Howard Fischer
The way Justine Wadsack sees it, some people looking for new homes may want to be in a legislative district where they are represented by someone who shares their political views.
Only thing is, the Tucson Republican said state laws now preclude real estate agents like herself from providing that kind of information. Ditto the districts for Congress, county supervisors or city councils.
So Wadsack got members of the Senate Government Committee to vote Wednesday to not only repeal the prohibition but require agents to affirmatively provide that information to home buyers.
“Buying a house is the biggest, biggest investment that anybody can make,’’ she told colleagues on he panel.
“If they are a Democrat and want to move into a Democrat area, they should know that they’re moving into a Democrat area,’’ Wadsack said. “It would make them approaching their city council members a little easier.’’
There is precedent for what is in SB 1581. Wadsack said Arizona law already requires real estate agents who use the Multiple Listing Service to disclose in what school district is the home being offered.
“One of the top search criteria when a buyer comes to me, they say ‘Please make sure I’m in the Marana school district, I don’t want to be in TUSD,’ “ she said, referring to the adjacent Tucson Unified School District.
