National Education Association

$2.3M

to sitting members, 2026 + 2024 cycles

240

members funded

$8,000

typical recipient

stated positions

$1.0M in the 2026 cycle · 208 members$1.3M in the 2024 cycle · 220 members

A PAC can give a candidate up to $10,000 per election cycle — $5,000 for the primary and $5,000 for the general — so totals spanning two cycles run to about $20,000 at the top end. Occasional larger figures usually mean a special election or a runoff, which counts as another election. Giving through NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION · NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · NEA ADVOCACY FUND · NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

What they asked for

from their own filings

H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.wanted it passed
“…Act HR 7567, Farm, Food & National Security Act HR 8263, Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act HR 7032, Pay Paraprofessionals & Support Staff Act HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act S 1736, Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act HR 6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act HR…” filing ↗
Lobbying disclosure · Jan 1, 2026
S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026wanted it passed
“…2330 - PARA Educators Act S. 2451 - Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S. 356 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 2310 - National Education Association Charter Repeal Act S. 2428 - STUDENT Act S.…” filing ↗
Lobbying disclosure · Jan 1, 2025
S. 356 Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025wanted it passed
“…& Education Support Staff Bill of Rights S. 2330 - PARA Educators Act S. 2451 - Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S. 356 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 2310 - National…” filing ↗
Lobbying disclosure · Jan 1, 2025

Read this carefully: it counts only bills where the organization itself stated a position, in its own lobbying filing or a public statement, and where the member cast a recorded vote. VoteWire never guesses what a donor wanted. And alignment is not influence — PACs overwhelmingly give to members who already vote their way, so a high number more often reflects who chose whom than who bought whom. The full method.