2013 Illinois REALTORS® President Michael Oldenettel attended the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa. The association has a practice of sending representatives to both the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

2013 Illinois REALTORS® President Michael D. Oldenettel attended the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, as seen in this screen capture from CNN. The association has a practice of sending representatives to both the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

Illinois REALTORS will play a role in sponsoring events at the Republican and Democratic part conventions this summer.

The association’s board of directors voted unanimously to approve expenditures for a reception for Illinois’ state and federal delegation at the Republican National Convention, to be held July 18-21, 2016, in Cleveland.

It also approved a breakfast for members of the state and federal delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 25-28, 2016.

The vote continues a longstanding practice of having an Illinois REALTOR® presence at both political conventions. The organization is bipartisan in nature.