LobbyingDraftkings lobbying by quarter
Draftkings DKNG's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $345K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $945K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Sports/Athletics and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
DraftkingsDKNG
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $945K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $115K | 4 |
| Q1 2023 | $105K | 4 |
| Q2 2023 | $105K | 4 |
| Q3 2023 | $105K | 4 |
| Q4 2023 | $105K | 4 |
| Q1 2024 | $105K | 4 |
| Q2 2024 | $105K | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | $105K | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | $105K | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | $225K | 4 |
| Q2 2025 | $225K | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | $245K | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | $255K | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | $345K | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | $345K | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Sports$881.7K · 38 reports
- Gaming and casinos$750K · 13 reports
- Taxation$606.7K · 22 reports
- Agriculture$180K · 2 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$176.7K · 7 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES45 reports
- SENATE45 reports
- Treasury, Dept of12 reports
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)9 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)2 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Invariant | $1M | 15 quarters |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $570K | 7 quarters |
| Michael Best Strategies | $360K | 6 quarters |
| Slaiman Consulting | $240K | 8 quarters |
| Dunkel Government Relations | $225K | 15 quarters |
| Delta Strategy Group | $180K | 2 quarters |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | $10K | 8 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| KEVIN BATTEH | CFTC Detailee, Senate Ag Cmte; Counsel, CFTC | Q2 2026 |
| SCOTT PARSONS | Chief of Staff, CFTC; LA, Congressman Pickering | Q2 2026 |
| JIM NEWSOME | Chairman, CFTC | Q1 2026 |
| RYAN DILWORTH | Rep. Beth Van Duyne: Chief of Staff (2024-2026), Leg Director (2021-2024); Rep. Bob Gibbs: Senior Policy Advisor (2020-2021), Sr Leg Aide (2018-2019), Leg Aide (2017), Constituent Services Representative (2015-2017) | Q1 2026 |
| GRETA JOYNES | Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director Rep. John Shimkus, Senior Legislative Assistant Rep. John Shimkus, Legislative Assistant Rep. John Shimkus, Legislative Correspondent Rep. John Shimkus, Staff Assistant Rep. John Shimkus | Q4 2025 |
| THEODORE TANZER | Sr. Counsel, House Energy & Commerce (23-24); Counsel, Commissioner Feldman, US CPSC (19-22); Pro. Staff Member, Sen. Commerce Committee (19); Law Clerk, Sen. Commerce Committee (18-19); Fellow, Sen. Thune (18); Intern, Sen. Repub. Conference (18) | Q4 2025 |
| ALICE LUGO | Assistant Secretary for Leg Affairs, Dept Homeland Security; Chief Counsel, Sen Menendez; Acting Leg Director, Sen Menendez; Counsel, Rep Luis Gutierrez; Legal Fellow, Rep Luis Gutierrez; Legal Fellow, Dep of Homeland Security; Intern, Sen Ben Nelson | Q2 2025 |
| HAROLD HANCOCK | Tax Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee | Q2 2025 |
| ZACHARY PFISTER | Leg Dir Rep Larry Kissell; Sen Leg Asst Rep Larry Kissell; Leg Asst Rep Larry Kissell; Leg Correspondent Rep Larry Kissell; Leg Correspondent Rep Brad Ellsworth; Staff Asst Rep Brad Ellsworth; Leg Intern Sen Evan Bayh | Q2 2025 |
| ALEJANDRO CISNEROS | Leg. Dir, Rep. Young Kim (2021-2025); Dir of Public Policy, Finseca/AALU (2020-2021); Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (2019-2020); Leg. Asst, Rep. Carlos Curbelo (2018); Leg. Aide/Operations Manager, Rep. Carlos Curbelo (2017-2018); Staff | Q1 2025 |
| MARK WARREN | ChfTaxCounsel, Sen Fin Comm; SrTaxCounsel, Sen Thune; TaxCounsel, Hs W&M Comm; DepAsstSec, Dept of Treas, Leg Affairs; ChfCounsel, Sen Repub Policy Comm; StaffDir and ChfCounsel, Sen Small Bus Comm; TaxAndFinanceCounsel, Sen Small Bus Comm | Q1 2025 |
| RUSSELL W. SULLIVAN | Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee; Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Leg. Director, Sen. Bob Graham | Q1 2025 |
| JAMES OBRIEN | Pro. Staff Member, Ways and Means Committee (22-23); Rep Kevin Brady: Leg. Dir. (21-22); Sr. Leg. Asst (19-21); Sen Mitch McConnell: Leg. Correspondent (18-19); Staff Asst (17-18); Intern (16) | Q4 2024 |
| MARY ELIZABETH STANTON | Leg. Asst, Sen. Kohl (2006-2007); Policy Adv, Sen. Aging Comm. (2004-2006); Leg. Asst, Rep. Weiner (2004); Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Kohl (2003-2004); Staff Asst, Sen. Kohl (2002-2003); Intern, Rep. Gephardt (2001); Intern, Rep. Dingell (2000) | Q2 2023 |
| MATTHEW RUSSELL | Legislative Assistant, Committee on Ways and Means (2016-2018) | Q1 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | Michael Best Strategies | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $90K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Dunkel Government Relations | $15K |
| 07/15for Q2 | Invariant | $90K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Delta Strategy Group | $90K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Michael Best Strategies | $60K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Delta Strategy Group | $90K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Invariant | $90K |
| 04/16for Q1 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $90K |
| 04/16for Q1 | Dunkel Government Relations | $15K |
| 03/18for Q1 | Delta Strategy Group | Under $5,000 |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | $60K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $90K |
| 01/18for Q4 2025 | Invariant | $90K |
| 25/12/30for Q4 2025 | Dunkel Government Relations | $15K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | $60K |
| 25/10/19for Q3 2025 | Invariant | $80K |
| 25/10/17for Q3 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $90K |
| 25/09/28for Q3 2025 | Dunkel Government Relations | $15K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | $60K |