Ricketts at the White House after the Cubs 2016 World Series victory
Born
Laura Marie Ricketts
(1967-09-15) September 15, 1967 (age 56)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Education
University of Chicago (BA) University of Michigan (JD)
Occupation(s)
Board member, Chicago Cubs; Owner, Chicago Red Stars
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Brooke Skinner
(m. 2015)
Parent(s)
Joe Ricketts Marlene Volkmer
Relatives
Pete Ricketts (brother) Todd Ricketts (brother) Thomas S. Ricketts (brother)
Laura Marie Ricketts[1] (born December 15, 1967) is an American political activist and former attorney who is co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Red Stars. Ricketts is also a board member of Lambda Legal[2] and the Housing Opportunities for Women organization.[3] Ricketts' ownership stake in the Cubs makes her the first openly gay owner of a major-league sports franchise.[4]
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^"Lambda Legal Board of Directors and National Leadership Council". Lambda Legal. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
^"HOW 2007 Annual Report" (Press release). Housing Opportunities for Women. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
^"Lesbian makes history as Cubs owner". Windy City Times. 2009-11-01.
Margaret Ricketts (née Volkmer). Ricketts' father, J. Joseph Ricketts, founded Ameritrade when Laura was age 7. J. Joseph Ricketts let it be known that he wanted...
Jackson Fork, and The American Film Company. Ricketts also engages in philanthropy through The Ricketts Art Foundation, Opportunity Education Foundation...
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Chairman. Todd Ricketts is the son of Marlene Margaret (née Volkmer) and TD Ameritrade founder and billionaire Joe Ricketts. Ricketts grew up in Omaha...
on August 15, 2023 that a group of Chicago business leaders led by LauraRicketts has agreed in principle to purchase the Chicago Red Stars. On September...
served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. Ricketts is the eldest son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade. He is also, with other family...
the women's soccer team's ownership group. She was bought out when LauraRicketts' investor group purchased the team in September 2023. In 2016, Spain...
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PAC of its kind. Its supporters include Billie Jean King, Jane Lynch, LauraRicketts and Urvashi Vaid. On its first day of operations, LPAC raised $200,000...
Tribune's bankruptcy and the sale of the club to the Ricketts siblings, led by chairman Thomas S. Ricketts, the Cubs' quest for a NL Central three-peat started...
relationship with the Ricketts family, current owners of the Chicago Cubs, whose stadium, Wrigley Field, is located in his ward. The Ricketts family has accused...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Toronto International Film Festival. The term male gaze was first coined by Laura Mulvey in her 1975 essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema and, just...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
for Governor of Georgia Individuals Dolores Huerta, labor activist LauraRicketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, board member of Lambda Legal Bradley...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
Midwest Regional Office Lee A. Newell II Paté Andrew Patner POW-WOW LauraRicketts Neil Steinberg Burr Tillstrom Brenda Webb David Zak 2014 Gerald Arpino...
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