Bonnie Smith Allen, ABR, CIPS, CRB, CRS, GRI, MRE of Summit County Colorado's Regent, Exclusive Mountain Retreats Real Estate, recently attended the National Association of Realtors Government Affairs Conference in Washington DC. Selected as a one of a handful of "scholarship" candidates chosen by NAR, the conference focused on the Realtors Political Action Committee, as well as upcoming issues in the new Congress and Senate. Now the largest PAC in the country, RPAC is also recognized as the most bipartisan group, supporting realtor issues which affect every part of the Industry. Bonnie is a Golden R member of RPAC, as well as a member of the President's Circle. These select members receive political briefings from prominent DC-based political analysts in addition to briefings by Members of Congress, senior congressional staff, and senior NAR staff. Pictured with Bonnie are Robert L. Pratt, CCIM of Charleston, South Carolina (left) and Milton Shockley, CRB, CRS, GRI of Greenville, South Carolina (right).