Sig Rogich

LAS VEGAS-The Republican National Committee announced new chairs for their 2008 fundraising effort  in an e-mail today.  The Nevada list is short on surprises, except that Steve Wynn, who has generally contributed to candidates from both political parties, is listed as an honorary co-chair.

The list names William Weidner, president and COO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, as chairman with Sig Rogich, president of Rogich Communications Group, as co-chair.

Presumptive Republican nominee Ariz. Sen. John McCain speaks during a town hall meeting in California Monday.: Getty Images PhotoLAS VEGAS—Ariz. Sen. John McCain will be in Las Vegas Friday, attending a high-dollar fundraiser on the heels of the presumptive Republican nominee’s three-day campaign swing through California.

The “Finance Luncheon,” organized by top Nevada Republicans Sheldon Adelson, CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Terri Lanni, Chairman and CEO of MGM/Mirage, and Sig Rogich, former American ambassador to Iceland and president of the Rogich Communications Group, will be held at Adelson’s Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and will cost a minimum of $1,000 per person or $2,300 for a private reception and photo opportunity with McCain.