Nicholson Boosted By $17.4M In Spending From Illinois Billionaire Uihlein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 16, 2018
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org
Illinois Billionaire Dick Uihlein Pours More Than $17 Million Into Groups Supporting Kevin Nicholson
"Kevin Nicholson is bought and paid for by Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein"
"Kevin Nicholson is bought and paid for by Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein"
MADISON -- With the first Federal Election Commission reports of 2018 continuing to roll in, Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein has -- over the past 15 months --- already poured more than $17 million into 10 groups propping up Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson, according to FEC filings.
In March, Uihlein donated $500,000 to Club for Growth Action Wisconsin, as reported by the Associated Press, and Uihlein has since the start of 2017 donated more than $1.5 to Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, a group that endorsed Nicholson on Monday.
"Kevin Nicholson is bought and paid for by Illinois billionaire Dick Uihlein; that's why Nicholson is championing the right-wing, corporate special interest corruption that keeps Washington working for large corporations and the ultra-wealthy," said Brad Bainum, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson for the 2018 Senate race.
Read more -- Associated Press: Money From Billionaire Continues to Pour in for Nicholson