Both the Farm Bureau Federation and Family Business Institute oppose a higher estate tax.

FORBES: Estate Tax In Obama Deal: The Great Divider

American Family Business Institute, which advocates for estate tax repeal, immediately praised the vote.

FORBES: Ohio House Of Representatives Passes Estate Tax Repeal

On some estate tax proposals, Farm Bureau Federation and Family Business Institute have interests that are aligned.

FORBES: Estate Tax In Obama Deal: The Great Divider

Family Business Institute firmly opposes it.

FORBES: Estate Tax In Obama Deal: The Great Divider

The Yekaterinburg native graduated from a mining institute and went on to found family timber and furniture business in 1991.

FORBES: Nikolai Maximov & family