The University of Massachusetts Student Government Association has released all nominated candidates and write-in candidates for its spring 2016 elections, including those who are running for the positions of president/vice president and trustee.
Anthony Vitale/Nick Rampone, Khalif Nunnally-Rivera/Maija Hall and Adam Ladd/Max Teibel will run for president/vice president, while Josh Odam is the only trustee candidate.
Vitale currently holds the position of secretary of finance while Nunnally-Rivera is the secretary of diversity for the SGA.
Candidates running for president/vice president will debate and further discuss their plans at the SGA Executive Debate held on March 10 at the Cape Cod Lounge in the UMass Student Union.
Besides the three positions that will participate in the debate, there are 45 nominated candidates and seven write-in candidates for senator positions. Write-in candidates may tell the SGA’s election commission of their candidacy until elections close.
According to the SGA’s website, there are 14 seats available for the class of 2019, 12 for the class of 2018 and 12 for the class of 2017. This is the first SGA election where senate positions will be filled based on candidates’ class years.
All nominated candidates will be allowed to begin campaigning starting March 8 at midnight, according to an email sent to candidates by the elections commission. All campaign materials, including posters and online methods, have to be approved by the elections commission before being utilized starting March 8.
The email also stated that each president/vice president and trustee candidate will be allotted $550 in campaign credit to use at student businesses while those running for senator will get $75.
SGA election polls will open on Campus Pulse starting Monday, March 20 at midnight and will close on Wednesday, March 23 at 11:59 p.m.
Listed below are all the candidates and write-in candidates going for senator positions:
Class of 2019:
Matt D’Amico
Katherine Joseph
Tess Manderville
Cobi Frongillo
Raghu Bhardwaj
Alexander Corcoran
Sarah Nordberg
Ashley Mulligan-DeGregorio
Emilia Beuger
Bradley Smith
Alexander Strassis
Mei Rockwell-Postel
Nicholas P. Goetz
Andrew Friday
Justin Bates
Nancy Symmes
Phillip Cross
Clare McGladrigan
Shannon Nagle
Ryan Mahan
Zachary Best
Cameron Pressey
Mike Connors
Nathalia Cordeiro
Manaf Abdallah
Conrad Joyal
Sahida Reid
Amanda Pinto
Class of 2018:
Derek Dunlea
Jessica Titus
Cassidy Kotyla
Hadiya Williams
Zareb Noel
Rachel Teevens
Cole J. Coccitto
Katie Quinn
Bobby Malinn
Mark Hochberg
Megan Siwek
Class of 2017:
Adison Brown
Jessica Williams
Joseph Kerlin-Smith
Esther Odame
Write-in candidates:
Gaelle F. Rigaud — Class of 2018
Patrick Malone — Class of 2018
Steven Bowe — Class of 2018
Anton Tikhomirov — Class of 2017
Jennifer Hirst — Class of 2017
Amelia Vinciguerra — Class of 2017
J.J. Seah — Class of 2017
Jeremy Tibbetts — Class of 2017
Anthony Chiusano can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.
Correction: This article previously stated that Nick Rampone was the SGA’s current undersecretary of development and promotion. Rampone stepped down from this position in January.
