An Apple From the Teachers: Teachers' Unions Give Lessons on Contributing at the State Level

Mar 03, 2009 | by

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From 2003 through 2007, teachers' unions gave $112.5 million to committees working on 88 ballot measures in 22 states. In addition, international unions NEA and AFT and their affiliates gave almost $53 million to political campaigns for state candidates and political party committees. Fast Facts

Incumbent legislators received $21 million of the $29.7 million given to legislative candidate committees.
Nearly 97 percent of the money given by teachers' unions came from the home state of that union.
Teachers' unions made up only 1 percent of the more than $4 billion given to all candidates from all sources between 2003 and 2007.
Teachers' union contributions represent a small percentage of all money given to candidates or political party committees.

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National Institute on Money in State Politics

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Title

An Apple From the Teachers: Teachers' Unions Give Lessons on Contributing at the State Level

Publication date

2009-03-03

Publication year

2009

Authors

Linda Casey

Copyright holder(s)

National Institute on Money in State Politics

Geographical focus

North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois, North America / United States (Midwestern) / Indiana, North America / United States (Midwestern) / Michigan, North America / United States (Midwestern) / Minnesota, North America / United States (Northeastern) / New Jersey, North America / United States (Southern) / Alabama, North America / United States (Southern) / Florida, North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas, North America / United States (Western) / California, North America / United States (Northwestern) / Oregon, North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio, North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania, North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York / Bronx County / New York City

Keywords

party committees, legislative candidates, money in state, NEA, teachers

Document type

Report/Whitepaper, Text

Language

English

URL

https://search.issuelab.org/resource/an-apple-from-the-teachers-teachers-unions-give-lessons-on-contributing-at-the-state-level

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