Priority Issues

Read about NVAR's work on several legislative and regulatory policy goals, including current priority issues, on-going issues, standing Public Policy Positions and recent Realtor® Advocacy Wins. Make your voice heard by submitting feedback for the annual NVAR Legislative Program, submitted every spring. 

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2023-2024 NVAR Legislative Agenda

Download the 2023-2024 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
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On-Going Issues

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NVAR Legislative Program

Legislative Program

Every spring, NVAR compiles legislative and regulatory policy goals for the coming year into a document called the NVAR Legislative Program.

The Legislative Program is developed over several months based on feedback given by NVAR members. The process begins in March, when NVAR committees and forums are asked to submit issues to the NVAR Public Policy Committee for consideration. Individual Realtors® may also submit issues to the committee. A task force researches these issues and recommends pertinent ones for inclusion in the Legislative Program.

Once a draft program has been developed, the Public Policy Committee reviews it and sends a final draft to NVAR’s Board of Directors for consideration. Following approval by the Board, NVAR forwards the program to the Virginia Association of Realtors® for inclusion in the statewide list of legislative priorities.

An important component of the issues we look at is your voice. If you have suggestions for items we should be looking into please email us at govaffairs@nvar.com OR fill out this quick form.

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Town Hall Notes Blog

NV/RPAC Endorsed Candidates for Local and State Offices

Oct 23, 2019, 10:03 AM by User Not Found
Each year the NV/RPAC Trustees, a group of dedicated Realtors®, evaluate candidates for office based solely on their positions on real estate related issues.

While most media attention is focused on the 2020 presidential election, 2019 remains a critical election year in the Commonwealth.

All 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly are on the ballot this year and control of the House of Delegates and Senate hangs in the balance. Republicans have a 21-19 majority in the Senate and 51-49 majority in the House. During the 2017 elections, Democrats gained 15 seats in the House.

On the local level, long-term incumbents are stepping down in 5 of the 10 seats on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Two seats on the Arlington County Board are also up for election.   

Each year the NV/RPAC Trustees, a group of dedicated Realtors®, evaluate candidates for office based solely on their positions on real estate related issues. The candidates below were chosen by fellow Realtors® based on their support for our legislative priorities, not on their political party affiliation. This selection process requires the NV/RPAC Trustees to review voting records and past positions taken by incumbent candidates and to conduct interviews and review questionnaires answered by challengers for each of the offices on the ballot.

The endorsed candidates below have demonstrated their willingness to work with the Realtors® on issues important to our profession.

ARLINGTON COUNTY BOARD

Katie Cristol (D)*

Christian Dorsey (D)*

FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Jeff McKay (D-Chairman At-Large)

James Walkinshaw (D-Braddock)

John Foust (D-Dranesville)*

Walter Alcorn (D-Hunter Mill)

Rodney Lusk (D-Lee)

Penny Gross (D-Mason)*

Dan Storck (D-Mount Vernon)*

Dalia Palchik (D-Providence)

Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)*

Kathy Smith (D-Sully)*

SENATE OF VIRGINIA
George Barker (D-39)*

Jennifer Boysko (D-33)*

Adam Ebbin (D-30)*

Barbara Favola (D-31)*

Janet Howell (D-32)*

Dave Marsden (D-37)*

Jeremy McPike (D-29)*

Chap Petersen (D-34)*

Dick Saslaw (D-35)*

Scott Surovell (D-36)*

VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Hala Ayala (D-51)*

David Bulova (D-37)*

Jennifer Carroll-Foy (D-2)*

Karrie Delaney (D-67)*

Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) *

Charniele Herring (D-46) *

Patrick Hope (D-47) *

Tim Hugo (R-40) *

Mark Keam (D-35) *

Kaye Kory (D-38) *

Paul Krizek (D-44) *

Mark Levine (D-45) *

Alfonso Lopez (D-49) *

Kathleen Murphy (D-34) *

Ken Plum (D-36) *

David Reid (D-32) *

Ibraheem Samirah (D-86) *

Mark Sickles (D-43) *

Marcus Simon (D-53) *

Suhas Subramanyam (D-87)

Rip Sullivan (D-48) *

Luke Torian (D-52) *

Kathy Tran (D-42) *

Vivian Watts (D-39) *