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Princess Moss was elected president of the National Education Association during its annual representative assembly on Sunday. She was previously vice president of the nation鈥檚 largest teachers union and a music teacher from Louisa County, Virginia.

Moss won the election with 50.3% of votes from a delegate assembly of nearly 6,000 members, according to the union. She narrowly avoided a with Kate Dias, president of the Connecticut Education Association, who received 31.2% of votes. Moss is the successor to Becky Pringle, who was president for two three-year terms and was unable to run again because of term limits.

Sean Spiller, former president of the New Jersey Education Association and a past candidate for governor, received 17.4% of votes, while Tania Kappner, an Oakland Unified School District teacher, secured 0.94%.

鈥淭ogether, we will continue fighting for the resources, respect and professional voice educators deserve because when we invest in public education, we invest in the future of every student,鈥� Moss said in a . 鈥淚 look forward to building on our union’s proud legacy and working alongside our members to ensure every student, in every zip code, has access to a high-quality public education.”

Noel Candelaria, a special education teacher from El Paso, Texas, was after serving as the union鈥檚 secretary-treasurer. Robert Varela Rodriguez was elected secretary-treasurer. He previously taught special ed in California’s San Bernardino City Unified School District before serving on the NEA鈥檚 executive committee and board of directors.

NEA鈥檚 new leadership will take office Sept. 1, according to the .

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