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NEA's Presidential Recommendation Procedure

After reading through questionnaires and interviewing the presidential contenders more than a year ago, the NEA PAC Council—made up of all state Association presidents, national officers, and heads of NEA member caucuses—developed a list of “acceptable” candidates based on their commitment to public education.

Obama was one of many to respond. Sen. John McCain chose not to return the Council’s questionnaire, so he did not get an interview. After a studied analysis of the acceptable candidates and their positions on everything from professional pay to No Child Left Behind, the PAC then unanimously asked the NEA’s Representative Assembly (RA) to recommend that members support Obama. The RA made the final decision by a secret ballot vote in July, when 80 percent of delegates voted in favor of Obama. The vote was well above the minimum of 58 percent required by NEA bylaws.

Together, we can make a difference

for students and public education!

ISEA members played a key role in kicking off the 2008 Presidential race and now you are uniquely poised to play a key role in determining who is elected on Nov. 4.

Public school educators have been near the top of the list of America's most admired spokespersons for decades; and according to the Harris polling firm, teachers' rank among the nation's "most admired professions" have improved by an average of 23 percentage points over the past 15 years. Our Association's 3.2 million members (more than 33,000 right here in Iowa) live in every state, in every Congressional district, and in every precinct. In fact, there is one Association member among every 100 Americans.

You can truly make a difference. That's why it's time once again for ISEA members to take the lead and do their homework to find out how the candidates stand on education issues. Click on the links below to get started.

Download a listing of ISEA's recommended candidates
Iowa Secretary of State voter information
Visit NEA's Education Votes Web site and Blogs
2008 Iowa House Vote Record
2008 Iowa Senate Vote Record
2008 Iowa Vote Record Key

ISEA members should login to our Members-Only Education Votes Web site for even more information about how you can make a difference on Election Day!

Links to candidate Web sites
Barack Obama
John McCain