Richard Uihlein

About Richard Uihlein

Richard Uihlein is the CEO of Uline, which claims to be North America's biggest distributor of shipping, packaging, and industrial supplies.

Headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Uline has an estimated $7 billion in revenue from selling over 40,000 products via its 800+ page catalog to businesses nationwide.

Richard (Dick) and his wife Elizabeth (Liz) started Uline in their basement in 1980; it now has 8,500 employees.

Together, the couple is the fourth biggest donor to political campaigns in the U.S., having reported giving over $190 million, according to FEC filings.

The couple has so far spent over $40 million in the 2022 midterms, backing Republican candidates including Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin, Adam Laxalt in Nevada and Herschel Walker in Georgia.