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
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.
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
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 98.0th | #150 of 7,401 |
| Expenditures | 98.4th | #117 of 7,401 |
| Total Financial Activity | 98.2th | #132 of 7,401 |
| Transaction Volume | 98.7th | #96 of 7,401 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | 18.3% |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 8.1% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Ricks | $52,600.00 | 93 |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines Co | $51,014.53 | 217 |
| 3 | Gary Kelly | $50,000.00 | 10 |
| 4 | Douglas Brooks | $48,500.00 | 11 |
| 5 | William Cunningham | $42,000.00 | 10 |
| 6 | Robert Jordan | $40,000.00 | 10 |
| 7 | Michael Van de Ven | $40,000.00 | 8 |
| 8 | Andrew Watterson | $37,249.73 | 244 |
| 9 | Mark Shaw | $36,562.92 | 300 |
| 10 | Thomas Gilligan | $36,000.00 | 8 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN | $34,500.00 | 15 |
| 2 | GRAVES FOR CONGRESS | $31,327.15 | 11 |
| 3 | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC | $25,000.00 | 5 |
| 4 | Vibrant Denver Bond | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| 5 | RICHARD E NEAL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | $24,500.00 | 7 |
| 6 | ALAMO PAC | $23,500.00 | 5 |
| 7 | JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS | $21,750.00 | 9 |
| 8 | COLLINS FOR SENATOR | $20,000.00 | 11 |
| 9 | ASPIRE PAC | $20,000.00 | 4 |
| 10 | CHC BOLD PAC | $20,000.00 | 4 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2026 | Lauren Woods | $208.33 | Southwest Airlines · EVP & Chief Information Officer |
| 08/20/2026 | Andrew Watterson | $208.33 | Southwest Airlines · COO |
| 08/20/2026 | Jeffrey Novota | $208.33 | Southwest Airlines · SVP Chief Legal Officer & Corp Secretary |
| 08/20/2026 | Christa Lucas | $208.33 | Southwest Airlines · VP Governmental Affairs |
| 08/20/2026 | Anthony Roach | $208.00 | Southwest Airlines · EVP Chief Customer & Brand Officer |
| 08/20/2026 | Thomas Doxey | $208.00 | Southwest Airlines · EVP & CFO |
| 08/20/2026 | Jimmy Martinez | $167.00 | Southwest Airlines · SVP Finance & Principal Acctg Officer |
| 08/20/2026 | Alan Kasher | $125.00 | Southwest Airlines · Executive Advisor Management Pilot |
| 08/20/2026 | Steven Goldberg | $125.00 | Southwest Airlines · SVP Operations & Hospitality |
| 08/20/2026 | Whitney Eichinger | $125.00 | Southwest Airlines · SVP & Chief Communications Officer |
| 08/20/2026 | Paul Cullen | $125.00 | Southwest Airlines · SVP Spend Management |
| 08/20/2026 | Elizabeth Bryant | $125.00 | Southwest Airlines · SVP & Chief People Officer |
| 08/20/2026 | Sean Lynch | $105.00 | Southwest Airlines · VP Technology |
| 08/20/2026 | Mark Sutcliffe | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP Crew Planning & Analytics |
| 08/20/2026 | Justin Rucker | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP Supply Chain Management |
| 08/20/2026 | Steven Murtoff | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP Inflight |
| 08/20/2026 | Aaron McGuire | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP Ground Operations |
| 08/20/2026 | Kevin McDorman | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP Customer CARE |
| 08/20/2026 | Kurtis Kinder | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP MX Ops |
| 08/20/2026 | Brian Kilburn | $104.16 | Southwest Airlines · VP Cargo Provisioning & GSE |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/19/2026 | TENNESSEE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS | $5,000.00 | Contribution to State Party Committee |
| 08/19/2026 | Senate Republican Caucus TN | $5,000.00 | Contribution to State Party Committee |
| 08/19/2026 | Cam PAC | $1,000.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Texans for Trent Ashby | $1,000.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Texans for Charles Schwertner | $1,000.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Paul Bettencourt Campaign | $1,000.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | David Cook Campaign | $1,000.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Bryan Hughes Campaign | $1,000.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | WILL METCALF CAMPAIGN | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | TERRY CANALES CAMPAIGN | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Rafael Anchia Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Morgan Meyer For Texas | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Mary Ann Perez Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Lulu Flores Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Lacey Hull for Texas | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | KEN KING FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | John Bucy Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Joe Moody Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Jeff Leach Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution to State Committee |
| 08/18/2026 | Jared Patterson Campaign | $500.00 | Contribution 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.