National Education Association

$2.0M

to sitting members, 2026 + 2024 cycles

239

members funded

$8,000

typical recipient

3

stated positions

$747k in the 2026 cycle · 207 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
  • …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

  • …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

  • …& 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.

Also lobbied on

no position stated

They told Congress they were working on these, without saying which way they wanted them to go. We leave it at that.

Who they fund

direct PAC contributions

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