California lawmakers got ticket freebies as they cracked down on Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift debacle

California assemblymembers and senators received more than $30,000 worth of tickets.

One assemblymember appears to have accepted concert tickets to that very Swift tour.

The findings are part of a wider analysis of all 120 state lawmakers’ financial disclosures last year .

Analysis sheds light on a common way deep-pocketed groups lobby lawmakers in the state of California .

The San Francisco 49ers were among the top five gifters to lawmakers in 2023 .

They gave assemblymembers and senators about $3,500 worth of free tickets to football games, athlete training camp practices and stadium concert tickets.

The push to crack down on ticketing monopolies followed the tumultuous start of Swift ’s ongoing Eras Tour.

The top gifter across the Assembly and Senate was the California Attractions and Parks Association , an umbrella group that represents some of the state’s most famous theme parks.

The group gave at least a dozen lawmakers tickets during the launch of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios .

Each lawmaker mentioned in this story was contacted for response and most declined to comment.