1. Good Clean Government States Heather Miki and Lauren Lange

5. ContributorTotal%of TotalSector Action Wisconsin$816,8982.10%Ideology/Single Issue Van Hollen, John (JB)$705,2851.81%Candidate Contributions Wisconsin Education Association Council $463,0861.19%Labor Coalition for America’s Families $391,5801.01%Ideology/Single Issue Stryker, John L$314,0000.81%Ideology/Single Issue

6. Public Policy, labor and Professional Interests of 98,000 members

7. School Funding Reform Health Care Reform Licensure and Professional Development Close Achievement Gaps Organizing for Fairer Contracts

8. Collective Bargaining Professional Development and Support Legislative Proposal Public Relations

9. “Nonpartisan” Affiliate: National Education Association (NEA) Endorses Democratic candidates

10. School Funding Crisis is Growing State aid has decreased while operating costs have increased Taxpayers are against higher property taxes and legislators have not reformed the system. Successful Candidates

11. Moderate-Strong Failed initiatives due to poor economy Ability to influence elections, but not policy

14. ContributorTotal%of TotalSector Devos Jr, Richard$35,472,27225.41%Candidate Contributions National Education Association $3,412,0002.44%Labor United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America $2,360,8151.69%Labor Michigan Senate Republican Campaign CMTE $2,290,1351.64%Pary Michigan House Democratic Fund $2,198,3901.57%Party

15. Businessman 2000: Bush-supporter 2006: ran for governor

16. Republican Religious Right Big Business

17. Economy “Traditional Values” School Privatization

18. Personal Wealth Created integrated network

19. Democrats AFL-CIO Jennifer Granholm

20. Voucher movement lost 31% to 69% Lost 2006 gubernatorial election by 14 points (42% to 56%) Visible but interests not fulfilled

24. ContributorTotal%of TotalSector Public Fund$4,766,7647.75%Public Subsidy Education Minnesota$3,379,9635.50%Labor Senate Democrat- Farmer-Labor Caucus $2,416,9533.93%Party Minnesota House Democrat-Farmer-Labor Caucus $2,006,7703.26%Party Minnesotans for Change$911,5721.48%Ideology/Single Issue

25. “The union of 70,000 educators”

26. Education Funding Health Insurance Student Achievement

27. Lobby Lawmakers Advocate Proposals Teacher equality initiatives Education Minnesota Professional Conference

28. National Affiliates: American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association, AFL-CIO State-level Affiliates: Education Minnesota Retired, Education Minnesota Student Program Endorses DFL Candidates

29. Decrease in education funding Classrooms are overcrowded 4-day school weeks Endorsed candidates win elections

30. Moderate-Strong Declining economy and urgency to balance budget trumps education initiatives 2009, Pawlenty reverses budget cuts Ability to influence elections exceeds influence in policy

33. ContributorTotal%of TotalSector Iowa Democratic Party$3,153,6685.97%Party Iowa Republican Party$2,462,0324.66%Party Democratic Governors Association $1,772,5003.36%Ideology/Single Issue Republican Governors Association $1,401,0002.65%Ideology/Single Issue Iowa Senate Democratic Majority Fund $872, 6281.65%Party

34. We declare that the government, namely the federal government, has grown too large, too intrusive and too oppressive to the point that government now stifles the productivity, the freedom, the ingenuity and the very spirit of the American people.

35. Economy Family Values Getting Officials into Office

36. Party-Building Rhetoric Mud-slinging

39. 1. http://www.emmerforgovernor.com/issues/education/EmmerEduca tionAgenda.pdf 2. http://www.keyc.com/node/42312 3. http://markdayton.org/mainsite/issues/education/education-plan/ 4. MARK DAYTON SAYS GOV. TIM PAWLENTY CUT EDUCATION SPENDING St. Petersburg Times (Florida) July 29, 2010 Thursday 5. http://www.educationminnesota.org/ 6. http://bloggingblue.com/2010/08/22/tom-michalski-endorsed-by- weac/