2025 NAHJ ELECTIONS HUB

NATIONAL ELECTIONS

NATIONAL REGIONAL ELECTIONS

NAHJ has created this Elections Hub landing page as part of our commitment to remain transparent about the election process. This page contains important information for members about the 2025 NAHJ elections.

This year we will be electing 8 regional director positions and a student representative:

The 2025 NAHJ National Board elections will take place between October 20, 2025 and November 3, 2025.

Eligible members received an email on October 20 with voting instructions, including your unique voting link and credentials.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact [email protected].
 

Regional directors will represent the members living in their geographic region. They must live in the region they want to represent and members can only vote for their specific regional representative. You must have a paid Regular or Academic membership active on October 6 to qualify for the ballot and receive 10 or more signatures of support from Regular, Retired or Academic members with paid memberships within their region. Regional directors serve a two-year term, staggered in contrast to the national representatives on the board. 

The student representative, to represent students nationwide, must gather 25 signatures of student members with a current membership and be a full-time student at a recognized and accredited college or university. Moreover, the student must remain a full-time student at a recognized and accredited college throughout his/her tenure. The student representative serves a one-year term.

 

MEET THE CANDIDATES

 Description of each position 

Region 1 Director -- The Caribbean and Mexico
  • You will represent core members in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, making this position the voice of all our Caribbean members.
 Region 2 Director -- The Northeast
  • You will represent people living in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Region 3 Director -- The Mid-Atlantic 
  • You will represent people living in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
 Region 4 Director -- The South 
  • You will represent people living in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Region 5 Director -- South Central U.S.
  • You will represent people living in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
 Region 6 Director -- The Midwest
  • You will represent people living in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Region 7 Director -- The Southwest
  • You will represent people living in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
 Region 8 Director -- The Pacific
  • You will represent people living in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
• Student Representative -- You will represent all student members within NAHJ.
2025 ELECTIONS TIMELINE
 

Wednesday, July 9th: Elections Q&A Session at NAHJ25 

Wednesday, September 17th: Announcement & Call for nominations. 

Monday, October 6th: The date of record. Members must be in good standing by this date to be eligible to vote. Click here to renew your dues. 

Monday, October 6th: Last day to submit nominations & Deadline to qualify for the ballot. (10 signatures required for Regional Director & 25 for Student Rep)  

Friday, September 19th – Monday, October 6th: Vetting period conducted by the Elections Committee. (Committee will be vetting throughout nomination process)

  • Elections committee will notify potential candidates where their nominations stand. Will also request headshot, bio and 250-word campaign message. 

Tuesday, October 7th: NAHJ announces candidates. Email with candidates’ messages will be sent to current members by NAHJ.  

Tuesday, October 14th: Virtual candidate forum at 7 p.m. ET (If candidates absolutely cannot attend the forum, they may submit a 2-min video at least 24 hours in advance.)  

Friday, October 17th: Candidates second campaign message is due to the elections committee. 

Monday, October 20th: Candidates second message will be emailed to current members by NAHJ 

Monday, October 20th: Election begins. Polls are open for two weeks. 

Monday, November 3rd: Elections close at 5:00 p.m. EST. NAHJ will announce winners immediately following. 

You can find the 2025 elections guidelines about NAHJ’s election process here.
You can find the 2025 Elections FAQs here.

Interested in serving on the board?

Here’s how you can qualify to appear on the ballot:

  • Make sure you’re a member in good standing, which means your dues must be up-to-date. Need to renew? Click here to renew your dues.
  • All the Regional Director candidates must collect 10 nominations from NAHJ members in good standing. NOTE: Only Regular, Retired and Academic members are eligible to sign nominations and vote for all board positions. Student representative candidates would need 25 unique nominations.
  • To qualify, each candidate needs a petition with 10 signatures of support from members with paid memberships within their region. Candidates must be working journalists, defined as earning 51 percent or more of their income from practicing journalism or its instruction.

For more information on eligibility requirements, you can read the full NAHJ election guidelines here. 

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the 2025 elections -- we want to hear from you! Please email [email protected].

The 2025 Election Committee: 

Julio-Cesar Chavez, NAHJ National Vice President, Broadcast 

Jaime Cardenas, NAHJ National Vice President, Digital

NAHJ & tech support contacts:
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[email protected] -  Media inquiries


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