Union PAC · TX
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00360669.
Which side
Helps both parties
54% of the $400K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 46%Helps Republicans 54%
Backs
- Chris PappasDemocrat$15K
- Troy BaldersonRepublican$13K
- Sam GravesRepublican$12K
- David RouzerRepublican$10K
- David P. JoyceRepublican$10K
On the record
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
- Gary Captain Ketchum1
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.2M: $1.2M from individuals and $8,500 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Mccarthy Victory FundPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
| Moran Victory CommitteePAC | 1 gift | $2,500 |
| Sinema for ArizonaCandidate's campaign | 1 gift | $1,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $268K from 12,954 itemized gifts by individuals6
- Top states: Texas $66K, Arizona $26K, Colorado $24K, California $22K, Florida $22K6
Where its donors work6
| Southwest Airlines | 12,954 gifts | $267,986 |
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 June 30, 2026.2
Raised$1.2M
Spent$999K
Cash on hand$1.4M
Given to candidates and committees$1.0M
- From individuals $1.2M
- From other committees $8,500
- Other $10K
Who it gives to
91 candidates, $400K in direct gifts.3
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026) | $15,000 |
| Troy Balderson RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 12th District (2026) | $13,000 |
| Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026) | $12,500 |
| David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| David P. Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Patrick Ryan DemocratU.S. House, New York 18th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jack Bergman RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jake Ellzey RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nick LaLota RepublicanU.S. House, New York 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nicholas A. Langworthy RepublicanU.S. House, New York 23rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Val T. Hoyle DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Guy Reschenthaler RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 14th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Laura Friedman DemocratU.S. House, California 30th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Ed Case DemocratU.S. House, Hawaii 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Christopher R. Deluzio DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 17th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Dan Sullivan RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alaska (2026) | $7,500 |
| Pete Stauber RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 8th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Julia Brownley DemocratU.S. House, California 26th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Mario Diaz-Balart RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 26th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Tom Barrett RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Andrew R. Garbarino RepublicanU.S. House, New York 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Sharice Davids DemocratU.S. House, Kansas 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Greg Stanton DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) (C00360669)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00360669/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00360669/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00360669&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00360669&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00360669&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026