Announcement of TALB Special Election 2026
Special Election for:
TALB Vice President,
Lakewood Area Director
Wilson Area Director
CTA State Council Representative – Fill Term until June 2027
CTA State Council Alternates
Important TALB Special Election 2026 Documents. Click on Title to Download
Announcement of TALB Special Elections 2026
TALB Declaration of Candidacy Form – Special Election 2026
Special Election Guidelines 2026
Special Election Schedule
CTA State Council Representative Declaration of Candidacy for Vacancy Fill Term until June 2027
Runner(s) up will not be elected alternate(s).
If you want to be an elected alternate please fill out the alternate CTA State Council declaration.
Alternate CTA State Council Declaration of Candidacy
There can be up to 5 Alternates. The top 3 will have terms from 2026-2029, 4 & 5 will have a term of 26-27.
2026 Special Election Candidates
Click on Candidate Names in blue to view Candidate’s Statement
TALB Vice President
Fill Vacancy until June 21, 2027
Lakewood Odd Area Director
Fill Vacancy until June 21, 2027
Susan Whyte
Lorelei Jones
Bandaul Chansy
Wilson Odd Area Director
Fill Vacancy until June 21, 2027
Marianne Drummond
1 CTA State Council Representative
Fill Vacancy until June 2027
Alejandro Gonzalez
Jay Goldfischer
Bandaul Chansy
5 CTA State Council Alternates
Bernice Banares
Rosa Palacios
Allinette Dean-Richardson
Jesse Quinteros Nunez
Jessica Aramburo
Sandra Salas
Important Dates
September 22, 2026: Candidacy forms sent to Representatives and available online
October 2, 2026: Candidacy Declaration Forms Deadline: Due on Friday, October 2, 2026 by 4:30 pm.
September 22 – October 2, 2026: Confirmation letters sent to all candidates
October 27, 2026: Candidate speeches at Representative Council Meeting
October 28 – November 6, 2026: Electronic voting and written ballots available at TALB office.
Ballots due at the TALB offices by 4:30pm on Friday, November 6, 2026
November 9, 2026: Results will be sent to the membership
See the complete Special Election 2026 Schedule for Run-off Schedule (if necessary)
Thank you for participating in this election.
YOU help make TALB a stronger voice for teachers, counselors, speech pathologists, psychologists, nurses and librarians.
