Membership
Elections & Nominations
MSEA’s 2025 Elections
MSEA continues its transition to a 12-member board of directors as directed by the 2022 Representative Assembly. This year, members will elect representation from regions 1 and 5. Members were elected from regions 4 and 6 in the last election.
In 2025, members will elect two At Large Directors, one Region 1 Director, one Region 5 Director, and two NEA Directors, along with State Delegates to the NEA RA. Retired MSEA members will also elect three Retired Advisory Council members and Retired State Delegates to the NEA RA. Aspiring Educators will elect one Aspiring Educators to the NEA RA. The NEA RA will take place in Portland, OR on July 2-6, 2025.
Open seats: NEA Director (2), At Large Director (2), Region 1 Director (1), Region 5 Director (1), and MSEA delegate seats to the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly. Candidates for NEA Director must have been members since 2021. Retired members are eligible to run for retired positions (delegate and Retired Advisory Council) only.
All candidates must be willing to run and serve.
Becoming a Candidate
Complete and submit the official Nomination, Intent, and Biography forms. Resumés are not accepted. Find the official Nomination Form by clicking on the button below.
Candidate Media
The 2025 MSEA Election candidates were given the option to display a video and/or flyer on the MSEA website as promotional materials. Below, you may view the files of the candidates that opted to provide media items. This list of names does not represent the entirety of the 2025 MSEA election candidates. Full candidate information for all candidates will be provided soon. The candidates below are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Wilbert Brinson
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Joe Coughlin
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Matt Gresick
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Will Johnson
Tanya Martin
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Philimena Owona
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Cindy Porter
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Suzanne Windsor
Election Schedule 2025
November 22 All nomination forms due via online form by 5:00 p.m.
January 27 Voting begins online at 9:00 a.m.
February 14 Voting closes at 5:00 p.m.
February 18 Election results released.
June 30 On or before June 30, election results released
If a run-off election is required, voting begins February 24, 2025 and ends March 7, 2025.