PURPOSE: The purpose of the RPAC Committee is to support and raise money for issues related to the Real Estate Industry.
MEMBERSHIP: Open to GBAR REALTOR® Members.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Raise money for RPAC
- Distribution of RPAC funds
- Maximize our LRS (Local Revenue Sharing) funds
- Keep in contact with Legislators
- Know legislative Issues
- Keep directors/members informed of political issues
- Responsible for conveying the real estate interest of members to our local, county and state government/legislative Officials.
- Organize Lobby Day
- Give presentation at Board Orientation
- Monitor representatives voting records
- Organize calls for actions
- Call meetings when necessary (usually coordinated with legislative committee)
REPORTS TO: Government Affairs Committee
SUBCOMMITTES: None
TASK GROUPS: As needed.
MEETINGS: When needed
When more than two tickets are purchased for a fund-raiser, we will attempt to encourage Directors and Committee Members to attend the function.
RPAC money follows the candidate that supports our issues.
We do not endorse - we support a candidate.
We support the incumbent if their record allows and unless the committee can show reason to support the challenger (i.e. Incumbent shows very little support for our real estate issues).
We attend fundraisers for:
Governor, State and Federal representatives (Senators, Assemblyman, Congressman)
the County Executive, Mayor or its equal
County Clerk
Leaders of County Legislature
REALTORS® running for office.
We do not get involved in primaries.
Explanation of Local Revenue Sharing (LRS) Funds
Local Revenue Sharing Fund with NYSAR will receive $.25 per $1.00 sent to NYSAR once the Association reaches goal. This money may be used for expenses such as: Calls For Action, fund-raisers (except Federal representatives) fight local issues with regards to Real Estate, special recognition funds for our representatives.
Local Revenue Sharing Funds must be used within a three-year period or the local Association funds will revert back to NYSAR. Our Association reserves one-half of the year's funds for the following year in case we do not reach goal that year. An exception can be made to fund the special recognition gift for an outstanding job done by one of our representatives (i.e. sponsoring one of our bills.)
