REALTORS® of Arizona Political Action Committee
RAPAC is how Tucson REALTORS® turn membership into direct political influence. Every contribution funds candidates who understand real estate, protect private property rights, and keep markets free from overreach.
What is RAPAC?
The REALTORS® of Arizona Political Action Committee is a bipartisan, member-driven PAC that deploys strategic investments into the candidates and races where real estate has the most to lose or gain. This is not symbolic participation, it is calculated influence at the local, state, and federal levels.
RAPAC puts the REALTOR® voice in the room before policy is made, not after the damage is done. Zoning decisions, property rights legislation, transaction regulations, housing supply, every one of these runs through elected officials. RAPAC funds the ones who get it right.
RAPAC invests based on positions, not party affiliation. The goal is access and influence across the aisle at every level of government.
Investments are directed toward competitive races and key legislative seats, the decisions that carry the highest impact for real estate in Arizona.
Every dollar is member-contributed. Search your full investment history through the RAPAC lookup tool at any time.
Local advocacy wins
These are specific outcomes that protect your business, your clients, and the long-term health of Southern Arizona's housing market. This is RAPAC at work in Tucson and Pima County.
TAR led the opposition to a proposed tax increase that would have raised costs for working families and small businesses across Tucson. The coalition held and the measure failed at the ballot box.
TAR supported the Regional Transportation Authority bond measures to fund critical infrastructure across Pima County. Passage secures long-term investment in roads and regional connectivity, directly supporting property values and development activity throughout Southern Arizona.
Advanced policy solutions in Tucson and Pima County to allow duplexes, triplexes, ADUs, and small-scale infill, expanding attainable housing options and creating new transaction opportunities for REALTORS®.
Advocated for improved ADU approval processes and expanded property-owner flexibility. Reduced permitting friction while increasing the region's housing supply capacity.
Secured a REALTOR® seat at the table in Pima County's comprehensive housing needs assessment, ensuring that real estate professionals shaped the data and recommendations driving future housing policy.
Supported code and process changes to reduce barriers to infill construction, enabling more efficient use of existing urban land and expanding housing inventory where demand is highest.
Arizona REALTORS® wins
RAPAC investments flow up to the state level, funding candidates and campaigns that protect REALTOR® interests across Arizona. These are the AAR wins your investment helped make possible.
Blocked legislation that threatened the current broker/agent model and established REALTOR® business practices. The defeat preserved the professional structure that Arizona's real estate industry depends on.
Successfully defeated rent control measures, source of income mandates, and short-term rental bans at the state level, preserving property owner rights and keeping Arizona markets free from burdensome restrictions.
Advanced common-sense zoning legislation designed to increase entry-level ownership housing inventory across Arizona, expanding access to homeownership and growing the buyer pool for REALTORS®.
Prevented attempts to weaken Arizona's construction defect laws, shielding buyers and property owners from exposure to burdensome and unexpected repair costs after purchase.
Secured dedicated funding for the Arizona Department of Real Estate's technology infrastructure, ensuring that online license application and renewal systems remain operational and accessible for members.
Passed legislation allowing agricultural landowners to trade unused water rights for residential development purposes a significant step forward for housing supply in water-constrained Arizona markets.
National Association of REALTORS® wins
At the federal level, RAPAC connects Tucson REALTORS® to the national fight for property rights, housing affordability, and free markets. These are the NAR wins backed by your investment.
The 20% Qualified Business Income Deduction (Section 199A) is made permanent, directly benefiting the more than 90% of REALTORS® who are independent contractors or pass-through entity owners. TCJA tax rates are extended permanently, the SALT deduction cap is quadrupled to $40,000 through 2029, Opportunity Zones are extended permanently, and 1031 like-kind exchanges are fully preserved with no new limitations.
NAR championed legislation signed by President Trump that permanently protects veterans' ability to work with a REALTOR® when using their VA Home Loan benefit. VA loan users were previously the only homebuyers banned from directly compensating their buyer's agent, this law fixes that inequity for good.
NAR secured passage of legislation that heavily restricts mortgage trigger leads, the practice where credit reporting agencies sell a buyer's mortgage application data to competing lenders without the buyer's knowledge. Clients were receiving dozens of unsolicited calls and emails and blaming their REALTOR®. That stops now.
NAR helped advance two comprehensive bipartisan housing bills through Congress, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in the Senate and the Housing for the 21st Century Act in the House. Both bills target increased housing production, modernized federal programs, and expanded homeownership access.
NAR successfully pressed Congress to extend NFIP through September 30, 2026. NAR estimates 1,300 real estate transactions are impacted every single day of an NFIP lapse, keeping it funded keeps deals closing.
NAR supported introduction of the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act, which creates a tax credit for converting underutilized commercial properties to residential units, simultaneously shoring up the commercial sector, increasing housing supply, and creating new transaction opportunities for REALTORS®.
How to invest
RAPAC operates on a tiered investment structure. Fair Share keeps every member at the table. Major Investors shape the strategy. The Hall of Fame represents a career of commitment. Wherever you enter, your contribution moves the needle.
Hall of Fame
These REALTORS® have made aggregate lifetime investments of $25,000 or more in RAPAC. Their sustained commitment has shaped the political trajectory of real estate in Arizona.
Vicki L. Cox GolderVicki L. Cox and AssociatesGolden R
Kimberly CliftonTierra Antigua RealtyHall of Fame
Sue CartunKeller Williams Southern ArizonaHall of Fame
Cathy ErchullLong Realty CompanyHall of Fame
Ginny G. HuffmanImagine Realty ServicesHall of Fame
Pam RuggeroliLong Realty CompanyHall of Fame
Lisa SuarezEMS Realty, Inc.Hall of Fame
James "JT" TsighisKeller Williams Southern ArizonaHall of Fame
Barbara WilsonTierra Antigua RealtyHall of Fame
Christine M. SchaeferTierra Antigua RealtyHall of Fame2026 Major Investors
Major Investors provide more than one-third of total RAPAC funding. Their investment earns recognition, exclusive access to decision-makers, and a direct seat at the advocacy table.
April BidwellTierra Antigua Realty
Matt CliftonTierra Antigua Realty
Lisa NuttTucson Association of REALTORS®
Amanda ElmerTierra Antigua Realty
Jacob FriedmanLong Realty
Lauren SmithStewart Title & Trust
Romeo ArrietaTucson Association of REALTORS®
Kristie A. BabbittColdwell Banker Realty
Rebecca BadrudojaReality Realty, LLC
Barbara C. BardachLong Realty Company
Brian ConnellyLong Realty Company
Shawn CoteTucson Association of REALTORS®
Susan C. CreedonTucson Territory Property Mgmt
Shawn EdgarOmni Homes International
Linda FoytEMS Realty, Inc.
Eric GibbBIG REALTY Solutions, LLC
Maximo Gomez VIProven Home Realty
Barbara J. HernandezArizona Brokers
Danae S. JacksonColdwell Banker Realty
Brittany PalmaTierra Antigua Realty
Monica PenaTucson Association of REALTORS®
Derrick PolderCrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
Georgina PlantRising Real Estate Services
Camille Rivas-RutherfordColdwell Banker Realty
Christine SanchezTucson Association of REALTORS®
Thomas SloyanRE/MAX Excalibur Realty
Lisa SullivanLong Realty Company
Sherry Ann TuneColdwell Banker Realty
Sue WestColdwell Banker Realty
Steven McCay WilliamsRealty Executives Tucson Elite
Mary WolfRising Real Estate Services
Cathy WolfsonColdwell Banker Realty
Francesca Hernandez-VelizTucson Association of REALTORS®
Jill Mckenna WarrenColdwell Banker Realty
K.C. WoodsLong Realty CompanyJoin the REALTORS® who are protecting your business, your clients, and Arizona real estate every day. Start with Fair Share or step up, every dollar counts.