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Alabama Education Association
From Ballotpedia
| Alabama Education Association | |
| Leadership: | Dot Strickland, President |
| Website: | Official website |
According to the Alabama Education Association website, its mission statement is:
"To promote educational excellence, the Alabama Education Association shall serve as the advocate for its members and shall lead in the advancement of equitable and quality public education for a diverse population."[2]
The strategic objectives of the AEA are:
- To ensure equity, excellence, and professionalism, AEA Will lead the movement to advance and, as necessary, restructure the state's public education system.
- To increase awareness and improve public opinion, AEA will communicate a postive image of public education and the association.
- To promote and defend human and civil rights, AEA will work to eliminate all forms of discrimination.
- To protect, improve, and expand the rights of education employees, AEA will advocate political and legal action to gain greater professional, personal, and economic security.
- To maintain a strong united education profession, AEA will implement strategies to enlist, retain, involve, train, and empower its members.
- To successfully achieve the Strategic Plan, AEA will support and adequately fund the necessary systems and services[3]
Campaign Contributions
State Candidates
2010
In the 2010 legislative elections, the AEA contributed $868,675 to state senate candidates in Alabama. Additionally, a total of $1,097,446 was donated to Assembly candidates. The AEA was the 3rd and 2nd largest donor in the Senate and Assembly races, respectively.
The top 5 recipients of campaign contributions from the AEA in 2010 were:[4]
| Candidate | Amount | Result |
|---|---|---|
 Ron Sparks, Governor
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$330,668 | 
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| Zeb Little, State Senator
|
$104,353 |
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| Jim Folsom, Jr., Lieutenant Governor
|
$100,000 |
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| Richard Lindsey, State Representative
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$65,000 | 
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| Larry Means, State Senator
|
$56,352 |
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