“Realtor cash pollutes politics at the national, state and city levels.
According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s database, Oregon Realtors have invested nearly ten million dollars in political candidates and causes over the past decade.
Most expensively, Realtors spent Four point Seven Million to pass Measure Seventy-Nine, which prohibits any new transfer taxes, fees or assessments on real estate.”
More in this audio report from KBOO
Also, see our post about the Honest Elections charter measure on November’s ballot.