Know your State Senator!

I am quickly finding out how important it is to know who is representing your are in the State Senate and, fortunately, I think we have good representation in Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. I had the opportunity to meet the Senator of District 13, Mark Madsen (R) yesterday at a Realtor conference with the Legislators. We covered mounds of information that pertains to the real estate industry and to Utah as far as anticipated growth, estimated jobs coming to Utah and new bills that are underway to improve the way things are done with regards to Property taxes, short sales etc. I am so pleased I was able to attend and get a few moments to chat with Mark Madsen about what he is planning to do to bring some of this good stuff to Northern Utah county. From what I was able to gather Mark is focused on improving transportation out West (WHOO HOO!), and improving education. I feel as though many Realtors and regular citizens take a back seat as to what is being done to move their district, state and national government forward and it is so important to become more involved with what is happening and be up to speed on what changes may be coming you way. Instead of just staying informed once the laws are passed, we as Realtors, should be involved as much as possible with the bills before committee and what we can do to make it a better marketplace for our clients. Take the time to get to know who is representing you and what you can do to get more involved, and you may just be the ones creating the changes instead of adapting to them.