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WEA-PAC candidate recommendations are underway

Noel Frame and SEA member Phyllis Campano

Seattle Education Association members held a WEA-PAC candidate recommendation forum for three open legislative seats.

After the battles in Olympia this past session to protect health care and collective bargaining rights we know every election matters.

SEA members spent their sunny Saturday interviewing 11 candidates at Blaine K-8 school in Magnolia.

Candidates filled out WEA-PAC Candidate Questionnaires (a requirement for the WEA-PAC recommendation) and spent the day articulating positions on education policy and collective bargaining issues. Seattle EA members announce their recommendations after a May 19th vote by the WEA-PAC Management Board–the decision making body for WEA’s Political Action Committee.

WEA-PAC members are interviewing candidates all across the state for legislative district races. A handful of recommendations have already been approved by the WEA-PAC Management Board including education advocates Rep. Marcie Maxwell, Rep. Pat Sullivan and newcomer Bud Sizemore.

Check out the 2012 Elections page for the latest information on WEA-PAC recommended candidates.

Ramping up for a pro-education victory in 2012

With the double-overtime 2012 legislative now complete, the OurVoice Action Team turns our attention to the 2012 primary and general elections. Visit our 2012 Elections page for the latest information on WEA-PAC recommended candidates.

Read about ESSB 5940, the K-12 health care bill

Following a huge fight in Olympia, legislators passed a K-12 health care bill in the early morning hours of April 11. Read a summary of the final K-12 health care bill. Or review the events through our Olympia Blog here.