Few political donors are as influential, yet little known, as Liz and Dick Uihlein. The Midwestern couple has joined the upper pantheon of Republican donors alongside names like Koch, Mercer and Adelson. Mrs. Uihlein is the hands-on president of Uline, the packing supply giant the couple founded together nearly four decades ago. “It’s bad news.”Perhaps nothing illustrates the couple’s determination to set the agenda more than their efforts in the Wisconsin town of Manitowish Waters. They have spent millions remaking the small community and buying up much of its downtown.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2018 17:30 UTC