NJ teachers union leader abused $40M for failed political aspirations, lawsuit says Rick Rickman Published: September 30, 2025 NJEA President Sean Spiller stands in front of Air Force One in 2021. He's accused of misusing $40 million of teachers union dues for his failed gubernatorial campaign (Sean Spiller via Facebook/Canva)

🔴 Teachers file lawsuit against the New Jersey Education Association

🔴 The teachers union, headed by Sean Spiller, donated $40 million to his campaign

🔴 NJEA denies wrongdoing, calling the challenge “baseless”

New Jersey teachers, angry that their dues funded the failed political aspirations of the NJEA president, have filed a lawsuit accusing the state's largest teachers union of a bait-and-switch.

Sean Spiller, the head of the union and former Montcl

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