Advocacy

St. Charles REALTORS® advocates on behalf of our members with local municipalities, elected officials, and organizations that impact the local real estate industry. We work as a part of the REALTOR® Party to advance public policies and candidates that build strong communities, protect property interests, and promote a vibrant business environment.

Contact Government Affairs Director Anna Gourdin for more information. 

Legislative Updates & Information

The REALTOR® Party is the only advocacy group in America that fights exclusively for homeownership, real estate investment, strong communities and the free enterprise system. We are focused on the issues that matter to existing and future homeowners and the real estate industry.

Issues that the REALTOR® Party advocates for include: 

  • Private Property Rights
  • Citizens' Referendum Power
  • Economic Development Tools
  • Missouri Nondiscrimation Act

Endorsed REALTOR Champions for the April 8, 2025 Election

Missouri State Legislative Update 

National Legislative Update 

Click on the links below to access information about your local government. 

Invest in RPAC

The REALTOR® Party works hand-in-hand with the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC); however, RPAC is a voluntary program and provides the “hard” dollars the association uses to make direct contributions to national, state and local candidates. This partnership is what makes us a force to be reckoned with at the local, state and national levels.

Your investment is crucial to the future success of our industry.

Click here to make an investment in St. Charles RPAC and then click on the "Contribute" tab. 

If we aren’t at the table, we’re on the menu. 

St. Charles County Municipal Codes

Click here to view a PDF of the St. Charles County Municipal Codes pertaining to Building Codes and Signage.

St. Charles REALTORS® RPAC Major Investors and Hall of Fame

HALL OF FAME


$150,000 Investment Level

$75,000 Investment Level

$50,000 Investment Level

$25,000 Investment Level

PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE


Matt Becker

Robert Borgmann

Cindy Fox

PLATINUM RPAC INVESTORS


Robert Borgmann

Cindy Fox

GOLDEN RPAC INVESTORS


Matt Becker

Shelly Clark 

Will Clark

Theresa Gander

Sandra Grassmuck

Jeremy Schneider

Michael Swaringim

Michelle Walker

CRYSTAL RPAC INVESTORS


Lisa Adkins

Michael Adkins

Sarah Bell

Brian Beseda

Maureen Blondin

Robyn Canada

Meagan Chadwell

Sean Hutto

Melinda Movick

Jacob Pence-Murphy

Leah Petras

Jennifer Piglowski

Samantha Richardson

Lillian Titus

Ross Washburn

Mindy West

STERLING RPAC INVESTORS


Peggie Ayres

Sandy Bichel

Alli Bilger

Steve Brockman

Brooke Brown

Diane Bueneman

Anne Callaway

Mary Chege

Julie Colin

Edwina Conley

Danielle Corcoran

Joe Coyne

Jamie Cruzen

Mickey Deranja

Lindsay Doerr

Chad Elledge

CeCe Ellis

Jessica Fillingham

Erin France

William Frost

Jon Gonzalez

Sandy Hancock

Rachel Haney

Elizabeth Hefley

Emily Helbig

Jenny Henson

Jennifer Hill

Ken Hill 

Robert Hussey

Rebecca Klein

Will Klein

Tiffany Ludwig

Suzanne Matyiko

Danielle Ohlms

Jason Orf

Mark Ottinger

Katie Otto

Missy Patlizsch

Thomas Palitzsch

Cheri Peterson-Dill

Justin Radle

Michelle Sanders

Cort Schneider

Merle Schneider

Sarah Scronce

Mark Stallmann

Jennifer Smerek

Claire Stiegemeier

James Stiegemeier

Alyson Story

Teresa Sutton

Erin Theobald

Gage Trempler

Nicholas Wagenknecht

Gwen Walters

Donald Williams

Jaclyn Wolverton

Shari Wynn

Endorsements and Candidate Contributions

Endorsements

The Association endorses candidates for municipal, county, and state offices. To be considered for an endorsement, candidates must complete the Association’s candidate questionnaire. To request a questionnaire, contact Government Affairs Director Anna Gourdin at Anna@stcharlesrealtors.com.

Interview requests and completed questionnaires must be submitted no later than two weeks after the candidate filing deadline, as listed on the Secretary of State’s website. The 2026 Missouri Election Calendar can be found here.  

Candidate interviews will be conducted within three weeks following the filing deadline.

St. Charles REALTORS® PAC Contributions

For more information, please contact Government Affairs Director Anna Gourdin at anna@stcharlesrealtors.com.