MN-GOV: Who is the billionaire supporting Lisa Demuth's (R) campaign for Minnesota governor? [View all]

If House Speaker Lisa Demuth becomes the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor in August, she’ll have one donor in particular to thank: Richard Uihlein.

Uihlein owns one of North America’s largest distributors of shipping and packaging supplies, the Wisconsin-based and privately owned Uline. Dick and his wife Liz Uihlein, who also serves as Uline’s president, are also among the country’s most generous megadonors to Republican candidates and conservative causes.

In the 2026 election cycle, the Uihleins have so far donated $50.7 million to various GOP candidates, anti-abortion campaigns and efforts to limit LGBTQ rights, according to the Washington Post, which ranked the Uihleins as the sixth-largest donor in the midterm election cycle so far.

A political action committee associated with Demuth has received about $1.1 million from a national PAC largely funded by Uilhein.



https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/01/who-is-the-billionaire-supporting-lisa-demuths-campaign-for-minnesota-governor/