WASHINGTON _ The Republican National Committee is considering Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to succeed Steve Wynn as the party's top fundraiser, according to three people with knowledge of the party's deliberations.
Ricketts is high on a short list of candidates to replace Wynn, said two of the people, all of whom asked not to be named because they weren't authorized to speak on behalf of the party. The casino magnate resigned Saturday after reports that he had engaged in multiple instances of sexual harassment.
Ricketts, who was President Donald Trump's first pick to be deputy Commerce secretary, withdrew his nomination in April saying he couldn't unwind his financial holdings to the satisfaction of the Office of Government Ethics. He was also a finalist last year to lead The Heritage Foundation, the conservative Washington think tank.
