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Southwest Airlines Co Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2016 · Treasurer: Jennifer J. Poeppelmeier · Dallas, TX

Raised
$65,841
incl. $10,556 unitemized small gifts
excl. $217,884 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$8,500
To TN candidates
$7,250
85% of spending
To other PACs
$1,250
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,750 to 3 candidates
$3,750 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,250 (85%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $8,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,250.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,250.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $7,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,750. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $1,250.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,250.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
J T PAC $1,250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Colleen Barrett Dallas, TX Southwest $3,000.00
Herbert Kelleher Dallas, TX Southwest $3,000.00
Ellen Torbert Dallas, TX Southwest $2,045.00
Leah Koontz Dallas, TX Southwest $2,000.00
Sherry Staber Dallas, TX Southwest $2,000.00
William Tiffany Dallas, TX Southwest $2,000.00
Jennifer Paine Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines $1,640.00
Barry Brown Dallas, TX Southwest $1,500.00
Joel Harris Dallas, TX Southwest $1,450.00
Alfred Smith Dallas, TX Southwest $1,375.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2016 Historical $185,706.23 $170,921.63 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70145
Pre-General 2016 Historical $220,156.07 $185,706.23 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69214
Q3 2016 Historical $0.00 $220,156.07 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67899