Billionaires Blatantly Continue Bid to Buy Wisconsin Government

MADISON, Wis. — In the most recent campaign finance reporting period, the Republican Party of Wisconsin (RPW) and the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC) disclosed that over 99% of the money they raised from individuals came from just one billionaire couple, Dick and Elizabeth Uihlein.

“Wisconsin Republicans owe the funding for almost their entire current political operations to a few billionaires,” commented A Better Wisconsin Together Deputy Director Mike Browne. “Whether it’s payback for past favors or a down payment on the future, it’s the working people of Wisconsin who suffer the consequences of leaders who owe their office to these MAGA mega-donors.”

In their Fall pre-primary report, RACC reported that 99.9%, $4 million of the $4,003,603.06 they reported raising in total from individuals, came in a single donation from MAGA billionaire Elizabeth Uihlein. For its part, RPW’s Fall pre-primary report reveals Elizabeth and her husband Dick were responsible for just over 99.4% of the total campaign cash raised from individuals, $5 million of a total of $5,030,126.00.

These campaign committees are running ads on behalf of their candidates and making large transfers of cash to candidates’ individual campaign committees. For example, RPW reported receiving $2.5. million from Elizabeth Uihlein on July 16 and transferred $2 million to U.S. Representative and presumptive gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany the next day. After snagging another $2.5 million from Dick Uihlein on July 17, RPW transferred $2 million to Tiffany on July 21.

The latest reports follow earlier disclosures that the vast majority of state Republicans’ campaign cash was coming from just three MAGA billionaires – Dick Uihlein, Elizabeth Uihlein, and Diane Hendricks. This trio has larded right-wing Wisconsin politicians and Republican campaign committees with over $28 million in 2026 alone and have not been shy about using their massive wealth to try to get their way.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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