Greater Augusta Association of REALTORS

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 2020 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
		Tom Blanchard Kim Bragg Lloyd DeFoor Gerilyn deLaurentys Philip Jones Pam Lightsey Jennifer Parker Kim Pond	Eric Crawford Carol Duggan Debra Franco Brandi Ledford Wendy Powell Kristen Stouffer Terri Thomas Teresa Tiller Jenny Viger Lili Youngblood	Donatella Armstrong-Key Heather Ferrante Pat Goodwin Jan Grizzaffi Greg Honeymichel Louie Hydrick Michele Johnson Emily Knodel Todd Luckey Derya Martin Barbara Sanders Sherry Sanders Angela Sorapuru Jennifer Stewart Heather Story Regina Wadsworth Terry Wilber Ashley Wilson	Farrah Barber Andrea Bowles Jessica Brown Kim Courson Kelly Gates Sheila Griffin Dean Grizzaffi Angie Hogan Elana Hoodenpyle Andrea Johnson BJ Jordan Gloria Marsella Teresa McArthur Geneice McCoy Justine McDonald Frank Mears Lisa Medders Macey Miller Delores Moore Vicki Owens-Law Natalie Poteete Nancy Powell Jaime Putnam Sonia Salazar Amy Scherer Sallie Shuford Dennis Smith Sharon Thornton Tiffany Tuley Maria Vaill Franziska Valerius Debra Weisz Shawna Woodward

VOTE * ACT * INVEST

Support REALTOR Champions at local & state primaries and general elections
Receive texts on important issues and respond to Calls For Action by texting "GA REALTORS" to 30644 and join the REALTOR Party Mobile Alerts System
Contribute to RPAC

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.

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