National Education Association

Endorsed 103 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 103 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 1 Republican, 99 Democrats, 3 other or no party.

The 74 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not National Education Association themselves.

Who they endorsed

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

  • Joe Courtney (Democrat) · Connecticut U.S. House District 2
  • Rosa DeLauro (Democrat) · Connecticut U.S. House District 3
  • Jahana Hayes (Democrat) · Connecticut U.S. House District 5

Florida

  • Darren Soto (Democrat) · Florida U.S. House District 9

Hawaii

  • Jill Tokuda (Democrat) · Hawaii U.S. House District 2

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

  • Frank Mrvan (Democrat) · Indiana U.S. House District 1

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

  • Zach Dembo (Democrat) · Kentucky U.S. House District 6

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

North Carolina

  • Roy Cooper (Democrat) · North Carolina U.S. Senate

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

West Virginia

  • Ace Parsi (Democrat) · West Virginia U.S. House District 2

Wisconsin

  • Brad Smith (Democrat) · Wisconsin U.S. House District 6

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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