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Southwest Airlines Co Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$216,297
Total Spent
$4,500
To TN candidates
$4,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 1 candidate
$2,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,500 (100%) — 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: $4,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $4,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $4,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper for Congress $2,500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Douglas Brooks Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines Co $5,000.00
Gary Kelly Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines $5,000.00
John Denison Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines Co. $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 Gilligan 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
Mark Shaw Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines $4,999.92
Alan Kasher Dallas, TX Southwest Airlines $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 2021 Historical $401,697.59 $456,723.96 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96732
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $353,814.26 $401,697.59 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95233