Barta appointed Federal Political Coordinator

Idaho Realtors have appointed Raphael Barta as the Federal Political Coordinator for United States Senator Mike Crapo. Barta has served two terms as the Idaho State President for the Idaho Realtors. He has been honored twice as the Selkirk Association Realtor Of The Year.

The Federal Political Coordinator position serves as a liaison for Senator Crapo’s office with the approximate 12,000 Idaho Realtor members. Senator Crapo is the Chair for the Budget Committee, and is considered to be the expert in Congress about the federal mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government entities that support the U.S. residential mortgage market. The FPC role is part of the Realtor advocacy platform on behalf of affordable housing and the protection of private property rights.