To serve as a State Council Representative, members must meet specific qualifications based on their membership category. Representatives must be Active, Student, or CTA/NEA-Retired members of the Association. Active and Student members must also belong to a CTA chapter, if available, and can only be required to hold membership in one chapter. Retired representatives must have been Active CTA members at the time of retirement and reside in the Retired Electoral District they are elected to represent.

Visit here for the election information such as:

• Declaration filing deadline.
• When voting begins.
• When voting ends.

Who is qualified to run

• Must be an Active, Student member of the Association, or a CTA/NEA-Retired member.
• Must be an Active, Student, or NEA-Retired member.
• Must be an Active or Student member of a chapter of the Association where such membership is available, provided that membership in no more than one such chapter shall be required.
• For eligibility to serve as a Retired representative, the person must have held Active CTA membership at the time they retired and must reside in the Retired Electoral District they are elected to represent.

The State Council of Education is CTA’s statewide representative body and serves as its primary legislative and policymaking authority. Council delegates make key decisions affecting California’s public schools, including setting membership dues, adopting the annual budget, electing CTA leaders, and shaping policies that guide the Association’s work. Through this leadership, State Council ensures that educators’ voices are heard and represented across the state.

• Declaration filing deadline was March 10, 2025 at 4 pm.
• Voting takes place during the June State Council (If contested).

CTA Board of Directors:
CTA’s Board of Directors oversees the implementation of all CTA policies from the State Council of Education. Board members serve on numerous committees and task forces within CTA and with state and local agencies.

Who is qualified to run:

• Must be an Active member of the Association.
• Must be an Active member of the National Education Association.
• Must be an Active member of a chapter of the Association where membership is available, provided that membership in no more than one chapter shall be required.
• Must be employed in the district which they represent.

NEA Board of Directors:
State Council of Education members elected by direct vote of the membership shall elect the California State Directors for the National Education Association

Who is qualified to run

• Active or Life member of the National Education Association.
• A member in good standing of the chapter of the Association where chapter membership is available.
• Is employed in the area to be represented.

CTA/ABC Committee:
The CTA Association for Better Citizenship (CTA/ABC) Committee works to make sure the voices of students and teachers are heard in our local schools and communities throughout the state.

Who is qualified to run:

• Any member of CTA shall be eligible for service as CTA/ABC Committee member.

The NEA Representative Assembly is the largest democratic deliberative assembly in the world. The RA consists of nearly 8,000 delegates representing state and local affiliates, student members, retired members, and other segments of the united education profession.

• Declaration filing deadline: January 31, 2025 at 4 pm.
• When voting begins: February 18, 2025.
• When voting ends: March 10, 2025 at 4 pm.

Who is qualified to run

Nominations and voting for NEA delegates must be open to all NEA Active, Active Life, Aspiring Educator, and Retired members (“eligible members”) regardless of whether they are members of a state or local association.