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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

On the record as: lobbying client, PAC, lobbyists' giving (LD-203). Also written “SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO”, “SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.”.

$184K
from its PAC to 41 senators, 2021 on
$7.3M
on 130 lobbying reports as a client
$429K
its lobbyists report giving 48 senators (LD-203)

Its PAC's giving to senators

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. FREEDOM FUND

  • Democrats $84,000 (46%)
  • Republicans $97,000 (53%)
  • Independents $3,000 (2%)

The senators it gave most, colored by party. ◆ marks a senator on a committee that handles what it lobbies on.

◆ Alex Padilla
D-CA · Budget, Environment and Public Works, Judiciary
$68K
◆ Susan M. Collins
R-ME · Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
$42K
◆ Jacky Rosen
D-NV · Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$35K
◆ John Cornyn
R-TX · Budget, Finance, Judiciary
$35K
◆ Jerry Moran
R-KS · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$30K
◆ Brian Schatz
D-HI · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$25K
◆ John Thune
R-SD · Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
$25K
◆ Roger F. Wicker
R-MS · Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
$23K
◆ James Lankford
R-OK · Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
$21K
◆ Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · Appropriations
$21K
◆ Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NV · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
$20K
◆ John Boozman
R-AR · Appropriations, Environment and Public Works
$19K
◆ Chris Van Hollen
D-MD · Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget
$19K
$15K
◆ Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Judiciary
$12K
◆ Jack Reed
D-RI · Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
$12K
◆ Tammy Baldwin
D-WI · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
$11K
◆ Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$11K
◆ Patty Murray
D-WA · Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
$11K
All 51 senators
SenatorFrom its PACIts lobbyists (LD-203)Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Alex Padilla D CA$3,000$64,600Budget, Environment and Public Works, Judiciary
Susan M. Collins R ME$10,000$32,000Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Jacky Rosen D NV$9,000$26,200Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Cornyn R TX$7,500$27,500Budget, Finance, Judiciary
Jerry Moran R KS$10,000$20,000Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Charles E. Schumer D NY$10,000$15,000
Brian Schatz D HI$10,000$15,000Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Thune R SD$10,000$15,000Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Roger F. Wicker R MS$10,000$12,500Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
James Lankford R OK$8,500$12,500Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS$9,000$12,000Appropriations
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV$7,500$12,500Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance
John Boozman R AR$7,000$12,000Appropriations, Environment and Public Works
Chris Van Hollen D MD$7,500$11,500Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget
Jon Tester D MT$7,500$7,500
Katie Boyd Britt R AL$1,000$11,000Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Judiciary
Jack Reed D RI$4,500$7,000Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Tammy Baldwin D WI$5,500$5,500Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Tammy Duckworth D IL$1,000$10,000Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Patty Murray D WA$2,000$8,500Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Kyrsten Sinema I AZ$3,000$7,500
Ron Wyden D OR$4,500$4,500Budget, Finance
Marsha Blackburn R TN$1,000$8,000Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance, Judiciary
Eric Schmitt R MO$3,000$5,500Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Ted Cruz R TX—$7,500Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Markwayne Mullin R OK$3,500$3,500
Mike Crapo R ID$3,000$3,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Finance
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH$2,000$3,500Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Deb Fischer R NE$2,000$3,500Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Debbie Stabenow D MI$2,500$2,500
Lindsey Graham R SC$2,500$2,500
Pete Ricketts R NE$2,500$2,500Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Environment and Public Works
Angela D. Alsobrooks D MD—$5,000Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Environment and Public Works, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Maria Cantwell D WA—$5,000Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Sherrod Brown D OH$2,000$2,000
Steve Daines R MT$2,000$2,000Finance
Joni Ernst R IA$2,000$2,000Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
John Kennedy R LA$2,000$2,000Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Judiciary
Jeanne Shaheen D NH$2,000$2,000Appropriations, Armed Services
Roy Blunt R MO-$2,500$5,000
Ben Ray Luján D NM$2,500—Budget, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Gary C. Peters D MI—$2,500Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ruben Gallego D AZ—$2,500Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ted Budd R NC$1,000$1,000Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Martin Heinrich D NM$1,000$1,000Appropriations
Dan Sullivan R AK$1,000$1,000Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Shelley Moore Capito R WV—$2,000Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Tim Sheehy R MT—$1,500Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
J.D. Vance R OH$1,000—
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D NY—$1,000Appropriations, Armed Services
Mark Kelly D AZ——Armed Services, Environment and Public Works

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

2021: $1.1M20212022: $1.1M20222023: $1.3M20232024: $1.3M20242025: $1.5M2025$1.5M2026: $1.1M2026

What it lobbied on

The lobbying firms it hired

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FirmReportsFees reported
PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC.21$970K
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC23$690K
THE JERRY COSTELLO GROUP, LLC15$600K
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS7$510K
KIT BOND STRATEGIES17$500K
THE MONDELLO GROUP LLC21$420K
S-3 GROUP3$150K

2 of its lobbyists worked for a senator

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LobbyistFormer position, as they list itSenatorLatest report
MICHAEL CIAMARRASen. Susan Collins & Sen. Richard ShelbySusan M. Collins2026
PHILIP MOORESenator John BoozmanJohn Boozman2025