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RPAC: Promoting and Protecting REALTOR®

Champions

Wes GrahamImmediate Past Chair, RPAC Disbursements Trustees

NAR Government Affairs

Promoting and Protecting REALTOR®

Interests in Washington, D.C.

Federal Public Issues Advocacy

Two Goals:1. Advance NAR issue agenda2. Support REALTOR® Champions

Funded by REALTOR® Party

Key Members of Congressin Region XI

• Arizona–David Schweikert (R-6th)–Kyrsten Sinema (D-9th)

• Colorado–Michael Bennet (D-Sen)–Mike Coffman (R-6th)

Key Members of Congress in Region XI

• Nevada–Dean Heller (R-Sen)–Ruben Kihuen (D-4th)

• New Mexico–Steve Pearce (R-2nd)–Ben Ray Lujan (D-3rd)

Key Members of Congress in Region XI

• Utah–Orrin Hatch (R-Sen)–Rob Bishop (R-1st)

• Wyoming–Michael Enzi (R-Sen)

NAR Electoral Advocacy

REALTOR®

Electoral Advocacy

Candidate Funding$5.2 M

IndependentExpenditures

$10.8 M

President’s Circle$4.4 M

Opportunity Races$3 M

$17.30M

$23.4M

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2013-2014 2015-2016

NAR Electoral Advocacy Budget in Millions of

Dollars

Levels of Candidate Support• REALTOR® Friends: Varying Levels

of RPAC Support• REALTOR® Friends Facing Electoral

Threat: Varying levels of Opportunity Race support• REALTOR® Champions where we can

make the difference: Varying levels of I.E.s

RPAC Supports Pro-REALTOR® Candidates--Regardless of Party

President’s Circlein Region XI

Opportunity Race Mailers

Our Growing FamiliesNeed LeadershipThat Measures Up.

Independent Expenditure Mail

Josh Gottheimer: Challenger in NJ 5th District

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