The NAR (National Association of Realtors) poured 14.4M in the 2018 midterm elections. Inman recently dug into lobby spending on opensecrets.org. The NAR contributed significantly on both sides of the aisle, seeking to endorse candidates who would stimulate the housing market and favor Realtors’ rights.
Candidates include Leonard Lance (R-New Jersey), Andy Barr (R-Kentucky), Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana), Katie Porter (D-California), Sherrod Brown for Senate, John Faso (R-New York), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona). For the entire article and a list of the funded candidates, check out the coverage, here.
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Paul Eastwood is the CEO of UltimateIDX and founder of it's parent company Blue Fire Group that has been helping Real Estate agents with online marketing for over 15 years.