Wisconsin Roofing Billionaire is Top Donor to Walker Super-PAC

The family that owns the Chicago Cubs is also among the Republican presidential hopeful's most generous boosters.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker listens to a speaker at Dallas County Recorder Chad Airhart's annual Blue Jean Bash on May 16, 2015 in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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By John McCormick and Greg Giroux

July 31, 2015 at 7:40 PM UTC

Updated on

August 1, 2015 at 12:17 AM UTC

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Half of the $20 million raised so far by the super PAC backing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's bid for the Republican presidential nomination came from just two families, a filing Friday with the Federal Election Commission shows.

Unintimidated PAC picked up a $5 million check from roofing billionaire Diane Hendricks. Another $5 million came from the Ricketts family: $4.9 million from Marlene Ricketts. Her husband, Joe Ricketts, the founder of TD Ameritrade and the patriarch of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs, gave $100,000. One of the couple's sons, Todd Ricketts, is serving as co-chairman of national fundraising for Walker's campaign.