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What is RPAC? |
 RPAC stands for the REALTORS® Political Action Committee. A PAC
is a legal means by which interested individuals with common
goals, like a trade association, ban together for the purposes
of political action.
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RPAC Benefits Video
Whether you are
concerned about property taxes, health care or the
protecting the rights of property owners, the best way we
can have a positive impact on these issues is through RPAC,
the REALTORS® Political Action Committee, your vehicle for
political action. Learn more and watch our educational
video.
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What Does
RPAC Do? |
As a real estate professional, RPAC is your PAC. It is the real
estate industries vehicle for political success. REALTOR®
volunteers raise voluntary contributions from other members
across the state. These funds are then pooled together and
contributed on a nonpartisan basis to candidates for public
office who support housing and real estate interests.
70 cents of every dollar raised stays in Wisconsin for state
and local elections, with the remaining 30 cents being
transferred to the National Association of REALTORS PAC for
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Facts
About RPAC |
- All fund raising efforts and contributions to candidates
are administered by a board of RPAC Trustees, representing
each local board and all areas of the state. Decisions made
by the Trustees are submitted to the WRA Board of Directors.
- Funds are disbursed on a nonpartisan basis to Democrats
and Republicans alike, based on issues and promotion of the
REALTORS® legislative agenda.
- RPAC is one of the largest trade association PACs in the
world, and the second largest PAC in Wisconsin. In the 1998
elections, RPAC had a 98% success rate in state legislative
elections.
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Why
Should RPAC Interest You? |
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RPAC is a very important business partner to REALTORS® because
it means legislative success. Up to 4,000 bills are introduced
each session in the state legislature. Elections decide who will
be voting on these 4,000 bills. RPAC helps elect the people who
write the laws you and your business must live with. Through
extensive research and ongoing monitoring, RPAC keeps you
informed, involved, and influential in the legislative decisions
that are important to you and your business.
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Does RPAC
Buy Votes? |
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No! But it does give us access. Candidates and public officials
are honorable people whose votes are not for sale. But, by
helping elect public policy decision-makers, RPAC assures
REALTORS® the opportunity to present our views and be heard.
RPAC fully complies with all state and federal election laws.
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