homeowners vs. HOA industry — how we grade
This is the money the HOA industry puts into the members who write HOA law: the Arizona Association of Community Managers PAC (AACM-PAC); the personal campaign giving of the lobbyists at Veridus, the firm AAM and the management industry retain at the Capitol; and homebuilder / developer PAC money. Every gift below is itemized from the AZ Secretary of State’s “See The Money” portal. Under our grading this money weighs against the grade in proportion to the dollar amount — money is a reward for support and buys access, and we don’t pretend otherwise. A member offsets it by actually sponsoring homeowner-protection bills; that is how someone who takes the money can still earn a good grade. It reaches both parties.
$2,025HOA-industry total (sourced cycles below)
Mixed sponsorship record: 2 prime / 1 co homeowner-protection bills, but also 3 pro-industry bill(s) (HB2606, HB2614, HB2278).
Money: The HOA industry has invested $2,025 in this member: $500 from the HOA-management PAC (AACM); $1,125 from Veridus, the HOA industry's lobbying firm; $400 from homebuilders/developers. Under our methodology that money weighs against the grade in proportion to the amount — and there is no homeowner-protection record to offset it.
Votes: Cast 3 recorded HOA floor votes (shown below); on the contested ones the roll call split strictly on party lines over property-rights/speech bills, so those votes are shown for transparency but are not used to set the grade.
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The money, votes, and record above each cite a public source you can check. The grade and assessment are clearly-labeled opinion and fair comment on a public official’s public conduct — not an accusation of any illegal deal. See our methodology. Something wrong or missing a source? Send a correction →