MNEA-Retired Declaration of Candidacy (2026 Election) | MNEA (Missouri National Education Association)

MNEA-Retired

Election 2026: Declaration of Candidacy

Deadline: 4 PM, Feb. 6, 2026

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Declaration Agreement

I am an MNEA-Retired member in good standing. I understand that I must be an MNEA-Retired member to serve as an officer in the Association. I hereby declare that I am either an MNEA-Retired Life member or will continue my MNEA-Retired annual membership while I am serving as a member of the MNEA-Retired Executive Council or delegate.

I am declaring my candidacy for the following position(s):

Please check all that apply.

Secretary

(two year term June 1, 2026-Aug. 31, 2028)

Executive Council Member At Large (4 positions)

(two-year term June 1, 2026-Aug. 31, 2028)

Delegate to MNEA Representative Assembly (12 positions)

(two-year term)
Spring 2027, Spring 2028
Those running for MNEA RA delegates who do not get elected will serve as alternates.

^{Per Bylaws: Election to the office of President and Vice President shall constitute election as first delegate and second delegate to the MNEA RA.}

Delegate to NEA-R Annual Meeting and NEA RA (5 positions)

(one-year term)
Summer 2026
Those running for NEA RA delegates who are not elected will serve as alternates.

^{Per Bylaws: Election to the office of President shall constitute election as first delegate to the NEA-R Annual Meeting and NEA RA.}

MNEA-R Policy pertaining to the funding of delegates:

^{The elected delegates receiving funding will be determined by the availability of funds in the MNEA-R budget. The Treasurer and Budget Chair will jointly develop a proposal outlining the number of delegates that can be funded and submit it to the Executive Council. If the total number of elected delegates allocated by membership numbers cannot be funded, the delegate priority order based on the number of votes received will determine the funded delegates.}

^{Elected delegates who are not funded may choose to attend the NEA Retired Annual Meeting and NEA RA as self-funded delegates, covering their own costs.}

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.

Candidate Statement

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.

Candidate Photo

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