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Deliver Your RPAC Checks!

 As many of you know, RPAC checks make a big impact on a Members campaign. On September 30^th each political campaign across the country will be filing their 3^rd quarter report with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). You’ll recognize this in the papers later in the week when you see headlines about how much “cash on hand” someone may have. Campaign finances are one way of measuring how well a political campaign is doing. As a result, if you have received a check from RPAC, it is more important than ever to get your check into your legislator’s hands before September 30^th. Many checks are still outstanding, so we cannot stress enough that the earlier your legislator can count on your fundraising support, the better. Remember, every check absolutely must be delivered no later than Election Day (November 4). Also, please don't forget to file a field report after you've delivered the check, so we know it's been delivered.

Joint Resolutions: Used to pose constitutional amendments, to fix technical errors, or to appropriate. They become public law if adopted by both the House and Senate and, where relevant, approved by the President. In terms of Constitutional amendments, they must be approved by three-fourths of the states.

REMINDER: File your 3^rd Quarter Field Reports

Speaking of field reports, there are just 4 more days until the end of the 3^rd Quarter for 2014. If you haven’t filed your field reports, please do so now. Your window of opportunity is shrinking quickly. Thank you to all of those who have already filed. A big round applause to those States where 100% of the FPCs have filed. These include: Alaska, Colorado, Guam, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington DC. Thank you! If you are not sure whether or not you have filed a report this quarter, please review the list of those who have NOT filed HERE. Thank you for your timeliness on these reports as they are crucial to moving our advocacy efforts forward.  

FPC Spotlight

 The FPCs in Missouri are on fire! Last week, Sharon Keating, FPC for Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) was awarded Missouri’s Realtor of the Year and Kathy Clark, FPC for Rep. Billy Long (R-MO), received the 2014 R. Layne Morril Award for Political Advocacy. Way to go ladies! Also, in the sunshine state, Lou Nimkoff, FPC for Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) was recently awarded the Florida Realtors Commercial Realtor of the Year award for 2014. Congratulations! Keep up the great work everyone.

Video: 5 Reasons to Attend the 2014 REALTORS® Conference & Expo

We hope you will join us November 7-10 in the Big Easy, New Orleans, for the 2014 REALTORS® Conference & Expo. Over 17,000 of your REALTOR® colleagues will be there. In this video, 2014 NAR President Steve Brown shares his top 5 reasons for heading to the 2014 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.  To see the short clip, please click HERE.  

See the full lineup of events at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo

Video: Tight Midterm Races to Watch

If you are interested in previewing some of the hot midterm elections, please see the Voice For Real Estate video HERE. In this clip, you will also learn about NAR's efforts to fix rural loan delays. Enjoy!

FPC Newsletters Are Now Online: For those of you who may want to access the newsletter after it hits your inbox, you can now access it online here.