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Uihlein is bankrolling "Solutions for Wisconsin", a super PAC supporting the Senate campaign of Republican Kevin Nicholson, as of July 2017 the billionaire has contributed $3.5 million to the super PAC, according to the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''.<ref> Bill Glauber, [http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2017/07/26/former-marine-kevin-nicholson-launches-gop-wisconsin-senate-bid/511893001/ Marine veteran Kevin Nicholson launches GOP Wisconsin Senate bid against Tammy Baldwin], ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', July 26, 2017.</ref>
For the 2018 mid-term election cycle, Richard Uihlein contributed a total of $4.2 million to Restoration PAC. Most of this funding was to influence the Wisconsin Senate race in support of Kevin Nicholson.<ref name="nytr">Stephanie Saul and Danny Hakim, [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/liz-dick-uihlein-republican-donors.html
The Most Powerful Conservative Couple You’ve Never Heard Of], "New York Times", June 7, 2018.</ref>
Kevin Nicholson, a former Democrat, joined the Republican primary on July 26, 2017, running against incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin.
