[13][14], Although an influential donor, Richard Uihlein has been described as a person who "shuns the spotlight"[12] and the couple rarely give interviews. He joins former Democratic Reps. G.K. Butterfield (now at McGuireWoods), Ed Perlmutter (now at Holland & Knight), Peter DeFazio (now in partnership with Summit Strategies) and Cheri Bustos (now at Mercury) and former Republican Reps. Mike Doyle (now at K&L Gates), Rodney Davis (now at Cozen OConnor) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (now advising the Childrens Hospital Association). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In contemporary times, the Uihlein family has been active in politics, mostly supporting and advocating for conservative causes. Mr. Hanson, the town chairman, believes her largess toward Manitowish Waters exceeds $6 million, not including millions to a nonprofit developing controversial bike trails winding 17 miles along the towns scenic lakes. [3] Uihlein worked in international sales until 1980, when he and his wife co-founded Uline Corporation, a shipping company.[2]. Mr. Uihlein also funded a political mailer resembling a newspaper in Texas, though it later emerged in a criminal trial that a candidate and his aides had misappropriated much of Mr. Uihleins $800,000 donation. On Friday, Musk spoke with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the leader of the House Oversight Committee, two of the people familiar with the matter said. The Tesla CEO connected separately Friday with top aides to President [Joe] Biden to discuss his economic agenda, including new federal investments in electric vehicle charging stations and broader efforts at electrification, according to a White House spokesperson., The meetings illustrated Musks complicated and conflicting relationship with the nations capital, where the mercurial billionaires ambitions private spaceflight, self-driving cars, electric power and, now, social media place him at the center of some of the countrys fiercest political debates. No one distributes more of the stuff than 76-year-old Richard Uihlein, an heir to the Schlitz beer fortune, and his wife, Elizabeth, 77, who together started a company called Uline in their basement in 1980. On the main strip, barely a mile long, she has offered beautification tips and free renovation services to fellow merchants from paving parking lots to installing fences around dumpsters. Continental and Aurora Innovation have taken a key step in this direction. Plus Assisted Driving Gets A Boost With New Bosch Collaboration, Industrialization Is Vital For The Launch Of Automated Trucking: Aurora And Continental Take A Pivotal Step, Harry Belafonte, Civil Rights Icon, Dies At 96 And Bids The World A Jamaica Farewell, May Mobility Launches On-Demand Automated Public Transit For Arizona 55+ Community, Five Steps Toward Fixing Manufacturings Image Problem, A New Doc Tries To Explain Little Richard And All Of The Many Multitudes Contained In His Life Story, Billionaire Richard Bransons Virgin Orbit Files For Bankruptcy After Failed Satellite Launch, The Top 10 Richest Women In The World 2023, The World's 15 Youngest Billionaires 2023, Jose Ramirez Vs. Richard Commey: Odds, Records, Prediction, First Museum Retrospective For Michael Richards, Artist Killed During 9/11 Attacks, On View At North Carolina Museum Of Art, Richard Tuttle At David Kordansky LA; Calder Installed By Tuttle At PACE LA, Richard Belzer Dead: The Actor And Comedian Was 78, These Two Billionaires Are Helping Bankroll An Election Denier In Nevadas Senate Race, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information.