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Ryan’s Saturday funder: Big names and big money

Posted Aug 14, 2012 by William March

Updated Aug 14, 2012 at 02:45 PM

GOP veep nominee Paul Ryan’s Saturday fundraiser will include lots of big names in GOP financial circles statewide.

The event—here’s the invite —will be held at The Club at Treasure Island. It starts at $2,500 a person, but will include a VIP reception for $25,000 per person or $50,000 per couple.

The money will be split among the Romney campaign, which has limits on what size donations it can accept; the national Republican Party; and the federal accounts of Republican parties of Idaho, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Vermont.

The host list includes, among others, former ambassador Mel and Betty Sembler; Brent and Debbie Sembler; A.K. and Seema Desai; former ambassador John Rood; incoming state House Speaker Will Weatherford and his wife Courtney; GOP mega-lobbyist Brian Ballard; and former state Rep. Trey Traviesa and his wife Nina.

The campaign still hasn’t said whether Ryan will hold any public events while he’s here.