RNC Taps Chicago Cubs Co
Owner Todd Ricketts Named New RNC Finance Chairman Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer / Getty Images Drew Angerer / Getty Images The Republican National Committee has named Chicago Cubs co - owner Todd Ricketts its new finance chairman days after its former fundraising chief   real estate and casino magnate Steve Wynn   stepped down amid allegations of sexual assault . " His incredible leadership and proven track record of results will continue to grow support for our party and ensure we have the resources needed to deliver Republican victories in 2018 and beyond  " RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said of Ricketts . " I have wanted to be helpful to  President Trump and the Republican Party  since our successful 2016 elections  " Ricketts added in a statement . Ricketts had been nominated by  Trump  last year to be the deputy commerce secretary but withdrew after determining he couldn ' t untangle his family ' s business interests from potential conflicts of interest . Ricketts comes from a family with deep roots in conservative politics . His father   who founded TD Ameritrade   and mother have been major GOP donors . His brother   Pete   is currently the Republican governor of Nebraska . Ricketts and his family actually opposed Trump during the presidential primaries   first supporting Wisconsin Gov . Scott Walker and then Texas Sen . Ted Cruz . The family later funded an anti - Trump PAC in hopes of stopping him from winning the Republican nomination   prompting a threatening tweet from  Trump  in 2016 . Once  Trump  became the Republican nominee   the Ricketts family supported him . And on Wednesday    Trump  praised the selection of Ricketts . " Todd will be a great addition to the Republican National Committee   and I couldn ' t be happier he is lending his tremendous leadership to our party  " the president said . Wynn   the previous RNC fundraising chairman   stepped down over the weekend after a report from the Wall Street Journal that he had pressured a manicurist who worked at his Las Vegas hotel to have sex with him   which was part of a " decades - long pattern " of sexual indiscretions . Wynn   a close friend of Trump ' s   has denied the allegations .
Owner Todd Ricketts Named New RNC Finance Chairman Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer / Getty Images Drew Angerer / Getty Images The Republican National Committee has named Chicago Cubs co - owner Todd Ricketts its new finance chairman days after its former fundraising chief   real estate and casino magnate Steve Wynn   stepped down amid allegations of sexual assault . " His incredible leadership and proven track record of results will continue to grow support for our party and ensure we have the resources needed to deliver Republican victories in 2018 and beyond  " RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said of Ricketts . " I have wanted to be helpful to  President Trump and the Republican Party  since our successful 2016 elections  " Ricketts added in a statement . Ricketts had been nominated by  [TGT]last year to be the deputy commerce secretary but withdrew after determining [TGT] couldn ' t untangle [TGT] family ' s business interests from potential conflicts of interest . Ricketts comes from a family with deep roots in conservative politics . His father   who founded TD Ameritrade   and mother have been major GOP donors . His brother   Pete   is currently the Republican governor of Nebraska . Ricketts and his family actually opposed [TGT] during the presidential primaries   first supporting Wisconsin Gov . Scott Walker and then Texas Sen . Ted Cruz . The family later funded an anti - Trump PAC in hopes of stopping him from winning the Republican nomination   prompting a threatening tweet from  Trump  in 2016 . Once  [TGT]became the Republican nominee   the Ricketts family supported [TGT] . And on [TGT]praised the selection of Ricketts . " Todd will be a great addition to the Republican National Committee   and I couldn ' t be happier he is lending his tremendous leadership to our party  " the president said . Wynn   the previous RNC fundraising chairman   stepped down over the weekend after a report from the Wall Street Journal that he had pressured a manicurist who worked at his Las Vegas hotel to have sex with him   which was part of a " decades - long pattern " of sexual indiscretions . Wynn   a close friend of [TGT] ' s   has denied the allegations .