Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Sports/Athletics Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Sports/Athletics: fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $17.7M in itemized Sports/Athletics lobbying disclosures across 136 filers, among them COCA-COLA, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NIKE, INC., ranking #62 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#62
of 79 issues by spend
$17.7M
tracked Sports/Athletics lobbying
136
organizations lobbying
$130K
average per filer

Issue code: SPO · 136 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$17.7M
Organizations
136

Sports/Athletics filing shape

Sports/Athletics (SPO) shows $17.7M in tracked LDA spending across 136 filers, a lighter code by absolute outlay.

COCA-COLA leads this issue's filer table with $9.1M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Sports/Athletics, each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 COCA-COLA $9.1M
#2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE $5.4M
#3 NIKE, INC. $4.0M
#4 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL $2.8M
#5 HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN $2.2M
#6 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS $2.0M
#7 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH $2.0M
#8 SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. $1.8M
#9 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE $1.7M
#10 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION $1.6M
#11 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE $1.6M
#12 THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM $1.5M
#13 PGA TOUR $1.5M
#14 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE $1.5M
#15 NORTHWESTERN UNIV $1.4M
#16 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM $1.4M
#17 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY $1.4M
#18 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI $1.3M
#19 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY $1.3M
#20 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO $1.2M
#21 PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC. $1.1M
#22 THE COOK GROUP INC. $1.1M
#23 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL $960K
#24 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $950K
#25 LIV GOLF, INC $920K
#26 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN $854K
#27 INDIANA UNIVERSITY $850K
#28 DRAFTKINGS $840K
#29 NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC $824K
#30 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE $810K
#31 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA $800K
#32 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $790K
#33 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE $780K
#34 BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM $778K
#35 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $770K
#36 RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY $740K
#37 STUBHUB, INC. $710K
#38 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY $670K
#39 THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE, INC. $650K
#40 ZUFFA AND AFFILIATES $640K
#41 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA $640K
#42 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $620K
#43 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY $591K
#44 WASHINGTON COMMANDERS $590K
#45 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY $545K
#46 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE $480K
#47 LA 2028 -LOS ANGELES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES 2028 $480K
#48 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS $480K
#49 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY $460K
#50 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA $440K

Registrant concentration on Sports/Athletics

Named filers on SPO, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

COCA-COLA$9.1MNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE$5.4MNIKE, INC.$4.0MOFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER O…$2.8MHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN$2.2MUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$2.0MUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$2.0MSPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.$1.8M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Sports/Athletics · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code SPO; covers 136 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Sports/Athletics?
$17.7M was reported on Sports/Athletics (SPO) by 136 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. COCA-COLA is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Sports/Athletics lobbying?
Top filers on Sports/Athletics include COCA-COLA, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NIKE, INC.. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code SPO.
How many organizations lobby on Sports/Athletics?
136 organizations filed on Sports/Athletics in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.