
June 10, 2026
(30 Sec. Read)
"City & State’s Who’s Who in Sports highlights the key players at the intersection of athletics and politics. The list, written and researched with journalist Sean Okula, features executives, administrators, officials, attorneys, advocates and others shaping the future of sports in New York and beyond.
Having played a central role in the effort to legalize mixed martial arts in New York, David Weinraub continues to represent the interests of UFC in Albany, as well as other properties under the TKO Group Holdings umbrella, including WWE and Professional Bull Riders. Weinraub has lobbied the state Legislature on a bill that would create a fund intended to attract sports and entertainment events to the Empire State. Among the other sports-adjacent clients of Brown & Weinraub, the top lobbying firm in the state, are Underdog and New York Road Runners."