Allison Cohen, SAAA Government Relations Manager allison@saaaonline.org
San Antonio Apartment Association 7525 Babcock Road, San Antonio, TX 78249 OFFICE 210 692 7797 or 877 306 4108 Fax 210 692 7277 or 877 316 1984 www saaaonline org
Mission: The San Antonio Apartment Association educates, communicates and advocates for professionals in the rental housing industry.
Vision: A future where rental housing is a valuable partner in every community, where everyone has a home.
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We are approaching a critical time to ‘step up’ and get involved for the future of the City of San Antonio The person elected as our next mayor will serve four years. The two candidates have distinct differences, so it’s imperative to elect the leader who will be a champion on day one in office for the multifamily housing industry. San Antonio Apartment Association proudly endorses Rolando Pablos to be the next Mayor of San Antonio. He’s the right person at the right time. Why? Plans to unite, not divide, the city and work with everyone. Supports property owners/managers and suppliers to help grow the multifamily housing industry. Commits to partner with SAAA which ultimately benefits our members. Prioritizes business and economic development. Earned the endorsement of the San Antonio Police Officers Association.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO DO:
MAKE SURE YOU PARTICIPATE! Empower Your Voice. Empower Your Team.
VOTE - Encourage your employees to support ROLANDO PABLOS Get your employees and residents to vote It’s good business and it’s the right thing to do
VOLUNTEER- Help the San Antonio Apartment Association in its grassroots efforts. Campaigns need help with: Phone banking, block walking, or working a poll. Imagine if every property and supplier partner donated one person’s time for a day to volunteer. We could easily have 500 people helping a campaign and making a real difference. Email Allison Cohen (allison@saaaonline.org) today and let her know you want to get involved.
DONATE - Any person, LLC, or Limited partnership can contribute up to $1,000 to ROLANDO PABLOS’ Campaign. That’s correct, your property can write a check directly to the campaign because it does not have to be a personal contribution. DONATE here or send a check along with this FORM.
Every vote and donation make a difference. Today is the best day to get involved so that when the winner is announced on June 7, we can say, “no regrets ” Mayor Rolando Pablos has a nice ring – together, let’s make this a reality
Thanks in advance for working hard to ensure a bright future for the City of San Antonio!
San Antonio Apartment Association
Do you know which district you live in and who your city council person is?
Find out using this link: FindMyCouncilMember
The San Antonio Apartment Association’s Government Affairs Committee interviewed twenty-five candidates and incumbents across the City Council and Mayoral races The committee held discussion and made decisions on contributing PAC funds to certain candidates and which to formally endorse for the run-off election on June 7th
Please consider voting for these incumbents and candidates
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The San Antonio Apartment Association endorses Councilwoman Sukh Kaur for reelection.
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The San Antonio Apartment Association endorses Candidate Kelly Ann Gonzalez for election
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The San Antonio Apartment Association endorses Candidate Ivalis Meza Gonzalez for election
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The San Antonio Apartment Association endorses Rolando Pablos for City Mayor.
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POLL
GREETING FOR ROLANDO PABLOS SANANTONIOMAYOR
Join the San Antonio Apartment Association Advocacy Team to help elect Rolando Pablos for San Antonio Mayor. Poll Greeting is when volunteers for a chosen candidate station themselves at a voting location and wave signs, offer handouts, and thank voters for coming out to vote. This is the last interaction voters have with a certain candidate before they vote. SAAA needs you to sign up to be a Poll Greeter on the first day of Early Voting, Tuesday, May 27 OR Election Day on Saturday, June 7th. th
TUESDAY, MAY 27TH TUESDAY, MAY 27TH
SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH
7:00AM-7:00PM 7:00AM-7:00PM
VARIOUS LOCATIONS & SHIFTS AVAILABLE
VARIOUS LOCATIONS & SHIFTS AVAILABLE
WHAT DO I BRING?
A folding camp chair
A charged cell phone
Snacks and bottled water
Sunglasses & Sunscreen
An umbrella for shade or rain, or bring a pop-up tent YOUR SMILE
AN ARTICLE BY KARA MORKOVSKY, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CHAIR, SAAA 2025 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TREASURER
Every donation to SAAA PAC helps us connect with elected officials and candidates to educate them and spread industry knowledge and perspective to hopefully lead to better policy outcomes for us all.
By pooling the contributions from individuals and companies who are members of SAAA, our members may participate in the political process.
Any funds collected are disbursed at the direction of SAAA’s Government Affairs Committee directly to the campaign of a candidate or incumbent member of local and state elected offices like City Council, Bexar County Commissioners, and Texas House and Senate Representatives.
Why Should You Care?
PAC Contributions Give Our Industry and Organization:
A Seat at the Table. Would you rather be at the table, or on the menu? SAAA PAC is your vehicle to support elected officials and candidates who are open to the rental housing industry's views on issues crucial to your business and the industry at large.
Credibility SAAA PAC gives our profession political credibility It shows that we are willing to support lawmakers who help enact policies that will allow us to keep creating quality rental housing opportunities across the state.
Success. Growing our influence within the San Antonio metro area and Texas does not happen easily It is an ongoing and long-term process that only succeeds as more and more SAAA members participate Your involvement makes SAAA PAC grow in strength
AN ARTICLE BY KARA MORKOVSKY, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CHAIR, SAAA 2025 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TREASURER
Recent “wins” for the San Antonio Apartment Association in advocacy: In 2024, the Government Affairs Committee had over 80 meetings with local, state, and federal elected officials, key department staff members, and government entities to communicate important proposals and build relationships. In 2024, members of the SAAA Government Affairs Committee were chosen to be involved in the recent San Antonio Unified Development Code review and shaped the code amendments to prevent further regulation and pressure on the rental housing industry. This influence at the City level is advantageous to our growth and position as a key stakeholder for the City of San Antonio. In 2024 and recently this year, SAAA Government Affairs Team participated in the process for a San Antonio Council Consideration Request (CCR) that concerns SAWS water shutoffs at multifamily communities. SAAA was alerted about the CCR and met with multiple City Council members, the Development Services Department, and SAWS leadership to influence the path the CCR took through City Council Committees before it goes to the whole City Council for review. When the recommendations for the CCR passes the full City Council, it will be an even bigger win for the association
Recently this spring, a member of the Government Affairs Committee applied and was selected to be a part of the Housing Commission’s Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing Subcommittee. This commitment lasts two years and gives the rental housing industry a seat at the table to impact policy being directed by the subcommittee to the Housing Commission
