House Democrats are examining whether StubHub chief executive Eric Baker improperly benefited from a ticket-reselling fund he co-owns and manages, Andro Capital, through alleged preferential treatment on StubHub’s platform. The inquiry matters because it raises questions over conflicts of interest in the secondary ticket market, where professional brokers can drive up prices and reduce fans’ access to affordable tickets.

Representative Robert Garcia, the senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has requested correspondence and financial details about Andro by 6 August. Andro has sold tickets on StubHub since 2008 and generated more than $5 million on the platform since 2022; StubHub says Baker’s stake was disclosed in SEC filings. Democrats cannot compel a response while in the minority, but the investigation comes amid wider federal and state efforts to curb deceptive or excessive ticket resale practices.