WICHITA, KANSAS (February 27, 2019)- The Wichita State University Student Government Association Elections Commission has officially ended the formal Declaration of Candidacy process. The Commission is excited about this upcoming election season to elect the members of the 62nd Student Government Association Session and the amount of candidates who have dedicated themselves to running and potentially serving the student body. The following candidates have been approved by the SGA Elections Commission, formally declaring them as candidates after having met all the requirements set by SGA Statue 003: The Association’s Elections
Candidates for Election for Student Body President and Student Body Vice President
The following candidates have been approved by the SGA Elections Commission, formally declaring them as candidates after having met all the requirements set by SGA Statue 003: The Association’s Elections
Julian Cornejo and Will Schindler, Unity Through Diversity
Isaac Rivera and Anisia Brumley, Perpetual
Kitrina Miller and Michael Bearth, Together We Can
Reid Linot and Blake Christopherson, All Voices Heard
Candidates for Election for College of Applied Studies
The following candidates have been approved by the SGA Elections Commission, formally declaring them as candidates after having met all the requirements set by SGA Statue 003: The Association’s Elections
- College of Applied Studies (4 seats): Jordan Brown,
- College of Engineering (4 seats): Thu Mai, Olga Navarro Ochoa, Matthew Madden
- College of Fine Arts (2 seats): Anna Grace Martin, Joseph Richey
- Honors College (2 seats): Lucas Webb, Jacob Tubach
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (4 seats): Ethan Balzer, Aaron Mounts, Rija Khan, Olivia Babin, Crystal Zacarias, Andrew Martin
- Returning Adult (3 seats): Alyssa Bradley
- At-Large (16 seats): Ivan Castillo, Maribel Sanchez, Thane Reid, Cameron Morgan, Walter Wright
- International Student (2 seats): Boluwatife Kehinde
No Candidates Declared For Office
The following Student Senate seats do not have any candidates that have been formally declared as candidates as set by SGA Statue 003: The Association’s Elections
- Graduate School (3 seats): No Candidates declared for office
- College of Health Professions (4 seats): No candidates declared for office
- College of Business (4 seats): No candidates declared for office
- Out of State (2 seats): No candidates declared for office
- Veteran Students (1 seat): No candidates declared for office
- Underserved Students (8 seats): No candidates declared for office
Write-In Campaign
The SGA Elections Commission invites any member of the Association to conduct a write-in campaign for any position to be contested in the General Election. A write-in candidate is defined as a member of the Association who publicly announced their candidacy and whose name will not appear on the ballot. Any write-in candidate who violates any of the regulations in the Elections Statute shall be subject to the same sanctions. Any write-in candidate who does not meet the qualifications outlined for holding office will be disqualified and/or removed by the Election Commission.
Any questions regarding SGA Election can be sent to Michael Brown, Chief Elections Commissioner at sga.elections@wichita.edu and to Gabriel Fonseca, Assistant Director of Student Involvement/SGA Advisor at gabriel.fonseca@wichita.edu
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The Student Government Association Election Commission is responsible for the administration of the Student Government Association Elections, as well as the administration of additional events at the discretion of the Election Commission that aim to promote the elections, inform the student body about the elections, provide the candidates with information, allow candidates an opportunity to promote themselves, or otherwise contribute to a fair, efficient, and publicized elections.