Baidas said he has known Cubs co-owner and board member Laura Ricketts for years, since he was an official in Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration and she was campaigning for marriage equality in Illinois. Among the Cubs-owning family, Laura Ricketts has stood out as a vocal supporter of progressive causes. “I spoke to her about my candidacy, and I think she supports me, but she has not done so financially,” Baidas said. “I don’t support the right-wing politics of her brothers.”