Union Profile:

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION / NEA

Total
$245,371,368
Total political spending by the union
Federal
$124,833,658
Total political spending at the federal level
State
$120,537,710
Total political spending at the state level
Political Spending by Year
Year Amount
2024 $20,353,977
2023 $2,407,500
2022 $22,918,393
2021 $1,025,609
2020 $19,824,345
2019 $2,505,048
2018 $23,653,972
2017 $2,694,766
2016 $42,749,229
2015 $2,907,500
2014 $24,719,432
2013 $2,796,100
2012 $20,565,750
2011 $5,234,443
2010 $16,454,801
2009 $4,885,526
2008 $12,389,033
2007 $701,186
2006 $8,264,460
2005 $989,500
2004 $3,368,000
2003 $425,000
2002 $741,175
2001 $29,650
2000 $270,400
1999 $10,000
Not all political donations in our data sets include dates. This may result in discrepancies between spending listed on this chart and total spending.
Partisan Spending
Democratic: $97,273,569 (98.5%)
Republican: $1,527,375 (1.5%)
Any spending not identified as Republican or Democrat is either non-partisan, third party, or unknown. Ballot initiative spending was not assigned to political parties and is not included in this chart.

Top Locals by Political Spending

Local Total political spending by local
1 CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION $236,711,098
2 ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $35,484,775
3 MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION $33,289,193
4 OREGON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $27,844,044
5 OHIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $25,771,122
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Top Federal Candidates Receiving Contributions

Candidate Party Total contributions to candidate
1 ROBERT C (BOBBY) SCOTT Democratic $100,000
2 STENY H HOYER Democratic $90,000
3 RAUL M GRIJALVA Democratic $89,000
4 JACKY ROSEN Democratic $89,000
5 BETTY MCCOLLUM Democratic $82,500
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Top State Candidates Receiving Contributions

Candidate Party State Total contributions to candidate
1 CHARLES JOSEPH (CHARLIE) CRIST JR Republican, Democratic Florida $500,000
2 TERENCE RICHARD (TERRY) MCAULIFFE Democratic Virginia $500,000
3 JOSHUA D (JOSH) SHAPIRO Democratic Pennsylvania $450,000
4 JOHN R GREGG & CHRISTINA HALE Democratic Indiana $400,000
5 RALPH S NORTHAM Democratic Virginia $357,000
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