TALB General Elections – 2026
Candidates
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TALB Secretary
Term 6/15/2026-6/19/2028
Grace Castro
Rosa Diaz
TALB Treasurer
Term 6/15/2026-6/19/2028
Alejandro Gonzalez
TALB Board Area Directors:
Cabrillo Even Area Director – June 15, 2026-June 19, 2028
Cynthia Pulido
Cabrillo Even Area Director – Fill vacancy until June 15, 2026
Cynthia Pulido
Jordan Even Area Director – June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2028
Mimi Kao
Renee Brown
Lakewood Even Area Director – June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2028
Jason Rodriguez
Christy Saucedo
Lorelei Dranae Jones
Millikan Even Area Director – June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2028
Lux Higbee
Poly Even Area Director – June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2028
Manar Totonji
Wilson Even Area Director – June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2028
Robert Rigney
Minority-at-Large Director/BIPOC – June 15, 2026 to June 19, 2028
Minority-at-Large Director/BIPOC – Fill vacancy until June 15, 2026
4 CTA State Council Representatives – each term is 2026-2028
Lux Higbee
Sandra Conrad
Renee Brown
Rachel Baraona
Jason Goldfischer
Manar Totonji
22 Delegates to the NEW Representative Assembly in Denver, CO – July 3 to July 7, 2026
Cynthia Pulido
Laura Velez
Melody Henry
Lux Higbee
Sandra Conrad
Katheryn Morgan
John Ottina
Rachel Baraona
Peder Larsen
Jason Goldfischer
Rosa Diaz
TALB General Election, 2026 Documents. Click on Title to Download
Announcement of TALB General Elections 2026
TALB Declaration of Candidacy Form 2026
CTA State Council Rep Declaration of Candidacy Form 2026
NEA-RA Declaration of Candidacy Form 2026
General Election Guidelines 2026
General Elections Schedule 2026
General Election 2026 Member Instructions on Voting
TALB Elections Manual 2025-26
Important General Election Dates
January 27, 2026: Candidacy forms sent to representatives and are available online.
February 6, 2026: Candidacy Declaration Forms due at TALB office by 4:30 pm.
January 27 to February 9, 2026: Confirmation letters sent to all candidates
February 24, 2026: Candidate Speeches at Representative Council Meeting
February 26 to March 6, 2026: Electronic voting and written ballots available at TALB office.
Ballots due at the TALB offices by 4:30pm on Friday, March 6, 2026
March 9, 2026: Results will be sent to the membership
See the complete General Election 2026 Schedule for Run-off Schedule (if necessary)
Thank you for participating in this election.
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