Candidate applications for Associated Students of Portland State University’s restarted elections closed April 28 at 5 p.m. After eligibility checks, Coordinator of Student Government Relations Candace Avalos released the finalized list of ballot-registered candidates this morning. Polls open tomorrow.
The candidate list includes four declared slates and several students running independently. Of these candidates, there are four presidential candidates, four vice presidential, 19 SFC, and 22 Senate. Voters will be able to write in candidates as well.
The four slates are Let Knowledge Serve the Community; Students Together for Advocacy, Reform and Tomorrow (START); Student Power Coalition and Students for Students.
Let Knowledge Serve the CommUNITY:
Kaitlyn Verret, President
Tali Aynalem, Vice President
Iphi Bugingo, Senator
Shanae Jung, Senator
Hector Zaragoza, SFC
Kingsley Mgbadigha, SFC
Students Together for Advocacy, Reform and Tomorrow (START)
Kyle Sallee START President
Donovan Powell START Vice President
Student Power Coalition
Dana Ghazi, President
David Martinez, Vice President
Corinne Schneider, Senator
Luis Perez, Senator
Mustafa Almuzel, Senator
Sara Al-Jilani, Senator
Sumitra Chhetri, Senator
Trevor Jacobson, Senator
Wanjiku Wainaina, Senator
Yesenia Carillo, Senator
Amina Sheikh-Wali, SFC
Feta Dennis, SFC
Khalid Almaktari, SFC
Patricia Perez Cruz, SFC
Ruth Binyam, SFC
Sulakha Hassan, SFC
Wondemagegne Nevens, SFC
Anna Vetter, SFC
Students for Students
Andy Mayer, President
Keikoanne Hollins, Vice President
Alyssa Waite, Senator
Andrew McCandless, Senator
Antonio Cortes, Senator
Chloe Thompson, Senator
Eric Nelsen, Senator
Gregory Elkins, Senator
Liddy Champion, Senator
Patrick Vroman, Senator
Valentina Trillo, Senator
Adia White, SFC
CeCe Jackson, SFC
Jarek Hunger, SFC
John Norcross, SFC
Jonathen Gates, SFC
Monty Herron, SFC
Xavier Coleman, SFC
Independent
Kathryn Vu, Senate
Bailey Becker, Senate
Brandi Jenkins, Senate
Juan Carlos Rueda, SFC
Christian Britschgi, SFC
ASPSU will be hosting a Candidate Meet and Greet tonight 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Smith Memorial Student Union room 236 and campaigning begins tomorrow, May 1.
The new ballot opens May 1 at 7 a.m. and close May 6 at 7 p.m.
The open ballot and candidate statements for those appearing on the ballot are available at aspsu.pdx.edu.
