Elizabeth Uihlein
About Elizabeth Uihlein
Elizabeth Uihlein is president of Uline, which says it is North America's biggest distributor of shipping, packaging and industrial supplies.
Headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, $8 billion (est. revenue) Uline sells more than 42,000 products via its 850+ page catalog to businesses nationwide.
Elizabeth (Liz) and her husband, Richard (Dick), started Uline in their basement in 1980; it now has 9,000 employees.
Together, the couple has given around $300 million over the years backing conservative candidates in federal races, according to FEC filings, making them one of the top donors in the United States.
The duo has shelled out more than $70 million in the 2023-2024 election cycle. Originally Ron DeSantis supporters, they shifted to Trump after the Republican primary.
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Forbes ranks Uline as one of the top 100 biggest private companies in the U.S.
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