Tracking scandals and controversies involving Richard And Elizabeth Uihlein, major Republican party donors.
Uihleins Gave $36 Million To GOP Candidates In 2022. “A suburban couple known for prodigious political donations gave more than $36 million to Republican candidates and conservative causes in the month before November’s election and the weeks that followed, state and federal records show. Lake Forest billionaire Richard Uihlein was especially generous to the People Who Play By the Rules political action committee, which backed unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey. He gave the organization more than $13.9 million on Oct. 5 — the single-biggest donation he made that month.” [Daily Herald]
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