Ronald Wanek

Owner of America's largest home furniture manufacturer and retailer, Ashley Furniture

Grew up on dairy farm in Minnesota. Founded Arcadia Furniture with other investors including Chuck Vogel 1970. Bought Ashley Furniture 6 years later, built nation's best-selling furniture brand. Uses Ashley Homestore outlets to push assortment of beds, sofas, tables, chairs. Low costs, high profits: components made in Asia with cheaper labor, materials; furniture assembled in the U.S. after order is placed to minimize inventory, storage costs. Sales exceed $3 billion. Enjoys sculpting, politics.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Positions

Third Lake Capital

• Founder

Donations

Trump Victory Donald Trump's Joint Fundraising Committee C00618389

• Donation/Grant · 250,000 USD (Mar 6 '20)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

1 / 7

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 14 contributions · 294,900 USD ('08→Jan 5 '16)

McCain Victory 2008

• 1 contribution · 50,000 USD (Sep 17 '08)

American Home Furnishings Alliance Political Action Committee

• 10 contributions · 21,750 USD ('94→Aug 16 '13)

Floridians for a Senate Majority

• 1 contribution · 13,000 USD (Sep 25 '14)

Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte

• 1 contribution · 10,800 USD (Feb 19 '16)

National Republican Congressional Committee

• 2 contributions · 10,800 USD (Mar 31 '16)

Republican Party of Florida

• 1 contribution · 10,000 USD ('10)

John McCain US Senator and Representative from Arizona

• 3 contributions · 9,600 USD ('08→Jun 30 '08)

Sean Duffy Trump Secretary of Transportation, former US Representative from Wisconsin (2011-Sept 2019)

• 4 contributions · 9,300 USD ('09→Nov 2 '15)

Ron Johnson US Senator from Wisconsin

• 8 contributions · 7,800 USD ('10→Oct 7 '15)

Family

Joyce Wanek Ashley Furniture

• wife

Todd Wanek CEO, Ashley Furniture

• son