Contact Information
Greater Augusta Association of REALTORS®
1214 Roy Road
Augusta , GA 30909
Office: (706) 736-0429
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What is RPAC?
REALTORS Political Action Committee (RPAC) is the voice of REALTORS® in government. RPAC raises voluntary funds from REALTORS® and uses those funds to help elect candidates for public office who share our views on issues that affect our industry and shape our communities. By supporting the campaigns of candidates who understand your business, Georgia RPAC ensures that your interests are represented when laws, ordinances, and regulations are being enacted. RPAC only considers support of candidates in regards to their support of real estate and property rights issues. As an organization representing REALTORS®, RPAC doesn’t consider other kinds of issues or political affiliaton. Georgia RPAC has contributed to Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. RPAC looks to build the future by putting dollars in places that will help advance the interests of real estate professionals. RPAC is insurance for our industry. Your RPAC investment is used to support candidates locally, as well as at the state level. A portion of the state's RPAC funds is forwarded to support national candidates. For more information, please visit these sites: https://garealtor.com/advocacy/ or https://realtorparty.realtor/.
Voting Information:
To register to vote, please visit, https://vote.gov/. Area Board of Elections websites are:
Richmond County, GA: https://www.augustaga.gov/2774/Board-of-Elections
Columbia County, GA: https://www.columbiacountyga.gov/county/voting-and-results
McDuffie County, GA: https://www.thomson-mcduffie.com/elections
Burke County, GA: https://burkecounty-ga.gov/departments/elections-and-registration
Lincoln County, GA: https://www.lincolncountyga.com/elections
Washington County, GA: https://washingtoncountyga.gov/departments/office-of-registrarelections/
Wilkes County, GA: https://www.countyoffice.org/wilkes-county-board-of-elections-washington-ga-f31/
Aiken County, SC: https://www.aikencountysc.gov/DspDept?qDeptID=RNE
Edgefield County, SC: https://edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/recreation-2-2/
How does RPAC benefit your business?
Whether you are a broker-owner or a part-time agent, politics directly impacts your profitability. Here in Georgia, RPAC has helped us accomplish numerous legislative victories:
- Blocked a 6% state sales tax on real estate commissions!
- Passing legislation to allow REALTORS® to engage in short sale sales which had previously been interpreted by the state Banking Department as illegal
- Successfully limiting local government’s ability to register vacant/foreclosed properties by creating statewide standards for all local governments to follow
- Protecting REALTORS®’ ability to collect and distribute escrow funds
- Defeating legislation to mandate a termite inspection prior to closing
- Preventing statewide point-of-sale plumbing retrofit mandates
- Passing legislation to reform Georgia’s property tax assessment and appeals process
- Preventing cities and counties in Georgia from charging individual agents a business license fee for each jurisdiction in which they conduct business
RPAC Levels and our 2021 Contributors - thank you for your support!
| Golden R $5,000 then $2,000 Annually |
Crystal R $2,500 then $1,000 Annually |
Sterling R $1,000 Annually |
Ambassador $500-$999 Annually |
Capitol Club $200-$499 Annually |
$99 Club $99-$199 Annually |
| Pam Lightsey |
Kim Bragg |
Tom Blanchard
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Stacie Adkins Eric Crawford Brandi Ledford Sheri Melton Sherri Murphey Sonia Salazar Sallie Shuford Terri Thomas Henry Wadsworth Regina Wadsworth Barbara Willis Lili Youngblood |
Shari Alexander Jessica Brown Claudio Carrasco Katherine Carrasco Karen Cortez Kim Courson Laura Dobbins Andrew Duncan Marie Geary Elana Hoodenpyle Matt Kelly Donatella Key William Lamb Jamie Long Gary Melton Gloria Marsella Derya Martin Catherine Metts Carey Miller Jennifer Parker Nancy Powell Larry Ramsey Ivan Randolph Susan Salisbury Dennis Smith Giri Venkatram Stacie Wells |
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Broker Involvement Program (BIP):
A program open to broker-owners or managing brokers to stay informed of important issues affecting the real estate profession from NAR. Once a Call For Action (CFA) is released, NAR will alert brokers though e-mail and the CFA is automatically delivered to the broker's agents using the broker's name and logo in the message. Enrollment in the program is simple, click here to get started!
GAAR Mission: Provide the education, resources, guidance and advocacy necessary to ensure our members reflect the highest professional and ethical standards within the community while promoting and protecting private property rights and home ownership.
