RACI Newsletter

What is RPAC? (Back)

Published by on Feb 11, 2009

Welcome to RPAC, the voice of REALTORS® on Capitol Hill. Since 1969 RPAC has been promoting the election of pro-REALTOR® candidates across the United States.

What is RPAC? (REALTORS® Political Action Committee) A Political Action Committee (PAC) is a popular term for a political committee organized by like-minded people for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates. The PAC's money must come from voluntary contributions from members.

Why should I contribute to RPAC? RPAC is the muscle behind NAR. RPAC represents over 400,000 politically active REALTORS® that members of Congress want as their friends. Recent legislative and regulatory include:

• The continued preservation of the mortgage interest deduction.
• Tax relief benefiting the real estate industry.
• Improving federal mortgage programs, allowing more families to join the ranks of homeownership.
• Eliminating burdensome regulations inhibiting environmental quality and healthy real estate markets.