Leipold is active in numerous civic and corporate organizations as well as several charities benefiting children . He has been named Nashville Sports Council " Sports Person of the Year , " " 1999 Father of the Year " by the Nashville Father 's Day Council , and " Nashvillian of the Year " by the Easter Seals , following a highly successful 1998 – 1999 season for the Predators . He and his wife , Helen Johnson-Leipold , maintain residences in Racine , Wisconsin , and Saint Paul , Minnesota , and are the parents of five sons . Helen is the daughter of Samuel Curtis Johnson , Jr. of the S. C. Johnson family and is Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Johnson Outdoors , Inc. and Chairman of Johnson Financial Group Leipold is a prominent Republican and supporter of George W. Bush and Mitt Romney . The Xcel Energy Center hosted the 2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Craig Leipold