Pittsburg Education Association

159 East 4th Street, Pittsburg, CA 94565

Phone: 925-432-0199 Fax: 925-432-4854 email: info@peateachers.org
www.peateachers.org

DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
FOR 2018
LOCAL (PEA) DELEGATE TO THE NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

The 2018 National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly (RA) will be held in
Minneapolis, MN, June 29 - July 6. PEA may elect up to three (3) local delegates; however, only
the member receiving the most votes will be reimbursed by PEA. The other two delegates will
not be funded by PEA. The local delegate reimbursement amount will be $2,500.

I am a member in good standing of the following:

_____ Pittsburg Education Association

_____ California Teachers Association

_____ National Education Association

Name: _________________________ Signed: ______________________________

(Please print)

Address: _________________________ City: ___________________ Zip: ___________

Daytime telephone: ___________________ Cell phone: _______________________

The following information is needed to complete delegate reporting forms to the NEA:

CTA Member ID#____________________________ Gender: Male ____ Female ____

Educational Position:

______ Teacher – NEA Active (Non-Supervisory) Members

Ethnic Grouping:

____ African-American ____ American Indian/Alaska Native ____ Asian

____ Caucasian ____ Hispanic ____ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Return this completed form to the PEA office no later than 3:45 p.m. on February 6, 2018.

Turn this page over to complete the rest of the candidacy form.
 Duties of PEA delegates to the NEA Rep Assembly in Minneapolis, MN

1. Each delegate will be expected to arrive in Minneapolis in time to ensure

registering as an official PEA delegate to the Rep Assembly with both the
California delegation and NEA.
2. Each delegate will be expected to attend all caucuses of the California
delegation. Normally the caucus begins at 7:00 a.m. daily. Delegates must
be registered with the California delegation to participate in the caucus.
Delegates are expected to remain through the convention.
3. Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA.
4. Each delegate is strongly encouraged to attend NEA budget committee
hearings, resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings,
speeches by prominent national figures, etc.
5. Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus
policy when voting.
6. Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the
California delegation.
7. Each delegate, state and local, will be expected to sit with his/her Service
Center Council Delegation (ALCOSTA) on the RA floor or to inform the
appropriate person where he/she will be seated. This is to ensure
communication regarding RA business and/or personal emergency
information of concern to the delegate, as well as to verify attendance.

I accept my responsibility to carry out the above specified duties.

Signed: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________

Please give a brief campaign statement/biographical sketch of no more than fifty (50)
words to accompany the ballot. If more words are used, only the first 50 words will be
included, but a reference to your ethnic minority identification will not be counted in the
50-word limitation.

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