On Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals faced the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI. Owners utilized their huge funds to play politics ahead of the game. This article by Anna Massoglia is published by Open Secrets. Here is an excerpt:
The Cincinnati Bengals are preparing to play the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, and the owners of both teams have also used their deep pockets to play politics.
Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown, along with their wives, have given more than $1.9 million in political contributions with beneficiaries ranging from candidates at the state and federal level to inaugural funds.
Rams owner Stan Kroenke and his wife, Wal-Mart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke, have given more than $469,000 to campaigns and political groups, federal and state campaign finance records show. The Kroenkes’ top beneficiary of political giving since 1992 has been the Republican National Committee with about $225,000 in total contributions.
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