McKee picks up second teachers union endorsement

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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Gov. Dan McKee now boasts endorsements from Rhode Island’s two major statewide teachers unions, having secured the recommendation of the National Education Association of Rhode Island on Wednesday.

The endorsement, made by a unanimous vote of the association’s political action committee, is not a surprise. The 12,000-member union also backed McKee in 2022, and donated $500 to his campaign in January. McKee’s decision to sign a contested charter school moratorium into law in June …

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