Regional and Retired Ethnic Minority Delegates to Be Chosen
Regional and Retired delegates to the 2026 MTA Annual Meeting will be elected by members of the Statewide Retired District in February and March and in each region of the active membership in March and April in conjunction with NEA delegate/Director elections.
The nomination period for Regional and Retired Ethnic Minority delegates is now open. For retired delegate candidates, the deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. For regional delegate candidates among the active members, the deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Nominations are open to all eligible ethnic minority members through a self-nomination process. Nominees are encouraged to use the self-nomination form available online at massteacher.org/nomform. The form may be submitted electronically.
The election period for retired members runs from Feb. 2, 2026, through March 13, 2026. For active members, it runs from March 2, 2026, through April 17, 2026. Online voting instructions for the ethnic minority delegate seats will be sent to all MTA members.
The MTA provides reimbursement of up to $450 for eligible expenses incurred by each Regional and Retired Ethnic Minority delegate to the Annual Meeting.
The allocation of Retired Ethnic Minority delegates is two. The allocation of Regional Ethnic Minority delegates for the active membership is based on MTA electoral regions and equal to the number of District Directors from each region.
No more than one delegate from each district within a region will be elected, with the exception of districts 10B and 44H, which each have two delegate seats.
There will be 50 seats for Regional Ethnic Minority delegates. All terms will last for one year. The regional allocations are: Region A, seven seats; Region B, six seats; Region C, seven seats; Region D, six seats; Region E, five seats; Region F, six seats; Region G, six seats; and Region H, seven seats. Each regional candidate must be employed in education within the region in which the candidate seeks office.
