What is WEA-PAC? 42,000 educators!

Our mission is to recommend and elect pro-public education, pro-labor candidates to office. WEA-PAC makes recommendations in races for statewide, legislative and local candidates.

WEA-PAC recommends and elects pro-student, pro-union candidates – regardless of party affiliation. Candidates complete a written questionnaire and participate in an interview with WEA-PAC members. Based on the questionnaire and interview, WEA-PAC members make a recommendation.

Together, we can help pro-public education, pro-labor candidates win the elected offices that affect our work and help our students!

Myths about WEA-PAC

WEA-PAC (Washington Education Association Political Action Committee) only endorses and supports candidates for elected office. It recommends and endorses candidates based ONLY on their pro-public education and union rights positions. It does not base endorsements on any other issue, and does not take positions on ballot measures or other issues.

1) WEA-PAC takes no organizational position on abortion or reproductive freedom.
2) WEA-PAC takes no organizational position on gay marriage.
3) WEA-PAC takes no organizational position on religion.
4) WEA-PAC takes no organizational position on gun control.

WEA and NEA are separate entities from our PACs.

As part of the largest democratically run organization in the country, NEA members have a unique ability to guide the beliefs of the entire organization.

Members develop policy and belief statements, as well as resolutions that guide the work of the organization and dictate the issues that representatives of organization speak or act upon.

Policy decisions are based upon a majority vote of the approximately 1,000 WEA member delegates at the annual state Representative Assembly (WEA-RA) and the approximately 9,000 NEA member delegates at the National Representative Assembly (NEA-RA).