Corporate PAC · TX

Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00341602.

Which side

Helps both parties

53% of the $216K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 47%Helps Republicans 53%

Backs

  1. Richard E. NealDemocrat$10K
  2. Rick LarsenDemocrat$10K
  3. Tom ColeRepublican$6,000
  4. Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat$5,000
  5. André CarsonDemocrat$5,000

Run by Jennifer Linda Poeppelmeier (treasurer) · Christopher Postema (custodian of records) · Southwest Airlines (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Dallas, TX1
Registered
November 13, 19982

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Jennifer Linda Poeppelmeier2
Custodian of records
Christopher Postema Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
Southwest Airlines1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Southwest Airlines; these are the company's board members and top officers.8

Who funds it

It reported raising $479K: $473K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $380K from 1,879 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 41% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Texas $368K, District of Columbia $11K, California $620, Louisiana $250, Florida $1957

Where its donors work7

Southwest Airlines1,872 gifts$345,076
Board of Dirctors5 gifts$25,000
Board of Directors2 gifts$10,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3

Raised$479K
Spent$523K
Cash on hand$307K
Given to candidates and committees$386K
  • From individuals $473K
  • Other $6,000

Who it gives to

89 candidates, $216K in direct gifts.4

Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026)$10,000
Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$6,000
Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026)$5,000
André Carson DemocratU.S. House, Indiana 7th District (2026)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 19th District (2026)$5,000
Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026)$5,000
Nicholas A. Langworthy RepublicanU.S. House, New York 23rd District (2026)$5,000
Marc A. Veasey DemocratU.S. House, Texas 33rd District (2026)$5,000
Jake Ellzey RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 6th District (2026)$5,000
Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026)$5,000
John E Sununu RepublicanU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026)$5,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026)$5,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$5,000
Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026)$4,500
Steve Womack RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 3rd District (2026)$4,500
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$4,000
Jerry Moran RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2028)$3,500
Andy Harris RepublicanU.S. House, Maryland 1st District (2026)$3,500
Kweisi Mfume DemocratU.S. House, Maryland 7th District (2026)$3,000
Dina Titus DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 1st District (2026)$3,000
Jimmy Patronis RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 1st District (2026)$2,500
Lindsey O. Graham RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026)$2,500
Mark E. Amodei RepublicanU.S. House, Nevada 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026)$2,500
James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026)$2,500
Troy E. Nehls RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 22nd District (2026)$2,500
Jasmine Crockett DemocratU.S. House, Texas 30th District (2026)$2,500
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$2,500
Ed Case DemocratU.S. House, Hawaii 1st District (2026)$2,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac) (C00341602)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00341602/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00341602/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00341602/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00341602&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00341602&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00341602&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: Southwest Airlines (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/luv/