1. Laura Marie Ricketts was born on December 15,1967 and is an American political activist and former attorney who is co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Stars Football Club.
18 Facts About Laura Ricketts
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Laura Ricketts is the daughter of John Joseph and Marlene Margaret Ricketts.
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Ricketts' father, Joe Ricketts, founded what became TD Ameritrade when Laura was age 7.
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Laura Ricketts let it be known that he wanted his children to establish themselves through their own hard work and would not be allowed to join the company until they reached the age of thirty.
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Laura Ricketts received her bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998.
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In 1999, Laura Ricketts was admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association; her license to practice law expired in 2015.
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Older brother Pete Laura Ricketts is a former Governor of Nebraska and the current junior US Senator from Nebraska.
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In 2013, Laura Ricketts was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.
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Laura Ricketts is a Democrat, unlike her parents and her siblings.
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Laura Ricketts founded and served as the chairwoman of LPAC, an LGBTQ Super PAC.
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Laura Ricketts was a top bundler for Barack Obama's re-election campaign during the 2012 presidential election.
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Laura Ricketts was a supporter of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign in the Democratic primaries and the general election.
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Laura Ricketts donated to the Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee benefiting both state parties and the Clinton campaign.
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Laura Ricketts served as an Illinois superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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Laura Ricketts supported Lightfoot in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election, with Ricketts and her wife both having been named in April 2022 to serve as a finance co-chair of Lightfoot's reelection campaign.
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Laura Ricketts supported Joe Biden during the 2020 United States presidential election.
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Laura Ricketts joins her three brothers, Tom, Pete and Todd, on the board of the Chicago Cubs.
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Laura Ricketts' philanthropy includes support for other charitable organizations like the Housing Opportunities for Women organization and Howard Brown Health Center, a Chicago provider of health services for LGBT people.