Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee

MPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00068722 · Dallas · TX
177 reports · First filing 11/02/2012 · Latest filing 09/03/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose Monthly · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
MPAC
Office
District / Place
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75235
First Filing
11/02/2012
Latest Filing
09/03/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/26/2026 – 08/25/2026
Reports
177

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,502,164.91
Expenditures
$2,537,299.13
Transactions
49,273
Largest Contribution
$6,405.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 06/25/2026
$370,350.41
Average Contribution
$52.56
Average Expenditure
$1,521.16
First Contribution
10/29/2012
Last Contribution
08/20/2026
First Expenditure
11/15/2012
Last Expenditure
08/19/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
575
Reported Payee Entities
779
Top Contributor
Ron Ricks
Top Reported Payee
CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
573
50,012 contributions · $2,671,834.28
Vendor Relationships
738
1,670 payments · $2,546,290.95
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.

Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions98.0th#150 of 7,401
Expenditures98.4th#117 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity98.2th#132 of 7,401
Transaction Volume98.7th#96 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions18.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures8.1%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Ron Ricks $52,600.0093
2Southwest Airlines Co $51,014.53217
3Gary Kelly $50,000.0010
4Douglas Brooks $48,500.0011
5William Cunningham $42,000.0010
6Robert Jordan $40,000.0010
7Michael Van de Ven $40,000.008
8Andrew Watterson $37,249.73244
9Mark Shaw $36,562.92300
10Thomas Gilligan $36,000.008

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN $34,500.0015
2GRAVES FOR CONGRESS $31,327.1511
3CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC $25,000.005
4Vibrant Denver Bond $25,000.001
5RICHARD E NEAL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $24,500.007
6ALAMO PAC $23,500.005
7JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS $21,750.009
8COLLINS FOR SENATOR $20,000.0011
9ASPIRE PAC $20,000.004
10CHC BOLD PAC $20,000.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$174,443.43 $224,000.00
2025$253,887.34 $294,750.00
2024$244,751.79 $344,500.00
2023$239,097.55 $264,250.00
2022$218,189.31 $253,778.71
2021$206,547.32 $110,886.83
2020$197,484.12 $180,041.35
2019$198,559.36 $122,350.00
2018$178,785.68 $151,615.00
2017$162,666.83 $145,008.37
2016$144,712.58 $149,137.23
2015$79,969.09 $86,319.54
2014$80,628.61 $109,811.42
2013$103,958.74 $99,753.69
2012$18,483.16 $1,096.99

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/20/2026Lauren Woods $208.33 Southwest Airlines · EVP & Chief Information Officer
08/20/2026Andrew Watterson $208.33 Southwest Airlines · COO
08/20/2026Jeffrey Novota $208.33 Southwest Airlines · SVP Chief Legal Officer & Corp Secretary
08/20/2026Christa Lucas $208.33 Southwest Airlines · VP Governmental Affairs
08/20/2026Anthony Roach $208.00 Southwest Airlines · EVP Chief Customer & Brand Officer
08/20/2026Thomas Doxey $208.00 Southwest Airlines · EVP & CFO
08/20/2026Jimmy Martinez $167.00 Southwest Airlines · SVP Finance & Principal Acctg Officer
08/20/2026Alan Kasher $125.00 Southwest Airlines · Executive Advisor Management Pilot
08/20/2026Steven Goldberg $125.00 Southwest Airlines · SVP Operations & Hospitality
08/20/2026Whitney Eichinger $125.00 Southwest Airlines · SVP & Chief Communications Officer
08/20/2026Paul Cullen $125.00 Southwest Airlines · SVP Spend Management
08/20/2026Elizabeth Bryant $125.00 Southwest Airlines · SVP & Chief People Officer
08/20/2026Sean Lynch $105.00 Southwest Airlines · VP Technology
08/20/2026Mark Sutcliffe $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP Crew Planning & Analytics
08/20/2026Justin Rucker $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP Supply Chain Management
08/20/2026Steven Murtoff $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP Inflight
08/20/2026Aaron McGuire $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP Ground Operations
08/20/2026Kevin McDorman $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP Customer CARE
08/20/2026Kurtis Kinder $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP MX Ops
08/20/2026Brian Kilburn $104.16 Southwest Airlines · VP Cargo Provisioning & GSE

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/19/2026TENNESSEE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS $5,000.00Contribution to State Party Committee
08/19/2026Senate Republican Caucus TN $5,000.00Contribution to State Party Committee
08/19/2026Cam PAC $1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Texans for Trent Ashby $1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Texans for Charles Schwertner $1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Paul Bettencourt Campaign $1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026David Cook Campaign $1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Bryan Hughes Campaign $1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026WILL METCALF CAMPAIGN $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026TERRY CANALES CAMPAIGN $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Rafael Anchia Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Morgan Meyer For Texas $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Mary Ann Perez Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Lulu Flores Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Lacey Hull for Texas $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026KEN KING FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026John Bucy Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Joe Moody Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Jeff Leach Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
08/18/2026Jared Patterson Campaign $500.00Contribution to State Committee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 2,380 ms.