Run for state delegate to the NEA RA in Portland, OR

NEA RA

NEA Representative Assembly 2025

July 2-6, 2025
Portland

Missouri’s delegate allocation will be made based on membership as of January 2025. Last year, Missouri was allowed to elect 23 state delegates to the NEA RA. Delegates are elected in two categories:  

  • Category I:  Active members who are teachers, education support professionals, and other active members not serving as supervisors or administrators.
  • Category II:  Active members who are supervisors or administrators.

Aspiring Educators-Missouri delegates are elected in the spring. If you are a member of Aspiring Educators and interested in running for delegate, contact Rebeka McIntosh to declare your candidacy. 

MNEA-Retired delegates are elected by an election in the spring. If you are a retired member, find out more at www.mnea.org/retired or contact Pam Koetting. 

The deadline to declare your candidacy for the NEA RA election is Jan. 15. 

For more information about the NEA RA or to declare your candidacy by mail, contact, contact Lauren Vinson (lauren.vinson@mnea.org) at (573) 644-9606.

Deadline: Jan. 15

Tell us about yourself

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Which position are you running for?

 

Candidate Statement and Photo

Candidates should include a statement of no more than 100 words and a photograph of themselves, preferably a headshot. The statement should take one of three forms: a summary of biographical information and MNEA experience written in the third person, a personal statement written in the first person, or a combination of the two. The statement and photograph will appear on the state ballot.

MNEA will not make any editorial changes to your statement unless it is more than 100 words, in which case the submission will be truncated at the 100-word point.
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