Mission
The Government Affairs Committee works to expand the Association’s sphere of influence in local and regional public policy areas. It focuses on issues affecting communities throughout the Association’s jurisdiction.
Core Activities
The Government Affairs Committee meets once a month to discuss housing, real estate-related public policy issues facing municipalities in our 12-county territory. In addition, committee members work with the Government Affairs team to develop SPAAR policies on real estate issues for adoption by the Committee and the Association.
Candidate Endorsement
The committee also contributes to SPAAR’s Candidate Endorsement process. During this process, SPAAR’s Government Affairs Team works to identify candidates for Mayor, County Commissioner, and City Council who will be Realtor® champions.
Subcommittees
In addition to the general Government Affairs committee, there are three subcommittees. These subcommittees are dedicated to a region of SPAAR’s territory and focus on issues in those areas. They are the Northern, Southern and Central Subcommittees.
Government Affairs Team
The committee also helps to guide the Government Affairs team at SPAAR on how best to address local legislation that affects property rights, housing and real estate.
Committee Members
Staff Liaisons – Simon Opatz and Becky Wegscheid
Chair – Anthony Khambata
Vice Chair – Paige Kahle
Member – Kenneth Alger
Member – Laura Berger
Member – Karen Collins
Member – James Cormier
Member – Monique Garza
Member – Susan Mall
Member – Dennis Mathis
Member – James Reiter
Member – Cheryl Retterath
Member – Sara Rostance
Member – Aaron Rouser
Member – Paul Sigurdson
Member – Nicko Spehn
Member – Jerry Teeson
Member – John Tschida
Member – Diana Wiebe
Member – James Yacoub
Member – Kathryn Zebrev