Wisconsin billionaire Diane Hendricks listed as 'everyday American' RNC speaker

Billionaire Diane Hendricks, one of the richest people in Wisconsin, will apparently be speaking as an "everyday American" when she takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention.

Hendricks is the co-founder of ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing supplies and a major distributor of siding and windows in North America. She started the Beloit-based company in 1982 with her husband, Ken, and has been the chairwoman and sole owner since his death in 2007.

ABC Supply currently has 694 locations across the U.S. and Canada, according to its website. Hendricks also owns a real estate development firm and a holding company with stakes in 18 businesses, Forbes reported in 2022.

Hendricks has an estimated net worth of $20.9 billion, and the 77-year-old topped the 2024 Forbes' list of richest self-made women in America — the seventh year in a row she's led the list.

She was also the 92nd-richest person in the world in 2024, according to Forbes.

But according to the list of RNC speakers, provided by a source familiar with the lineup, Hendricks will be speaking as an "everyday American" on Thursday, the final night of the convention.

She's scheduled to speak between 6 and 6:30 pm.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Diane Hendricks, billionaire, speaking at RNC as 'everyday American'