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Posted: October 8, 2024
Updated: October 6, 2025
Restoration PAC is a super PAC registered with the Federal Elections Commission by the Foundation for the Restoration of America to make independent expenditures to support socially and economically conservative candidates. According to the foundation's own website, the organization considers "elite, Marxist neo-liberals" and "Communist China" to be the two greatest threats to the country. The principal funder of the organization in recent years has been Richard Uihlein, the founder of shipping supply business Uline and, along with his wife, a major financial player in Wisconsin politics. Another organization supported by Uihein, Fighting for Wisconsin, was involved in the 2022 Republican primary for governor.
Until 2022, Restoration PAC's involvement in Wisconsin politics had been limited to the federal level, specifically the 2016 and 2018 U.S. Senate elections. In spring 2022, the PAC reported spending nearly $82,000 in local, nonpartisan Green Bay elections.
The organization first reported making independent expenditures in 2024’s state legislative races four weeks before the November 5th election with $1.24 million going for television ads opposing the Democratic candidates in the 18th and 30th State Senate districts. Both seats were open as their Republican incumbents were drawn into new districts by Democratic Gov. Tony Ever’s legislative district maps passed earlier that year.
Despite $1.7 million spent by Resoration PAC, Democrats won both seats.
Last active election: 2022
This organization is an unregistered independent expenditure committee that is required to report any such spending done within 60 days of a primary or an election to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission per Chapter 11, Subchapter X of Wisconsin Statutes.