Laura Ricketts

Quick Facts

Full Name	Laura Ricketts
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1967(1967-12-15)
Age	57
Birthplace	Jacksonville
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Laura Ricketts Biography

Laura Ricketts is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on December 15, 1967 in Jacksonville, United States. Laura M. Ricketts (born on December 15th 1967) is the co-owner of the Chicago Cubs. Ricketts is also an board member for Lambda Legal and the Housing Opportunities for Women organization. Ricketts holdings in the Cubs is significant as it is the first owner who is openly gay of a major league sports franchise.

Ricketts was the top bundler in Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in the presidential election of 2012.

On June 6, 2015, Ricketts married Brooke Skinner. Skinner is an employee at Twitter. Their wedding was officiated by Jim Bennett, the Midwest Director of Lambda Legal.

Ricketts served as an Illinois superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

The 6th of July, 2009 The Chicago Tribune reported that the Ricketts family had signed an agreement Tribune Company to purchase the Cubs, Wrigley Field, and 25 percent of Comcast SportsNet Chicago. The final approval was granted through a unanimous vote by all the remaining MLB owners on the October 6th conference call. On the 27th of October 2009 Ricketts family members, led by the Ricketts family, led by Thomas S. Ricketts as chairman of the board, assumed 95 percent control of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and 25% of Comcast SportsNet Chicago for a purchase cost in the amount of $845 million. The Tribune kept the 5% ownership.

Laura Ricketts Net Worth

Laura Ricketts is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laura Ricketts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ricketts is an ex-corporate lawyer. Ricketts earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Chicago in 1994 as well as she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998. Laura discusses her own struggle to be open about her sexuality “I came out to my family I would say early to mid 90s. I think for a long time I wasn’t really out to myself, growing up in Omaha, Neb., to a Catholic conservative family. It took me a while to come out to myself and not long after that I came out to them. I think that it really couldn’t have been a better experience. They were all immediately supportive. … I have been really really fortunate in that regard.”

Laura Ricketts serves on the National Leadership Council of Lambda Legal Lambda Legal, which is Lambda Legal is the “nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and people living with HIV/AIDS”. Laura Ricketts’ work with Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Office in Chicago has helped advance LGBT legal rights in the Midwest and has led to several legal victories. Particularly notable is Lambda Legal’s efforts to achieve Same Sex Marriage legalization in Iowa in 2009, where Laura played a leading and financial role. Camilla Taylor was the Senior Staff attorney of Lambda Legal, is known as the “lead architect” of Varnum v. Brien, in which the Iowa Supreme Court confirmed the district court’s ruling in 2007 that declared it illegal to Iowa to prohibit couples of the same gender from getting married. Laura Ricketts’ philanthropy includes donations to other charitable organizations such as those of the Housing Opportunities for Women organization and the Howard Brown Health Center, which is a Chicago healthcare provider to LGBT individuals.

In 2013, Ricketts was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Laura Ricketts Dating?

According to our records, Laura Ricketts married to Brooke Skinner. As of December 1, 2023, Laura Ricketts’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Laura Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Laura Ricketts celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Laura Ricketts

1. Laura Ricketts is a prominent American political activist.
2. She is the first openly gay co-owner of a major league sports team.
3. Ricketts is a board member of LPAC, a lesbian political action committee.
4. She was appointed to President Obama’s National Finance Committee in 2011.
5. Ricketts has donated millions to Democratic candidates and causes.
6. She serves on the board of directors for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.
7. In 2016, she endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and spoke at the DNC.
8. Ricketts has been an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.
9. She graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1990.
10. Ricketts comes from a wealthy family that owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

How much is the Ricketts family worth?

Thomas S. Ricketts
Parent(s)| Joe Ricketts Marlene Volkmer
Relatives| Pete Ricketts (brother) Todd Ricketts (brother) Laura Ricketts (sister)

Where does Laura Ricketts live?

Tom, Laura, and their youngest brother, Todd, live within blocks of each other in Wilmette, Illinois.

Who is Tom Ricketts wife?

Cecelia Ricketts

Is Joe Ricketts related to Pete Ricketts?

Ricketts is married to Marlene Margaret (Volkmer), with whom he has four children, Pete, Thomas, Laura, and Todd, who were raised Roman Catholic.

Where was Pete Ricketts born?

Nebraska City, NE