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Declaration of Candidacy For State Delegate to the 2012 NEA Convention in Washington, D.C. Name Address City, Zip Personal e-mail address I am a member of: Category: NEA Active (Non-Supervisory) Member (including Education Support Professionals) Send directly to your Service Center Council (see addresses on facing page). Higher Education Member (eligible to be in bargaining unit) Send to Community College Association, 4100 Truxel Rd., Sacramento, CA 95834. CTA/NEA-R Member (must be member of NEA-Retired) Send to CTA, P.O. Box 4156, Burlingame, CA 94011-4156. Student NEA Send to Student CTA Office, CTA, P.O. Box 921, Burlingame, CA 94011-0921. Ethnic Grouping, Other Information: I am: American Indian/Alaska Native African American Asian Caucasian I am a candidate for a local delegate position also. Yes I will inform the Service Center Council of my choice. Name Service Center Council Please give a brief biographical sketch of no more than 30 words. (If more words are used, the information that accompanies ballots will include only the first 30 words.) If you wish your ethnic grouping to be listed, this will not count as part of the 30-word limitation. Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander No If yes and I am elected to both state and local delegate positions, please check one: I will be a state delegate. I will be a local delegate. CTA NEA Chapter Day phone Home phone CTA/NEA Member ID Number Gender M F Duties of delegates to Rep Assembly in Washington, D.C. 1. Each delegate will be expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., in time to ensure registering as an official del- egate to the Representative Assembly (RA) with both the California delega- tion and NEA. 2. Each delegate will be expected to attend all caucuses of the Califor- nia delegation. Normally, the caucus begins at 7 a.m. daily. Delegates must be registered with the California del- egation to participate in the caucus. Delegates are expected to remain through the convention. 3. Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA. 4. Each delegate is strongly encour- aged to attend NEA budget commit- tee hearings, resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings, speeches by prominent national fig- ures, etc. 5. Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus policy when voting. 6. Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the California delegation. 7. Each delegate, state and local, will be expected to sit with his or her Service Center Council delegation on the RA floor or to inform the appropri- ate person where he or she will be seated. This is to ensure communi- cation regarding RA business and/or personal emergency information of concern to the delegate, as well as to verify attendance. I understand that, as a state del- egate, my attendance is being directly funded, at least partially, by member- ship dues. I accept my responsibil- ity to carry out the above specified duties. Signed THIS FORM MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN 5 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2012, at the office listed above. Candidates are urged to return this form by certified mail in order to get a receipt and ensure compliance with the deadline. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that this document is received by the due date and time. Date Signature December 2011 • January 2012 / www.cta.org 37