The candidates for the Executive of UPUA’s 10th Assembly have officially been announced. According to an email from Head Elections Commissioner Meeten Doshi, five executive packets were checked out and four were returned to officially file for candidacy. The 2015 Presidential race will include three familiar pairs, while a fourth ticket includes two candidates new to UPUA.

Current UPUA Vice President Emily McDonald heads one presidential ticket and is joined by current At-Large Representative Terry Ford as the Vice Presidential candidate.

Shannon Rafferty, current At-Large Representative and Student Life Chair is also seeking the presidency, and will be running alongside Gokul Sundar, who currently serves as a Co-Director for UPUA’s Freshman Council and has served on the Assembly in the past.

College of Communications Representative Ryan Belz leads another presidential ticket into the election, and lists current At-Large Representative Zach Longstreth as his running mate. Belz has made waves for himself in UPUA since he first started, and is fairly well-known for his controversial career in student government.

The final executive ticket features Hamsa Fayed as the presidential candidate and Dylan Sundy as the potential vice president. Both are newcomers to UPUA.

 

Campaigning for the 2015 UPUA election will be in full-swing upon students’ return from Spring Break on March 16, and the election is set to take place on April 1. The ballot for the General Assembly elections has yet to be released, but this post will be updated when it is.

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Update (2:00 p.m.): Doshi released the full list of candidates for positions as representatives in the UPUA General Assembly. The full list can be found below:

At-Large Representative (20 seats):

Abigail Baker

Shawn Bengali

Ryan Valencia

Divy Agnihotri

John Ott

Grant Worley

Asad Karamally

Steffen Blanco

Kyra Rogan

Katie Jordan

Adam Terragnoli

Brent Rice

Brook Novotnok

Steven Parr

Edka Wong

Matt Ikenberry

Darian Gist

Brad Stuby

Aya Bseiso

Hesham Fageeh

Lianne Luu

Matthew Cummings

Erensu Ozroy

Fatimah Nuri Al Ali

Anthony Mitchell

Academic Colleges (1 seat)

College of Agricultural Sciences

Bradley Garrett

College of Arts and Architecture

Andrew Ahr

Smeal College of Business

Madelin Fortin

College of Communications

No candidate

Division of Undergraduate Studies

Viki Park

College of Education

Emily Miller

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Christina Ricketts

Neil Baldasari

Brendan St. Thomas

College of Engineering

No candidate

College of Health and Human Development

No candidate

College of Information Science and Technology

No candidate

College of Liberal Arts

Michael Straw

Alexandra Levantis

Tristan Rivera

College of Nursing

No candidate

Schreyer Honors College

No candidate

Eberly College of Science

Samantha Geisinger