Wisconsin College Republicans raised $1M in 2025. It came from 2 people.
A Wisconsin College Republicans group raised more than $1 million last year thanks to dual $500,000 donations from two of the state’s biggest GOP megadonors.
The haul comes after years of relative fundraising obscurity from the organization, which brought in less than five figures during elections in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
A state fundraising report covering the second half of last year shows Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein each made $500,000 donations to the Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans. Richard Uihlein, the CEO of ULINE, made the first donation on Dec. 18. Elizabeth Uihlein, the company’s president, made her contribution four days later.
All told, the Uihlein contributions make up more than 83 percent of all the money the College Republican group has raised since 2009.
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-college-republicans-raised-1m-2025-richard-elizabeth-uihlein