The 7,000-member St. Louis Association of REALTORS® put its campaign experience to work, along with mailers and online advertisements from NAR to back one of their own for the Board of Aldermen in Ballwin, Missouri, last April. The successful Independent Expenditure Campaign resulted in a landslide victory for their champion,…...
Nevada REALTORS® Use Grant and Grassroots Power to Soundly Defeat Proposed Tax on Businesses
The 14,000-member Nevada Association of REALTORS® put an Issues Mobilization Grant from NAR, its own well-honed campaign skills and funds, as well as its significant grassroots power to soundly defeat a massive tax on businesses. The tax would have eliminated jobs, as well as slowed the state economy......
West Maricopa (AZ) REALTORS® Put Campaign Training to the Test and Get One of Their Own Elected to City Council
With grants and guidance from the REALTOR® Party, the 6,000-member West Maricopa Association of REALTORS® (WeMAR,) supported one of its own for the Glendale, AZ City Council, securing a big win in November of last year. WeMar leaders used what they learned from NAR’s Campaign Management Training, along with direct…...
New York State Association Helps Elect One of its Own to State Senate
In the 2014 general election, the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) was bound and determined not to let its champion, a REALTOR® and homebuilder in New York’s Capital District, be defeated again in his bid for a state Senate seat. With the help of an Independent Expenditure Campaign…...
DC REALTORS® Make “Heavy Lift” to Help Elect Champion to City Council
The 2,400-member District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® (DCAR) had long been at odds with the City Council member from Ward 1, a 16-year incumbent and a staunch advocate for higher real estate taxes and more rent control. One opposition candidate, Brianne Nadeau, looked like a promising alternative, but she…...
New Orleans REALTORS® Rally Behind Proven REALTOR® Champion Mayor Mitch Landrieu
In a rare tempest of the calendar, the 4,200-member New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® found itself with precious little time to launch an independent expenditure campaign for Mayor Mitch Landrieu's re-election. This was thanks to an unlikely confluence of the date of its new trustees' installation and first PAC…...
Local Associations in Northwestern Washington State Work Together to Elect Two REALTOR® Champions
In two especially tight November elections, working closely with neighboring local associations, the 5,000-member Seattle King County Association of REALTORS® pushed the campaigns of two REALTOR® Champions over the top. When the dust had cleared, one was elected mayor of Auburn, Washington, and the other, a commercial REALTOR® in Bellevue,…...
TriCity Association (Kennowick, WA) Hosts Candidate Training – And Then Elects a REALTOR® Champion to Public Office
Leaders at the 700-member TriCity Association of REALTORS® in southeastern Washington State immediately saw the potential of hosting NAR’s new Candidate Training Academy – and began ambitiously recruiting participants. Soon after the well-received session, they put their new knowledge, RPAC support and plenty of enthusiasm behind one of their own…...
Virginia Association Backs 17 REALTOR® Champions – 16 Win!
In the fall of 2013, with the help of grants and services from NAR’s Campaign Services Division, the Virginia Association of REALTORS® got involved in 17 statewide elections, including the gubernatorial race -- winning all but one. The 24,000-member association put their resources behind both Democrats and Republicans – all…...
Birmingham REALTORS® Dip Toes in Political Waters, Backing 15 Candidates: 14 Win!
Until this past election cycle, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® (BAR) had never conducted an independent expenditure campaign or made use of any of the advocacy funds and services available through the REALTOR® Party. This autumn, after careful planning, the 3,200-member association backed 15 REALTOR®-friendly candidates for City Council and…...