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Cubs Co-Owner Is Trump Pick For Deputy Commerce Secretary

What a month it's been for Todd Ricketts.

Just weeks after his cubs win the World Series, President-elect Donald Trump taps him to be the deputy commerce secretary.

CBS 2's Jim Williams takes a closer look at the second in command of the Trump Administration's business team.

Back when Trump appeared to be a long shot for the presidency, Ricketts was a Trump delegate at the Republican Convention and a Trump fundraiser.

The President-elect's nominee for deputy commerce department secretary, co-owner of the Cubs, was featured in the CBS television show "Undercover Boss."

Todd Ricketts is the son TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts. The younger Ricketts is himself an entrepreneur, an owner of North Shore bike shops, among other business interests.

On Wednesday, Mayor Emanuel says he has policy disagreements with the conservative Ricketts but hopes a Chicagoan in the Trump Administration will be good for the city.

"I will worry, no matter what. That said, it's always good to have people you know who have a relationship, and some link to either your city, project or they know of your work," the mayor said.

This latest development is a change from when, early this year, family patriarch Joe Ricketts contributed to an anti-Trump political action committee and Trump threatened retaliation.

"I'll start taking ads telling them what a rotten job they're doing with the Chicago Cubs," Trump said previously.

Quite a change since then: The Cubs won the World Series and Todd Ricketts will be in the Trump Administration.

Ricketts' brother is the Republican governor of Nebraska. Sister Laura was enthusiastic Hillary Clinton supporter.

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