Salazar-Harper will begin coordinating plans for the NRC national legislative conference scheduled in Washington, DC, on April 21-23, 2009.

Mamie Salazar Harper with Congressman Henry Cuellar. Harper has been active in state and national politics for 15 years.

RentDirect Nationwide announced that Mamie Salazar-Harper and her firm, M Rentals, Inc. will be providing legislative planning and consultation services to the Nationwide Rental Coalition (NRC).

Mamie Salazar-Harper, President and CEO of M Rental, Inc. is a veteran rent to own dealer based in El Paso, Texas. After more than 20 years in the rental purchase industry, she recently sold her Rent-to-Own (RTO) business to focus on the challenges of achieving favorable state and federal legislation on behalf of the RTO industry.

"I'm very excited to be working with the NRC, along with its members and vendors, to help them take a proactive stance on federal legislation," Salazar-Harper told RTO Online. "One of my long term goals has always been to play some small part in making federal legislation a reality. With the renewed focus on getting federal legislation passed, this is an exciting time to be involved in the RTO industry."

In a letter sent to RentDirect members this morning, obtained by RTO Online, RentDirect Executive Director James MacAlpine said, "We are confident that [Harper's] involvement in the NRC conference will ensure RentDirect Nationwide is well received by legislatures and that we successfully meet our agenda in DC."

Salazar-Harper will begin coordinating plans for the NRC national legislative conference scheduled in Washington, DC, on April 21-23, 2009. She plans to utilize her experience testifying before Congress to help industry members and vendors including the NRC garner the support needed on Capitol Hill to get crucial legislation passed. Her primary focus will be to build support and a heightened push for The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - HR. 1767 and its companion bill S.1012.

The legislative conference was officially announced earlier this month and again at the August PrimeTime! convention and buying show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Support for the NRC from members and vendors who attended the show was overwhelming and nearly 100 pre-registered for the event. RentDirect Nationwide was pleased to announce that it will cover the expenses of lodging for the first 200 industry members and vendors who choose to participate in this new endeavor.

The Nationwide Rental Coalition is an exclusive member benefit of RentDirect Nationwide, The NRC provides RentDirect members and vendors opportunities to support industry legislative initiatives at all levels of government. RentDirect Nationwide is the rent-to-own division of Nationwide Marketing Group, the largest buying and marketing organization for appliance, electronics and furniture independent retailers with more than $11 billion in volume and 2800-plus members operating some 8,000 retail storefronts across the country. For more information, please contact James MacAlpine, Executive Director of RentDirect Nationwide at (336) 722-4681 or by email at jamesm@nationwidegroup.org.