OEA-R Delegate Election

OEA-Retired Delegate Election

  • Vote During October
  • Please Support Candidates from NEOEA

OEA-R delegates will be elected during October by online and mail-in ballot.  In October, look for election information by email and US mail.  Please support candidates from NEOEA-R.

OEA-R members should look for an email and/or a postcard “Vote now in the OEA 2020 Elections” from “Ohio Education Association <help@yeselections.com>”.  Everyone will get a postcard or an email with an explanation and instructions for requesting a paper ballot by October 15.  The email and the postcard provide an “Election Code” and a “Voting PIN” along with a link to the voting page.  Please vote online no later than 5:00 PM Friday, October 31, 2022.  For more information, candidate biographies, and to vote online; go to https://www.ohea.org/cms/assets/uploads/2022/09/2022-Retired-Delegate-Bios-9-21-22.pdf.

OEA-R members will elect 18 Delegates to the OEA Representative Assembly from a field of 29 candidates.  The 18 OEA-Retired Advisory Council members are automatic delegates by virtue of office, for a delegation of 36 delegates and 11 alternates by order of votes.

Please support the 11 candidates from NEOEA.  Here are the candidates:   Marsh Buckley,  William A. Dorsey,  Marti Franks,  Peg Ham,  Hank Haynes,  Cheryl W. Hill,  Norm Hillstrom,  William Lavezzi,  Steven Mitchell,  Jene Wilson,  Nancy Wonson.

Also on the ballot are candidates from other OEA Districts:  6—WOEA,  5—NCOEA,  2—Central,  2—ECOEA,  1—Capital,  1—SEOEA,  and 1—SWOEA.

Delegates attend both the Fall and Spring OEA Representative Assemblies.  On the day before, the OEA-R  Delegate Assembly meets at the OEA or STRS building to carry out the business of OEA Retired and for a briefing with the OEA officers and reports from the OEA-R Advisory Council.  Delegates from NEOEA also attend the Fall and Spring NEOEA RAs.

The OEA Representative Assemblies will be December 3, 2022 and May 12-13, 2023 (revised dates.).  The NEOEA Representative Assemblies will be November 12 at Lorain HS and April 22 at Mayfield HS.

Please check for meeting summaries and minutes of the OEA-R Advisory Council, OEA-R Delegate Assembly, and the OEA Board of Directors on the Documents/Reports page of the OEA-R website at http://oea-r.ohea.us/.