Ricketts manages the conservative political operations for the Republican wing of the Ricketts family . After Walker bowed out of the race in September 2015 , the Ricketts family donated $ 5.5 million to Our Principles PAC , a super PAC opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump . Once Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party , Ricketts reversed his stance , throwing his support to Trump . In May 2016 , Ricketts was chosen as an at-large member of the Illinois delegation to the Republican National Convention . During the tail end of the general election , Ricketts participated in fundraisers in Chicago for Trump 's candidacy and helped to raise money for the pro-Trump super PACs 45 Committee and Future 45 , raising over $ 66 million
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Todd Ricketts