National Association of Realtors PAC
| National Association of Realtors | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | PAC |
| Year founded: | 1969 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Connections | |
| National Association of Realtors | |
The National Association of Realtors PAC is a PAC created by the National Association of Realtors to promote candidates that support realtors and promote real estate and property policies that align with the association's priorities.
Mission
As of July 2017, the website for the National Association of Realtors PAC listed the following mission statement:[1]
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RPAC’s mission is to identify candidates for elected office on the local, state and national levels who will work with REALTORS® to promote and protect the American Dream of property ownership. Candidates who receive support from RPAC are not selected based on their political party or ideology, but solely on their support of real estate issues. Our legislative allies are members of the REALTOR® Party. The REALTOR® Party supports the issues that are important to you as a REALTOR®, regardless of political party affiliation.[2] |
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Political activity
2016 elections
In the 2016 election cycle, the National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee spent $10,225,968, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.[3]
The following table shows the top expenditures by the National Association of Realtors PAC during the 2016 cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
| National Association of Realtors PAC 2016 expenditures | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | Total | For | Against | |
| Josh Gottheimer | N.J. |  |
U.S. House | $1,880,217 | $1,880,217 | $0 | |
| Johnny Isakson | Ga. |  |
U.S. Senate | $1,588,428 | $1,588,428 | $0 | |
| Joe Heck | Nev. | |
U.S. Senate | $1,514,825 | $1,514,825 | $0 | |
| Rob Portman | Ohio | |
U.S. Senate | $987,095 | $987,095 | $0 | |
| Chris Van Hollen | Md. | |
U.S. Senate | $926,062 | $926,062 | $0 | |
| Mike Coffman | Colo. | |
U.S. House | $813,227 | $813,227 | $0 | |
| Bob Dold | Ill. | |
U.S. House | $786,117 | $786,117 | $0 | |
| Rick Nolan | Minn. | |
U.S. House | $723,146 | $723,146 | $0 | |
| Lou Correa | Calif. | |
U.S. House | $333,191 | $333,191 | $0 | |
| Julia Howard | N.C. | |
U.S. House | $326,532 | $326,532 | $0 | |
2014 elections
In the 2014 election cycle, the National Association of Realtors PAC spent a grand total of $11,291,835: $3,449,479 for Democrats, $0 against Democrats, $6,532,559 for Republicans and $0 against Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.[4]
| Top 10 largest National Association of Realtors PAC expenditures in 2014[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | Total | For | Against | Desired Result |
| Mitch McConnell | |
KY | Senate | $1,887,550 | $1,887,550 | $0 |  |
| Mark Begich | |
AK | Senate | $1,389,491 | $1,389,491 | $0 |  |
| Gary Peters | |
MI | Senate | $886,282 | $886,282 | $0 | |
| Patrick Murphy | |
FL | House | $810,406 | $810,406 | $0 | |
| Joe Heck | |
NV | House | $796,085 | $796,085 | $0 | |
| Thad Cochran | |
MS | Senate | $781,144 | $781,144 | $0 | |
| Ryan Costello | |
PA | House | $778,934 | $778,934 | $0 | |
| Pat Roberts | |
KS | Senate | $718,309 | $718,309 | $0 | |
| Tom Reed | |
NY | House | $621,349 | $621,349 | $0 | |
| Kyrsten Sinema | |
AZ | House | $358,200 | $358,200 | $0 | |
2012 elections
In the 2012 election cycle, the National Association of Realtors PAC spent a grand total of $3,163,667: $1,339,660 for Democrats, $0 against Democrats, $1,824,007 for Republicans and $0 against Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.[5]
| Top 10 largest National Association of Realtors PAC expenditures in 2012[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | Total | For | Against | Desired Result |
| Brad Sherman | |
CA | House | $936,867 | $936,867 | $0 | |
| Gary Miller | |
CA | House | $708,027 | $708,027 | $0 | |
| Tom Latham | |
IA | House | $351,885 | $351,885 | $0 | |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | |
PA | House | $302,140 | $302,140 | $0 | |
| Gary Peters | |
MI | House | $293,805 | $293,805 | $0 | |
| Tom Reed | |
NY | House | $260,659 | $260,659 | $0 | |
| Marc Veasey | |
TX | House | $108,988 | $108,988 | $0 | |
| Judy Biggert | |
IL | House | $48,340 | $48,340 | $0 | |
| Fred Upton | |
MI | House | $34,440 | $34,440 | $0 | |
| David Dewhurst | |
TX | Senate | $33,745 | $33,745 | $0 | |
Finances
The following table outlines the National Association of Realtors PAC's annual federal receipts and disbursements according to the Federal Election Commission:
| Annual federal receipts and disbursements for the National Association of Realtors PAC, 2012-2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total receipts | Total disbursements | FEC records |
| 2016 | $5,225,148 | $4,397,194 | Filing |
| 2015 | $4,972,888 | $2,538,552 | Filing |
| 2014 | $5,376,540 | $4,315,084 | Filing |
| 2013 | $4,802,718 | $1,864,618 | Filing |
| 2012 | $4,232,354 | $7,043,556 | Filing |
Legal status
The National Association of Realtors PAC is a political action committee (PAC). PACs are political committees established and administered by corporations, labor unions, membership organizations or trade associations. The general definition is a group that spends money on elections, but is not run by a party or individual candidate. However, PACs can donate money to parties or candidates they support. These committees raise funds either from individuals associated with the corporation (Separate Segregated Funds) or from any individuals who wish to contribute to the committee (Nonconnected PACs).[6] Nonconnected PACs are financially independent and pay for themselves via the contributions they raise. Separate segregated funds are funded by the organization they are associated with.[7]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Realtor Action Center, "Learn about RPAC," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Open Secrets, "National Assn of Realtors 2016 profile," accessed July 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Open Secrets, "National Assn of Realtors," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Open Secrets, "NAR PAC," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ FEC "Quick Answers," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ FEC "SSFs vs Nonconnected," accessed August 9, 2013
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