Growth Action (CFGA). “Uihlein also funded outside spending groups such as the John Bolton Super PAC, the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, and multiple Wisconsin-based groups,” CMD added.⁷⁵Alex Kotch. “Right-Wing Business Billionaires Launch Attack on Bernie Sanders,” The Center for Media and Democracy, January 28, 2020. Archived March 3, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Ikdad

February 2018

The Ed Uihlein Family Foundation reportedly funded several groups involved in lawsuits surrounding Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, a case which would have “the most significant impact on workers’ freedom to organize and bargain collectively since our nation’s basic labor law was radically amended by the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947,” The American Prospect reported.⁷⁶Celine McNicholas and Zane Mokhiber. “Who’s Behind the Janus Lawsuit?” The American Prospect, February 26, 2018. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fLDX7

Examples included the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, the Illinois Policy Institute, and the Liberty Justice Center. The Illinois Policy Institute’s legal arm, the Liberty Justice Center, was the primary representative of the plaintiffs in Janus.⁷⁷Celine McNicholas and Zane Mokhiber. “Who’s Behind the Janus Lawsuit?” The American Prospect, February 26, 2018. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fLDX7

August 2016

Trump added Elizabeth Uihlein, among others, to his economic advisory team.⁷⁸Katie Zezima. “Donald Trump expands his economic team, adds women,” The Washington Post, August 11, 2016. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rSrPB

May 2016

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus named Elizabeth Uihlein to the Trump Victory committee, which would raise money for the RNC, Trump campaign, and 11 state parties, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.⁷⁹Bill Glauber. “Diane Hendricks, Liz Uihlein to raise funds for Trump,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 23, 2016. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kID6e

2005

According to Richard Uihlein’s interview with the National Review, Uihlein met John Tillman around 2005. At that time, Tillman said that “Dick became my anchor donor.” His initial gift of $50,000 helped Tillman launch the Illinois Policy Institute.⁸⁰John J. Miller. “Outside the Box,” National Review, May 24, 2018. Archived May 25, 2018. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“Millions followed, destined for a variety of projects, including the Liberty Justice Center, a public-interest law firm with national sway: Its Janus v. AFSCME case, which challenges the rights of labor unions to collect fees from nonmembers, is now before the Supreme Court. A ruling, expected by the end of June, has the potential to halt a major source of revenue for Democrats,” National Review reported.⁸¹John J. Miller. “Outside the Box,” National Review, May 24, 2018. Archived May 25, 2018. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Affiliations

• Uline — CEO (Richard)⁸²“Richard Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 15, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dIurk and president (Elizabeth).⁸³“Elizabeth Uihlein,” Forbes. Archived April 10, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hKi8C
• Ed Uihlein Family Foundation — Director/president (Richard).⁸⁴“Ed Uihlein Family Foundation,” ProPublica. Accessed April 2025. Archived .pdfs on file at DeSmog.
• LUMW Foundation — Director/president (Elizabeth).⁸⁵“Lumw Foundation: Full text of ‘Full Filing’ for fiscal year ending Sept. 2023,” ProPublica. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Galectin Therapeutics — Chairman of the board since May 2018 and director since 2017 (Richard).⁸⁶“Biography: Richard E. Uihlein,” Galectin Therapeutics. Archived April 16, 2025. Archive URL: https://archive.is/yv7zn

Social Media

The Uihleins do not appear to be active on social media.

Publications

Elizabeth Uihlein regularly wrote “From the President” newsletters on the Uline website, which, Gawker wrote, “feature her personal musings on important issues of the day” with internal corporate communications including “free market absolutism, loathing for government programs, and cheerleading for right wing propaganda.”⁸⁷Hamilton Nolan. “Uline, Where the Boss Wishes Employees Watched More Fox News,” Gawker, June 15, 2016. Archived July 18, 2017. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/noKUr

Other Resources

• “Uihlein, Richard & Elizabeth: Donor Detail,” OpenSecrets.
• “Richard Uihlein,” SourceWatch.
• “Ed Uihlein Family Foundation,” SourceWatch.
• “Uihlein family,” Wikipedia.
• “Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein,” Wikipedia.
• “Ed Uihlein Family Foundation,” Influence Watch.
• “That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial,” ProPublica, October 26, 2022.
• “Ed Uihlein Family Foundation 2022 Grants,” The Center for Media and Democracy, December 4, 2023.
• John J. Miller. “Outside the Box,” National Review, May 24, 2018.
• Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Alice Herman. “Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege,” The Guardian, December 20, 2024.
• Courtney Weaver and Caitlin Gilbert. “How Richard Uihlein became one of the GOP’s biggest megadonors,” Financial Times, June 4, 2022.
• “House divided: The megadonor couple battling in the GOP’s civil war,” Politico, February 6, 2023.

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