Member offers campaign support to REALTOR®-friendly candidates.
Although she didn’t know it at the time, Kristy Wages’s love of politics started early.
“I found myself having very strong beliefs about our power to vote and who I saw in leadership roles in our state,她说。. “I come from a very patriotic family. We stood up for the flag when it passed by. We respected our president no matter which party he was from.”
It wasn’t until a few years into her real estate career that Wages found a way to bring her passion for politics to work.
The broker/owner of Palestine Realty helped her friend, a former REALTOR® and TREPAC trustee, 竞选州代表席位. “我现在很自豪地看到众议员. Cody Harris in his third term,她说。.
That campaign inspired Wages to work with other REALTOR®-friendly candidates in local, 区域, 全州范围内的竞选.
Today Wages serves on the 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® Political Involvement Committee representing Region 5. She is also NAR’s Federal Political Coordinator to U.S. 代表. 兰斯·古登. “代表resenting our state on the national level for my member of Congress is a dream!她说。.
“代表. Gooden is such a supporter of our industry!” she continues, adding that the representative’s wife is also a REALTOR®. “我很幸运能被分配给他. 他也是住房委员会的成员.”
Wages says one of the biggest challenges is working a clean campaign against an opponent who isn’t playing the right way. “I refuse to get into dirty politics,她说。.
While Wages always keeps it truthful, she looks for ways to make campaigning fun and memorable. “I love to campaign with my dog, Betti. She even has her own campaign skirt!”
Politics has been a great fit for Wages. In 2018, she was honored with the 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® Strike Force Award for grassroots advocacy. 那年晚些时候, she was chosen among Strike Force winners to receive the prestigious Grassroots Advocate of the Year Award.
Wages credits 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人®’s bipartisan approach with connecting her with exceptional REALTORS® throughout the state. “In my real estate career, I found out we are better together,她说。. “Our numbers make our voices heard and become one!”