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Southwest Airlines Co Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$162,980
Total Spent
$11,500
To TN candidates
$10,000
87% of spending
To other PACs
$1,500
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,250 to 9 candidates
$3,500 to 7 Republicans $750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (87%) — 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: $11,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. Of the $5,750 difference, $5,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Doss, Barry $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $750.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $250.00
  • Dunn, Bill $250.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $250.00
  • Rogers, Courtney L. $250.00
  • Smith, Eddie $250.00
  • …and 1 more recipients

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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Bowling PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gary Kelly Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines $5,000.00
Michael Van De Ven Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines Co. $5,000.00
Ron Ricks Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines Co $5,000.00
Thomas Nealon Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines Co. $5,000.00
William Cunningham Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines Co. $5,000.00
Katherine Findlay Dallas, TX Southwest $3,200.00
Andrew Watterson Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines $3,000.00
Colleen Barrett Dallas, TX Southwest $3,000.00
Gregory Wells Dallas, TX Southwest $3,000.00
Herbert Kelleher Dallas, TX Southwest $3,000.00

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
Year-End 2017 Historical $204,686.51 $194,184.59 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72547
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $170,921.63 $204,686.51 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71999