Southwest Airlines Co Political Action Committee
Registered Sep 2016 · Treasurer: Jennifer J. Poeppelmeier · Dallas, TX
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $203,890.68 | $247,000.00 | $7,000.00 |
| 2025 | $261,111.46 | $293,750.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2024 | $253,468.59 | $307,500.00 | $10,500.00 |
| 2023 | $239,922.46 | $260,350.00 | $11,000.00 |
| 2022 | $224,285.60 | $141,700.00 | $14,500.00 |
| 2021 | $216,296.53 | $4,500.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2020 | $211,179.18 | $10,000.00 | $7,000.00 |
| 2019 | $201,862.81 | $16,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
| 2018 | $178,236.95 | $9,500.00 | $2,500.00 |
| 2017 | $162,980.49 | $11,500.00 | $4,250.00 |
| 2016 | $65,840.64 | $8,500.00 | $3,750.00 |
| All years | $2,219,075.39 | $1,310,300.00 | $60,500.00 |
Raised
$2,219,075
incl. $98,750 unitemized small gifts
excl. $223,914 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$1,310,300
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,153,300
88% of spending
To TN candidates
$96,750
7.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $60,500 to 29 candidates
$58,000 to 25 Republicans $2,500 to 4 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,310,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,153,300 (88%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,153,300 88%
- To TN candidates $96,750 7.4%
- To other PACs $56,250 4.3%
- Operating & other $4,000 0.3%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions. Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $14,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn | Governor | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Bo Watson | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Dan Howell † | Tennessee House, District 22 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Randy McNally | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | 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 $96,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $60,500. Of the $36,250 difference, $21,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $15,000 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $21,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Whitson, Sam $4,250.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $3,000.00
- Cooper for Congress $2,500.00
- Freddie for Mayor $2,500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,250.00
- Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $1,250.00
- Casada, Glen $1,000.00
- Doss, Barry $1,000.00
- McCormick, Gerald $750.00
- Dickerson, Steven $500.00
- …and 8 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Republican Caucus | $22,750.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $17,750.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $11,000.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $2,000.00 |
| J T PAC | $1,250.00 |
| BECPAC (Becky Massey) | $500.00 |
| Bowling PAC | $500.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $4,000.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. | Donations | 12/13/2018 | $2,500.00 |
| Casada, Glen | Donations | 12/13/2018 | $500.00 |
| Dickerson, Steven | Donations | 12/13/2018 | $500.00 |
| Johnson, Jack | Donations | 12/13/2018 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kelly | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines | $50,000.00 |
| Douglas Brooks | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines Co | $46,000.00 |
| Michael Van De Ven | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines Co. | $40,000.00 |
| Robert Jordan | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines | $40,000.00 |
| Ron Ricks | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines Co | $40,000.00 |
| William Cunningham | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines Co. | $40,000.00 |
| Andrew Watterson | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines | $37,416.39 |
| Mark Shaw | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines | $35,602.92 |
| Thomas Gilligan | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines Co | $35,000.00 |
| Landon Nitschke | Dallas, TX | Southwest Airlines | $33,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350,085.00 | $306,724.04 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129653 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $323,350.41 | $350,085.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127715 |
| Q2 2026 | $283,261.47 | $323,350.41 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126941 |
| Q1 2026 | $344,833.36 | $283,261.47 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125377 |
| Year-End 2025 | $345,812.55 | $344,833.36 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123907 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $377,471.90 | $345,812.55 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122141 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $325,117.35 | $377,471.90 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120253 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $328,992.13 | $325,117.35 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118479 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $421,756.19 | $328,992.13 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117228 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $431,154.97 | $421,756.19 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115811 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $410,529.06 | $431,154.97 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114232 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $418,753.31 | $410,529.06 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112676 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $505,319.46 | $418,753.31 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111003 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $437,180.85 | $505,319.46 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109269 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $407,798.59 | $437,180.85 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107568 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $403,141.03 | $407,798.59 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105709 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $502,178.41 | $403,141.03 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104003 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $489,320.85 | $502,178.41 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102583 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $420,242.70 | $489,320.85 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100223 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $456,723.96 | $420,242.70 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98348 |
| 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 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $321,276.05 | $353,814.26 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93571 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $361,893.24 | $321,276.05 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92227 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $333,655.70 | $361,893.24 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91205 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $322,602.25 | $333,655.70 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89588 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $298,438.63 | $322,602.25 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88425 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $295,134.77 | $298,438.63 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87453 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $260,848.74 | $295,134.77 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85695 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $223,121.96 | $260,848.74 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84473 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $215,875.73 | $223,121.96 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81831 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $239,828.73 | $215,875.73 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80887 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $247,961.73 | $239,828.73 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79782 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $236,989.73 | $247,961.73 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77874 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $196,648.73 | $236,989.73 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76432 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $194,184.59 | $196,648.73 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74949 |
| 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 |
| 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 |