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(l to r) Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Julie Sullivan, Member Involvement Group Chair Ginger Sreenan, Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs Greg St. Aubin, and Jeff Baker and Jim Morphew with Sorling Northrup Attorneys
Despite the ongoing lack of a state budget or much political consensus, Illinois REALTORS® and their lobbying efforts can be counted on to fight for the perennial, core issues that are important to the industry and private property owners.
“We’ve still got our 50 or 60 key bills that we’re lobbying year in and year out,” said Illinois REALTORS® Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs Greg St. Aubin. “It would be nice if we could fix the big picture issues, but that’s not primarily what we do.”
During the Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Member Involvement Group meeting at this week’s Illinois REALTORS® Business Meetings, the association’s state and local lobbying teams recapped their recent legislative and advocacy efforts.
Some of the highlights included:
- Successfully opposed Home Rule pushes in several Illinois communities
- Worked with legislators to improve legislation to eliminate REALTOR® concerns
- Lobbied against bills and measures that would be detrimental (such as fire sprinkler mandates, changing existing rent control measures and more).
