LAKE FOREST BUSINESS MAGNATE GIVES $ 100K TO PRO- MOORE FUND
Republicans in Washington may be distancing themselves from Roy Moore — but the beleaguered Alabama Senate nominee has a powerful friend in Illinois.
The top donor to a political action committee paying for ads in support of the GOP U. S. Senate candidate is Lake Forest business magnate and mega- Republican donor Richard Uihlein.
Moore, a former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and current U. S. Senate candidate, is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted a 16- year- old girl when he was in his 30s, with four other women alleging sexual misconduct while they were underage.
Moore, 70, has denied those allegations. He is running in a Dec. 12 special election against Democrat Dog Jones.
According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Uihlein contributed $ 50,000 on Sept. 8 and another $ 50,000 on Nov. 22 to the Proven Conservative PAC. The second contribution came as Moore was under a bright spotlight over the allegations. The contribution was first reported by The Daily Beast.
Uihlein — a free- markets, small government crusader — is the co- founder, with his wife, of Uline Corp., which distributes about 30,000 products such as bags, bubble wrap, bar- code labels and boxes. Uihlein personally donated $ 2.6 million to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2014 run for governor.