    The events of recent weeks have contributed to one of the most tumultuous presidential campaigns in recent memory. The quadrennial party conventions are far more than made-for-TV coronation spectacles. They are gatherings where politics and policy intersect. And groups like ours need to be there. 
MBA had a robust presence in Milwaukee last week as Republicans rallied to nominate their standard bearers. In keeping with our bipartisan approach to real estate finance policy and advocacy, MBA's President and CEO, Bob Broeksmit, MBA Chair Mark Jones and Chair-elect Laura Escobar, and your Legislative and Political Affairs staff, will similarly be in Chicago in August as Democratic Party delegates assemble.

                    MBA's CEO, Officers and Staff attend the GOP Convention.

                    MBA Chairman Mark Jones, Chair-elect Laura Escobar, MORPAC Chairman Owen Lee,  MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, and staff members, Rachel Kelley, Jamey Lynch, AMP, and George Rogers, met with scores of House and Senate Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Whip John Thune (R-SD), National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and many more.

    MBA's CEO, Officers, and staff had the opportunity to speak to Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and his wife following a panel session with other Republican leaders.

MBA and Rocket Mortgage cohosted a reception for lawmakers, industry leaders from MBA member companies, and several board members from the Wisconsin MBA. Key conversations included quality time with senior House Financial Services Member Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY).

    MBA President & CEO, Bob Broeksmit, CMB, chatted with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) at a closed reception with other Republican Senators.

    MBA member and former Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association, Joe Doyle, CMB, AMP, Divisional Vice President for the ARCH sales team, and MBA's AVP of Political Affairs, Jamey Lynch, AMP, spoke with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R-LA), at a Friends of the House event. 

                    MBA CEO and Officers attended a real estate coalition event, which was co-branded with CNN and Politico and included featured speakers such as former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, various elected officials, and other industry executives. The event showcased many issues important to our members,  including a discussion of local solutions to enhance housing supply.

                    MBA Chair-Elect Laura Escobar and Jamey Lynch, AMP, attend a women's leadership coalition brunch with Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN),  Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and more.

    By responding to a Call to Action alert from MAA, opening an email from MAA, registering for an MBA conference or contributing to MBA's political action committee (MORPAC), you are agreeing to renew your membership in MAA for one year (365 days) from the date of your action. Please note that you may terminate your membership at any time by emailing maa@mba.org. There are no membership dues.
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