PAC Data

The National Education Association has changed its PAC name to "The NEA Fund for Children and Public Education." References to NEA-PAC below remain due to the timeframe to which they refer.

In 1972, the NEA established the National Education Association Political Action Committee (NEA-PAC) as a separate fund to support its endorsed candidates for national office. NEA-PAC generated $4,896,927 in 1995-1996 and spent $5,031,657 during the 1996 election cycle.

The breakdown in political contributions by NEA-PAC and AFT-COPE for the 2000 and 1998 election cycles are as follow:

AFT Political Contributions to candidates as of 12/13/00 (for 2000 election cycle)	Dollar Amount	Percent of Total
Democrat	1,471,580	98.80
Republican	16,900	1.13
Other	1,000	.07
Total	1,489,480	100

AFT Political Contributions (for 1998 election cycle)	Dollar Amount	Percent of Total
Democrat	1,387,500	97.99
Republican	22,900	1.62
Other	5,500	.39
Total	1,415,900	100

NEA Political Contributions to candidates as of 12/13/00 (for 2000 election cycle)	Dollar Amount	Percent of Total
Democrat	1,583,125	95.18
Republican	76,250	4.58
Other	4,000	.24
Total	1,663,375	100

NEA Political Contributions (for 1998 election cycle)	Dollar Amount	Percent of Total
Democrat	1,758,040	94.52
Republican	97,850	5.26
Other	4,000	.22
Total	1,859,890	100

Please visit EPI's summary and breakdown of teacher union PAC contributions from 1977 through March of 1998 for historical data.

Source: FECInfo

Link to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) web site to view the "Report of Receipts and Disbursements" and other filing requirements for the NEA political action committee (PAC), the AFT committee on political education (COPE) and the AFT's staff COPE.

NEA-PAC Payroll Deduction Fundraiser Report
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 1998 and 1999

NEA-PAC Payroll Deduction Fundraiser Report
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 1997 and 1998

NEA-PAC Payroll Deduction Fundraiser Report
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 1996 and 1997

NEA-PAC and AFT-COPE Political Contributions Summary and Breakdown
1977 to March 25, 1998

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Education Policy Institute, PMB 294, 4401-A Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008-2322 202/244-7535, Fax 202/244-7584 http://www.educationpolicy.org, revised 12/13/00