1. SKEA PAC Drive 2019

2. Oregon Education Association Political Action Committee
What is ?
Oregon Education Association Political Action Committee
PAC Board Training (Rebecca and Caryn, min)

4. Participation = Power Education funding and policy
Decision Makers= Politicians
Process= Elections
Educator interests= working and learning conditions

5. What we look for in candidates=educator interests
Adequate funding to achieve smaller class sizes, ample resources for students and educators to succeed
Commitment to equity
Collective bargaining rights
Protecting educator salaries and benefits

6. Bottom line? PAC drives give us:
Victories = a stronger foundation to work with decision makers to exact real change in students’ and educators’ lives
Leadership development/groundwork for further legislative and political engagement amongst members
Collective power

7. Fundraising Drives: Important Things to Know
Dues dollars do not support candidates running for federal, state, or legislative elections
Only voluntary contributions to
OEA-PAC are used
PAC contributions are eligible for a tax credit of up to $50 for individual returns and up to $100 for joint returns
FAQs (handout)
Legal do’s and don’ts handout

8. What is the cost to join ? All contributions are strictly voluntary
We ask members to contribute what they can afford
Certified: $10/mo ESP: $5/mo

9. SKEA PAC Drive Goals for
Raise the average contribution to $50
Increase the number of contributors to 250 (a 2% increase)
Every building rep talk to at least 5 non contributors in their building/workplace

10. Next steps Use the individual membership forms to
talk to those that are already contributing and see if they would be willing to contribute more
Increase to $50 if not already
Select at least 5 non-contributors and talk to them about contributing
Return forms to SKEA at the March RA
(if that’s too early then by the April RA)