2026 Delegate Assembly Cluster Candidates

Article V, Section 3 of the NSEA Bylaws stipulates that locals with fewer than 26 active members shall be clustered for representation at Delegate Assembly.  NSEA Board Policy requires that provisions for cluster delegates shall maintain the one-person, one-vote ratio standard for representation.  To achieve this goal, all locals (within an NSEA Governance District) with fewer than 26 active members on January 15, 2026, are grouped together as a cluster and will elect an appropriate number of delegates to attend DA. 

An online secret ballot election for clustered locals, of all properly filed candidates, will be held from March 8-17, 2026. The cluster delegate breakdown is: 

 

Capitol 9
Elkhorn 10
Metro 1
Panhandle 7
Sandhills 9
Tri-Valley 10

 

Below is the list of candidates, by district, who have submitted their name for election as a Cluster Delegate to the 2026 NSEA Delegate Assembly: 

Capitol District

  • Zach Killebrew, Peru State College EA
  • Erik James Davis, Peru State College EA

Elkhorn District 

  • Brooke Hemmer, ESU #7
  • John Schoenrock, Shelby-Rising City

Metro District

Panhandle District

  • Bryan Regier, Stapleton Education Association
  • Bill Sheffield, Western Nebraska Community College
  • Lorin R. King, Western Nebraska Community College

Sandhills District 

  • Calvin Krogman,  Santee Education Association

Tri-Valley District

  • Bethany Gerdes, Kenesaw Education Association