Local Issues, Local Victories

Thanks to the efforts of local Government Affairs Directors and the RVOICE Program [1] IAR has been able to:

SAVE you and your clients money
STOP red tape and fees on real esate transations
PROTECT private property rights

See what battles have taken place in Illinois. [2]

Government Affairs Directors (GAD) Contacts

The following are IAR governmental affairs employees who provide governmental affairs services to local associations through a partnership between IAR and the local association.

Kyle Anderson [3] - Greater Gateway, Southwestern Illinois and Egyptian

Brian Bernardoni [4] - Chicago Association of REALTORS® and the West Towns chapter of the Chicago Association

Conor Brown [5] - Belvidere, Northwestern Illinois, McHenry County, Rockford Area

Kristie Engerman [6] - Bloomington-Normal, Lamoine Valley, Livingston, Mid-Valley, Pekin Area, Peoria Area, Quad City Area, Quincy and West Central Associations of REALTORS®

Howard Handler [7] (bio [8]) - North Shore - Barrington Association of REALTORS® and the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (Lake County)

Tom Joseph [9] - Kankakee-Iroquois-Ford, Mainsteet Organization and Three Rivers Associations of REALTORS®

Kristen Jungles [10] - Dekalb, Fox Valley, Illini Valley and Sauk Valley Associations of REALTORS®, and Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (Dupage County)

Neil Malone [11] - Capital Area , Central Illinois, Champaign Co., Danville, Decatur, Jacksonville and Logan County Associations of REALTORS®

Jeff Merrinette [12] - Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (DuPage County and Northwest Suburban Cook County)

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Quickly find your political district, learn about local advocacy issues and get involved in calls to action. Login with your nine-digit NRDS number. [13] | Lookup your NRDS ID [14]

The REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) [15] is active in many local communities leading up to election day. You might hear about RPAC supporting a campaign or receive a postcard in the mail for candidates supported by our REALTOR® PAC. Four things you need to know about RPAC campaign support. [16]

do you know your GAD?

Download the GAD cards (pdf) [17] and read about some battles won.

To order your GAD battle cards email ABick@iar.org [18].

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RVOICE [1]
Regional reports and updates from IAR's Local Government Affairs Directors (GADS)
RPAC Forms [19]
INTERACTIVE MAP: Local Boards/ Associations [20]
Inspection Requirements [21]
Real Estate Transfer Taxes [22]

Issues Central [23] - A one-stop spot to learn about the issues IAR's governmental affairs directors monitor for members.

Local Government Affairs Directors "GADs"

Local Issues, Local Victories

Government Affairs Directors (GAD) Contacts