Unions Provide Money and Personnel for Key Races
With control of Congress at stake, NEA ups number of targeted contests.
In the lead-up to Election Day next week, the two national teachers’ unions have set their sights on swaying several state gubernatorial contests, as well as a crop of federal races that could help determine control of Congress.
There are close races for the top job in several states, including in Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Ohio, where Democrats stand a chance of defeating incumbent Republican governors.
Diane Shust, the director of government relations and a senior political operative for the National Education Association, said the union recognized “how critical the governors and the legislatures are to the affiliates and their viability...
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