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Æðµã´«Ã½ Positions Housing as a Key Election Issue

Election 2024
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Majority Whip Tom Emmer with Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris
Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris and Majority Whip Tom Emmer
Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz with Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson
Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz and Æðµã´«Ã½ Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson
Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., with Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris
Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris and Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman 
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) with Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris and Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson
Æðµã´«Ã½ Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson and Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) with Æðµã´«Ã½ First Vice Chairman Buddy Hughes
Æðµã´«Ã½ First Vice Chairman Buddy Hughes and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) with Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.)
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark with Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris
Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark
Johnson with Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris, Æðµã´«Ã½ First Vice Chairman Buddy Hughes and Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson
Æðµã´«Ã½ First Vice Chairman Buddy Hughes, Æðµã´«Ã½ Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris

As the 2024 election cycle continues to ramp up ahead of Nov. 5, housing has emerged as a key issue for both parties, with a focus on increasing supply and breaking down regulatory barriers — highlights of Æðµã´«Ã½’s 10-point plan to help solve the housing affordability crisis.

Æðµã´«Ã½ has been actively involved in the housing discussions through its participation in both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Æðµã´«Ã½ Chairman Carl Harris and First Vice Chairman Buddy Hughes were in attendance at each event, along with Æðµã´«Ã½ staff, to keep housing at the forefront of campaigns on both sides of the aisles.

Æðµã´«Ã½’s engagement involved:

  • Meeting key officials, including:
    • Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz
    • Majority Leader Steve Scalise
    • Majority Whip Tom Emmer
    • Democratic Whip Katherine Clark
    • Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.
    • Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.)
    • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
    • Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.)
    • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.)
    • Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
    • Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
    • Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.)
    • Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.)
  • Participation in events and roundtables, such as:
    • New Democratic Coalition Roundtable
    • POLITICO GOP and DNC Programming

Æðµã´«Ã½ has created to an Election 2024 section to continue to promote housing as a key issue in this election cycle. This includes both Æðµã´«Ã½’s advocacy and public relations efforts, nationwide news coverage highlighting housing and its importance to voters, how to promote voting and learn about housing policies in your area, as well as Æðµã´«Ã½’s congressional endorsements.

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