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    Ricketts family gives more than $5 million to Walker super PAC

    Ricketts family gives more than $5 million to Walker super PAC

    By Robert Costa July 30 at 11:45 PM


    Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Washington on June 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)


    The Ricketts family sweepstakes are over and Scott Walker has won handily, according to Republicans familiar with Unintimidated, the super PAC supporting the Wisconsin governor and presidential candidate.


    Federal election filings will soon show that billionaire investor Joe Ricketts and his wife, Marlene, have together given $5 million to the Walker-allied group — a significant haul from one of the GOP’s biggest donors.


    Their son, Todd, is co-chairman of Walker’s national fundraising efforts. In recent months he has hosted events for the governor and traveled with him on the campaign trail.


    Federal filings will also show donations to other GOP contenders, including former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), among others.

    But Walker’s take far exceeds his rivals, Republicans said.


    Joe Ricketts, the family patriarch, settled on Walker after private meetings over the past year at his New York apartment and his ranch in Wyoming’s Jackson Hole valley. They bonded over their Midwestern backgrounds and conservative views on spending, associates said.


    The Ricketts family, which owns the Chicago Cubs, has quickly become one of the more active clans in American politics.


    Joe Ricketts, 74, founded TD Ameritrade and in 2010 launched his own super PAC, Ending Spending (now run by Todd). That group spent millions supporting Republicans in 2012 and did the same during the 2014 midterm elections.


    Laura Ricketts, daughter of Joe and Marlene, is one of the Democratic Party’s mega-donors. Pete Ricketts, another son of the couple, was elected governor of Nebraska last year.


    Unintimidated, the Walker super PAC that can collect and spend unlimited amounts of money, is named after Walker’s 2013 autobiography, “Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge.” It announced this month that it has raised about $20 million from nearly 300 donors. Keith Gilkes, a longtime Walker adviser, is its director.

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    1. Joe Ricketts
    2. John Joseph "Joe" Ricketts is an American businessman. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade, one of the largest online discount brokerages in the world, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Wikipedia
    3. Born: July 16, 1941 (age 74), Nebraska City, NE
    4. Net worth: 1.6 billion USD (2015) Forbes
    5. Known for: TD Ameritrade
    6. Education: Creighton University
    7. Children: Thomas S. Ricketts, Pete Ricketts, Laura Ricketts
    8. Grandchildren: Roscoe Ricketts, Margot Ricketts,Eleanor Ricketts
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    Made the money in the stock market, that suggests an interest in depressing wages. Yes, those so connected will support Walker. I will not support Walker because America has suffered stagnant wages too many years, now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevinssdad View Post
    Made the money in the stock market, that suggests an interest in depressing wages. Yes, those so connected will support Walker. I will not support Walker because America has suffered stagnant wages too many years, now.
    Wow, what a stretch. I don't see how you can connect making money in the stock market to supporting the depressing of wages. Sorry, I just don't see the connection. If you want to see wages rise, send the illegals home, secure the border, and reduce legal immigration. By the way, those are things Walker supports.

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