State Teachers Union Shatters Records for Political Spending
Total of nearly $20 million in political expenditures by NJEA and its PACs far exceeds lobbying budget for any other special-interest group.
The New Jersey Education Association finished 2013 with its biggest tab yet for lobbying and political spending – in fact, the amount far exceeded spending by any other individual lobbying organization in the state.
The teachers union, representing nearly 200,000 teachers and school staff statewide, spent more than $3 million on lobbying efforts last year, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Adding in record spending by its PAC and super PAC brings the union’s estimated total to more than $19.5 million spent in 2013, according to ELEC. (Mooney/NJSpotlight)
Do it for the
kidsteachersDoes anyone expect less?
Wow! The union spent almost $15 per member doing what it is supposed to do.
The PAC money is money given by members with the sole intent of supporting legislators who support public education. Shocking.
Superintendent Dan Fishbein and Board members Sheila Brogan, Christina Kraus, Michele Lenhard, Jim Morgan and Vince Loncto want to hear from you. Residents are invited to drop in for Coffee and Conversation next Wednesday, March 12 at the Education Center at 49 Cottage Place, floor 3, any time between 7 and 8:30 p.m. It’s an evening designed for you to ask your questions, make suggestions and share concerns in a casual setting. Anything goes!
Nice try. They spent $15 per member with the sole intent of supporting legislators who support more unaffordable give aways to unionized teachers.