The NEA Representative Assembly, the major decision-making body for NEA, is scheduled to meet in Portland, OR, July 2-6, 2025.
All active Education Minnesota members are eligible to run to be a state-credentialed delegate to the NEA RA. The filing period opens on Nov. 4 and closes Dec. 13. Interested members may file by submitting the designated filing form to the Elections Committee. Filing forms are also available on Education Minesota’s website. Forms should not be submitted until the filing period opens.
Elections will take place in local districts on weekdays during the 15-day window from Feb. 10-Feb. 28. Ballots will be mailed in early February to all local presidents in districts where an election is necessary.
Nominations for state-credentialed aspiring educator delegates open Nov. 4 and close Feb. 15. Elections will take place at the 2025 Aspiring Educator Leadership Spring Workshop, if necessary.
Funding information for state-credentialed delegates
State-credentialed delegates will receive funding to attend the NEA RA, provided they are in attendance for the entire RA, from the first caucus meeting to adjournment on July 6, attend all caucus meetings and are present on the convention floor for all proceedings.
Funding includes airfare made through the designated travel agent and direct billed to Education Minnesota (alternative transportation will be reimbursed up to a predetermined amount), the cost of a double-occupancy room at the convention hotel for an authorized number of nights and reimbursement for meals and other related expenses (with original itemized receipts).
For state delegates working in year-round school settings, substitute costs will be reimbursed as outlined in the Education Minnesota Financial Policy for Governance and Members. Funding is not available for Category 2 delegates, those who are retired or inactive members.
Filing Form for NEA RA State-Credentialed Delegate
Filing Form for NEA RA State-Credentialed Delegate: Aspiring Educator