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ABoR announces endorsements for Austin Mayor, City Council
Support for private property rights, dedication to homeownership issues decides endorsements
April 14, 2009 -Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) endorsed the following candidates for election on May 9, 2009: Carole Keeton Strayhorn (Austin Mayor), Chris Riley (Austin City Council, Place 1), Mike Martinez (Austin City Council, Place 2), Dr. Bill Spelman (Austin City Council, Place 5) and Sheryl Cole (Austin City Council, Place 6). ABoR selected these candidates based on their support for private property rights and their commitment to protect and advance opportunities for homeownership in Central Texas.
Socar Chatmon-Thomas, past chairman of ABoR and member of the Government Affairs Committee, commented on the endorsements, “ABoR is proud to endorse this slate of candidates to lead Austin into the future. We’re facing challenging times and we believe these leaders understand them better than anyone. We are confident these candidates will put the interests of homeowners first and foremost in their minds as Austin enters a new decade.”
The organization’s process for deciding endorsements entails an open candidate forum to provide members the opportunity to hear from candidates directly and one-on-one interviews between the candidates and members of ABoR’s Government Affairs Committee.
Chatmon-Thomas commented on ABoR’s mayoral endorsements, “At the start of this process, we didn’t know which candidate would advocate best for Austin homeowners. However, the passion Carole Keeton Strayhorn exuded for homeownership throughout the endorsement process and her track record of strong support for private property rights during her service at the state level made her the clear choice.”
She continued, “We’re confident Ms. Strayhorn and all the candidates we’ve endorsed are committed to understanding and meeting the needs of Austin homeowners.”
The Austin Board of REALTORS® is a non-profit, voluntary organization representing more than 8,000 licensed REALTORS® in Central Texas. For more, please contact Angela Brutsché at 512/454-7636, ext. 1300.
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