abstract:The California Teachers Association (CTA), initially established in 1863, is one of the largest and most powerful teachers' unions and special interest in California politics. It is based in Burlingame, and its current president is Dean Vogel.
The CaliforniaTeachersAssociation (CTA) is the biggestlobbyin the state, having spentsome $210m in the pastdecade—more thananyothergroup— to intervene in California’s politics.
The CaliforniaTeachers' Association also opposed the initiative, as did a formidable array of politicians, including all four gubernatorial candidates and even President Clinton.