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Fall 2008-
General Election highlights Alliance support of ‘REALTOR Party’

The ‘REALTOR®’ Party: Who we support

REALTORS® are committed to supporting political candidates that impact public policy for the benefit of the real estate industry and the protection of private property rights. One of the important ways that REALTORS® demonstrate this support is through the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC).

After a careful analysis of a legislator’s voting record, RPAC Trustees from each of the nine Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® (PAR) districts meet to consider support of individual candidates. In “open seat” legislative races where there is no incumbent candidate, or in districts where an incumbent has not been supportive of REALTOR® issues, RPAC Trustees and local association board members will interview candidates to determine whether they should receive a contribution.

At the level of state government, RPAC contributes to candidates based on their positions on issues such as property tax reform, the realty transfer tax, professional licensure and protecting property rights. At the federal government level, RPAC support is based on a candidate’s stance on a broad array of small business, housing and property rights issues.

Decisions regarding which candidates receive RPAC contributions are based solely on their positions on the issues, rather than political affiliation. Below you will find a list of all candidates running in the Suburban REALTORS® Alliance four county region. Candidates that have been chosen to receive support from RPAC are highlighted in bold and indicated as having received support.

Statewide

Office	Candidate	Party
President	John McCain	Republican
	Barack Obama	Democrat
	Charles Baldwin	US Taxpayers
	Robert Barr	Libertarian
	Cynthia McKinney	Green
	Ralph Nadar	Independent
Attorney General	Tom Corbett	Republican
	John Morganelli	Democrat
Auditor General	Chet Beiler	Republican
	Jack Wagner	Democrat
State Treasurer	Tom Ellis	Republican
	Rob McCord	Democrat

Bucks County

District	Candidate	Party	Support?
Bucks-8, US Congress	Patrick Murphy	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Tom Manion	Republican
Bucks 15, US Congress	Charles Dent	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Sam Bennett	Democrat
Bucks-18, PA House	Gene DiGirolamo	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Harris Martin	Democrat
Bucks-29, PA House	Bernie O’Neill	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Brad Kirsch	Democrat
Bucks-31, PA House	Pete Stainthorpe	Republican	YES
-Open Seat Interview	Steve Santarsiero	Democrat
Bucks-140, PA House	John Galloway	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Bucks-141, PA House	Anthony Melio	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Bucks-142, PA House	Chris King	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Frank Farry	Republican
Bucks-143, PA House	Marguerite Quinn	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Diane Allison	Democrat
Bucks-144, PA House	Kathy Watson	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Mitchell Meyerson	Democrat
Bucks-145, PA House	Paul Clymer	Republican	YES
	Tom Peterson	Democrat
Bucks-178, PA House	Scott Petri	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Steve Rovner	Democrat

Chester County

District	Candidate	Party	Support?
Chester-6, US Congress	Jim Gerlach	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Bob Roggio	Democrat
Chester-7, US Congress	Joe Sestak	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	W. Craig Williams	Republican
Chester-16, US Congress	Joseph Pitts	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Daniel Frank	Constitution
	John Murphy	Independent
	Bruce Slater	Democrat
Chester-9, PA Senate	Dominic Pileggi	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	John Linder	Democrat
Chester-, PA Senate	Andy Dinniman	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Steve Kantrowitz	Republican
Chester-13, PA House	Ronald Hershey	Independent
-Open Seat Interview	Tom Houghton	Democrat
	John Lawrence	Republican
Chester-26, PA House	Tim Hennessey	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Fern Kaufman	Democrat
Chester-155, PA House	Curt Schroder	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Chester-156, PA House	Barb McIlvanie Smith	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Shannon Royer	Republican
Chester-157, PA House	Guy Ciarrochi	Republican	YES
-Open Seat Interview	Paul Drucker	Democrat
Chester-158, PA House	Chris Ross	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Chester-160, PA House	Stephen Barrar	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Chester-167, PA House	Duane Milne	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Carol Palmaccio	Democrat
Chester-168, PA House	Thomas Killion	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Ian Thomas	Democrat

Delaware County

District	Candidate	Party	Support?
Delaware-1, US Congress	Bob Brady	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Delaware-7, US Congress	Joe Sestak	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	W. Craig Williams	Republican
Delaware-9, PA Senate	Dominic Pileggi	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	John Linder	Democrat
Delaware-17, PA Senate	Lance Rogers	Republican	YES
-Open Seat Interview	Daylin Leach	Democrat
Delaware-159, PA House	Thaddeus Kirkland	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Thomas Deitman	Republican
Delaware-160, PA House	Stephen Barrar	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Delaware-161, PA House	Bryan Lentz	Democrat, Incumbent
	Joseph Hackett	Republican
Delaware-162, PA House	Nick Miccarelli	Republican	YES
-Open Seat Interview	John Defrancisco	Democrat
Delaware-163, PA House	Nick Micozzie	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Kevin Lee	Democrat
Delaware-164, PA House	Mario Civera	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Delaware-165, PA House	Bill Adolph	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Tom Quinn	Democrat
Delaware-166, PA House	Gregory Vitali*	Democrat, Incumbent
	Stephen D'Emilio	Republican
Delaware-168, PA House	Tom Killion	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Ian Thomas	Democrat
Delaware-185, PA House	Robert Donatucci	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Kamalah Brown	Republican
Delaware-191, PA House	Ronald Waters	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed

*Representative Vitali does not accept PAC contributions.

Montgomery County

District	Candidate	Party	Support?
Montgomery-6, US Congress	Jim Gerlach	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Bob Roggio	Democrat
Montco-13, US Congress	Allyson Schwartz	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Marina Katz	Republican
Montgomery-17, PA Senate	Lance Rogers	Republican	YES
-Open Seat Interview	Daylin Leach	Democrat
Montgomery-19, PA Senate	Andrew Dinniman	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Steve Kantrowitz	Republican
Montgomery-53, PA House	Bob Godshall	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Jack Hansen	Democrat
Montgomery-61, PA House	Kate Harper	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Frank X. Custer	Democrat
Montgomery-70, PA House	Jay Moyer	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Matt Bradford	Democrat
Montgomery-146, PA House	Tom Quigley	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	James Prendergast	Democrat
Montgomery-147, PA House	Bob Mensch	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Montgomery-148, PA House	Mike Gerber	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Matt Maguire	Republican
Montgomery-149, PA House	Tim Briggs	Democrat
-Open Seat Interview	Lynne Lechter	Republican
Montgomery-150, PA House	Mike Vereb	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Kelbin Carolina	Democrat
Montgomery-151, PA House	Rick Taylor	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	Todd Stephens	Republican
Montgomery-152, PA House	Tom Murt	Republican, Incumbent	YES
	Lisa Romaniello	Democrat
Montgomery-157, PA House	Guy Ciarrochi	Republican	YES
-Open Seat Interview	Paul Drucker	Democrat
Montgomery-153, PA House	Josh Shapiro	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed
Montgomery-154, PA House	Lawrence Curry	Democrat, Incumbent	YES
	unopposed

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