At this morning's caucus meeting we learned we met our PAC goal for the state of $25,000 and were treated to VEA President Jim Livingston dressed up as the hulk!
The issues committee went through the rest of the NBIs for discussion. The VEA members on the NEA Resolutions Committee thanked Angela Dews for her 6 years of service on that committee.
There's an interesting tradition right after caucus ends on the last day of the NEA RA; delegates will sometimes announce their candidacy for VEA officer positions. Here's who announced:
- James Fedderman for VEA President
- Carol Bauer for VEA Vice President
- Angela Dews, Carla Okouchi, and Kevin Hickerson each announced candidacy for NEA Director.
These folks, and maybe more, will campaign through out the year, then the delegates to the VEA Delegate Assembly in Hampton, VA from March 26-28, 2020 will elect. (Mark your calendars and plan on attending! See your local officers and ask how you can attend!)
After announcements, we headed over to NEA RA Floor. We have 81 NBIs to get through, plus some other business, and have to have it done by 8:00 pm. The 2019 NEA RA officially ended by 6:18 pm! Whew!
Your Blog Team's Top 3 Things from Today were:
- Networking: Your blog team enjoyed getting to know and building friendships with others in and out of our state.
- PAC: We found out at the end of the RA, that we raised $1,360,000 for the NEA Fund! This money will go towards helping elect education friendly candidates to federal level officers. To learn more about the NEA Fund and how the endorsement process works, check out their website. (Reminder, your dues dollars do not go towards candidates)
- Princess Moss announces her candidacy for NEA Vice President! Princess Moss served as VEA President for 6 years, on the NEA Executive Committee for 6 years, and as NEA Secretary-Treasurer for 6 years. Virginia is proud of Princess and we are thrilled to support her on her journey to become the NEA Vice President!
