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I launched my campaign with the intent of listening to residents’ concerns and focusing on 80/20 issue areas that garnered overwhelming bipartisan support across our city. My platform is specifically tailored to propose policy solutions to pressing problems that the majority of Scottsdale residents agree upon. I am not in the least bit interested in what corporate organizations or deep-pocketed industry associations think of my policy proposals, because I am wholeheartedly focused on upholding the priorities of Scottsdale residents.
To that end, I wear the recent decision by the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors NOT to endorse me as a badge of honor. Although I am the only City Council candidate who works in the real estate industry, with three active licenses across three different states, the Realtors Association knows full well that I will never allow their priorities to override my commitment to defending the interests of the majority of Scottsdale residents.
Unlike Councilmembers Tammy Caputi & Tom Durham, who are fond of rubber-stamping high-density development proposals (perhaps to appease their campaigns' high-dollar donors who work in the real estate space), I am not beholden to any real estate industry interests.
Whether it be my opposition to overdevelopment, my aversion to up-zoning, or my questioning of so-called 15-minute cities and European-style mixed-use developments, the Realtors Association is aware that I will stand up to its members’ development proposals if they fail to meet the needs of the city. I made it clear from the outset of my campaign - I am in favor of smart, single-family development that maintains Scottsdale’s unique charm and beloved character. High-density developments belong in Tempe and Phoenix, not the beautiful suburb of Scottsdale.
While some realtors want to turn Scottsdale into a city riddled with high-rises and densely-packed neighborhoods, I am running to preserve the suburban identity that sets Scottsdale apart from its neighbors. I look forward to serving on the Scottsdale City Council without ever listening to backroom lobbying from the Realtors Association.
Scottsdale Realtors Fail to Endorse Mason Gates
This sounds about par fo the course. As on of the Top Realtors in Arizona, I had no idea that the association was even talking to Mason. This tells me, they purposely hid the agenda from its members. Every voter should have a opportunity to hear from Mason and ask questions. In addition, the Scottsdale Progress ran a hit piece on Masons age...Wow. We have entered a world where those that perceive power will do whatever they have too to keep it. I wold suggest listening to Mason, asking questions and decide for yourself.
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