2026 Political Conference: Register now!
Don’t miss the kickoff to our 2026 campaign! Your leadership in our democracy is more important than ever.
2026 Education Minnesota Political Conference
Friday, Jan. 30 – Saturday, Jan. 31
DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington – Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55439
Agenda
Friday, Jan. 30
3 p.m. – Check-in
4-6:30 p.m. – BIPOC member political institute (with dinner)
6-6:30 p.m. – Dinner
6:30-8 p.m. General session
General sessions are tentatively scheduled to include a member meeting with Gov. Tim Walz and a U.S. Senate candidate forum.
8-9 p.m. – Social hour
Saturday, Jan. 31
7-8 a.m. – Breakfast
8-9:30 a.m. – General session (all participants)*
9:45-11:45 a.m. – Regional cohort training sessions on local elections, volunteer recruitment, worksite relational organizing, campaign messaging and more.
Noon-12:30 p.m. – Lunch
12:45-2:45 p.m. – Regional cohort training sessions on local elections, volunteer recruitment, worksite relational organizing, campaign messaging and more.
2:45 p.m. – Conference concludes
Post-conference sessions
3-4:30 p.m. – GOTV Leader mandatory training (approved participants only)
3-4 p.m. Health care campaign briefing (open to all members)
Registration fee is $25 — which includes hotel AND meals.
Become a GOTV Leader
Help us win a pro-public education and pro-labor majority in Minnesota in 2026 so our union can continue to make progress on pay, pensions and health care. Become a GOTV Leader! A stipend of up to $1,200 is available.
2026 endorsement questionnaire
Submit a question for possible inclusion in our endorsement questionnaire for the 2026 candidates for governor! Candidate responses will be shared with members.
School board endorsements
Find school board endorsements by our local unions as well as a sample ballot, polling place locations and more!
Now is the time to raise our voices together for the good of our members, our schools and our state.
No matter our race, ZIP code or background, Minnesota educators cherish our freedoms: To vote, to worship or not, to teach honestly, to bargain collectively and to work in union for the resources we need to be healthy, focused and financially secure at work and in retirement.
But today, certain billionaires, and the national politicians they pay for, want to silence educators through disinformation, defunding, doxxing and destroying our unions.
In 2026, educators can come together to elect local, state and federal leaders who will respect the promise of public education for all. Together, we can use our voices to create schools and campuses from Rochester to Red Lake, and everywhere in between, where students and educators can thrive.
We need educators at the forefront of this campaign!
