From National to Local Races, NAHB Members Win Office on Election Day
As the 2014 election results roll in from all the local, state and national races across the country, NAHB members demonstrated that they are deeply involved in the political process by not only supporting pro-housing candidates but by throwing their hat in the political ring and winning elected office in a number of races.
Regardless of whether they won or lost, NAHB wishes to congratulate all of our members who fought for housing and ran for public office.
Led by Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan (R) and Pennsylvania Governor-elect Tom Wolf (D) (under his firm’s name The Wolf Organization), more than two dozen NAHB members were elected to various government posts across the nation on Nov. 4.
Also on the national stage, Republican Steve Daines, who literally grew up in the home building industry, was elected to the U.S. Senate seat in Montana. His father, Clair Danes, is an NAHB board member.
In South Carolina, Rep. Joe Wilson won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
NAHB also wishes to congratulate the following members who won their local elections:
| Name State Elected Position |
| Geoff Duncan (R) Ga. State House of Representatives, District 26 |
| Dale DeVon (R) Ind. State House of Representatives |
| Doug Miller (R) Ind. State House of Representatives |
| Wes Culver (R) Ind. State House of Representatives |
| Heath VanNatter (R) Ind. State House of Representatives |
| Mark Messmer (R) Ind. State Senator |
| Tommy Thompson (D) Ky. Majority Whip, Kentucky House of Representatives |
| Glenn Stuckel (R) Ky. Louisville Metro Council |
| Reagan Taylor (R) Ky. County Judge Executive, Madison County |
| Ruth Ann Palumbo (D) Ky. House of Representatives, Lexington |
| Chris McDaniel (R) Ky. State Senator |
| Margaret O’Brien (R) Mich. Senator-elect, State Senate |
| Tama Theis (R) Minn. House of Representatives, St. Cloud |
| Wesley Meredith (R) N.C. State Senator |
| Harry Brown (R) N.C. State Senator |
| Tommy Tucker (R) N.C. State Senator |
| Jonathan Jordan (R) N.C. State House Representative |
| Greg West N.C. Cumberland County Board of Education |
| Hugh Leatherman, Sr.(R) S.C. State Senator |
| Nathan Ballentine (R) S.C. State House of Representatives, District 71 |
| Ralph Norman (R) S.C. State House of Representatives, District 48 |
| Brandon Creighton (R) Texas State Senate, District 4 |
| Trent Ashby (R) Texas State House of Representatives, District 57 |
| John Frullo (R) Texas State House of Representatives, District 84 |
| Jose Menendez (D) Texas State House of Representatives, District 124 |
| John Wray (R) Texas State House of Representatives, District 10 |
| Dennis Bonnen (R) Texas State House of Representatives, District 25 |
| Drew Darby (R) Texas State House of Representatives, District 72 |
| Paul Espinosa (R) W.Va. Representative, West Virginia House of Delegates |
| Dan Dulyea (R) W.Va. Councilmen-elect, Berkeley County Council |
| Roger Roth (R) Wis. State Senator |
| Bob Kulp (R) Wis. State Assembly |
| Paul Tittl (R) Wis. State Assembly |
Housing is an American Issue
Housing is neither a Democratic nor a Republican issue. It’s an American issue. This is why NAHB is officially a non-partisan association. We support housing-friendly candidates on both sides of the aisle, regardless of party affiliation.
Short of running for office, staying politically active by helping get out the vote for housing-friendly candidates and contributing to BUILD-PAC is the best possible way to lay the foundation for future success that will benefit our industry and nation.
If you attended a fundraiser, campaigned door to door, put up signs on your lawn, made phone calls or wrote a check, your contributions helped to make housing’s presence all the stronger and all the more effective on Election Day.
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