Emely Navarro
The crowd swarms around Miller as she is declared A.S. President.
Energy was high in Montezuma Hall on Thursday, March 17 for the announcement of the Associated Students elections results. The event was scheduled to begin at approximately 8 p.m., but didn’t start until nearly an hour later thanks to some last-minute tallying.
This year marked the highest voter turnout rate in A.S. history, with 6,056 votes, approximately 20 percent of the student body. The event welcomed hundreds of excited students who came out to support their chosen candidates. The candidates themselves were circling the room, thanking people for their support.
The campaigns lasted approximately two weeks, and included a series of official debates, moderated by The Daily Aztec.
The A.S. Elections Committee called the meeting to order and announced the results, beginning with the A.S. University Council Representatives.
The A.S. President result was the last announcement of the night. With 2,687 votes, or 48.5 percent, Jamie Miller was the elected A.S. president for 2016-17. The roar was deafening as a crowd swarmed around Miller, who was standing to the side of the room.
“It’s been the biggest roller coaster of my life,” Miller said.
The complete elections results are below:
A.S. President: Jamie Miller
A.S. Executive Vice President: Patty Masengale
A.S. Vice President of External Relations: Dylan Colliflower
A.S. Vice President of Financial Affairs: Alex Shapiro
A.S. Vice President of University Affairs: Chimezie Ebirekwe
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Board Representative: Eran Bechor
Campus Community Commission Representative: Josh Miller
Community Service Commission Representative: Anya Shutovska
Recreation and Wellness Commission Representative: Carlo Lacson
Sustainability Commission Representative: Alessandra Casey
Student Diversity Commission Representative: Natalie Martinez
Student Support Commission Representative: McKinley Kane
Student at Large Campus Representatives: Alexis Alexander and Tagg Hurtubise
College of Arts and Letters Representatives: Carmel Alon, Carlos Perez and Nick Elliott
College of Business Representatives: Ben Delbick, Troy Owens, AhnaMia Maranon, and Josh Skolnick
College of Education Representatives: Linsey Santos and Shaneice White
College of Engineering Representatives: Ozair Purmul, Imahn Moshksar, and Daniel DeFever
College of Health and Human Services Representatives: Victor Uwakwe, Asha Abdirahim, and Gass Hersi
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts Representatives: Samantha Ledesma, Mitchell Frame, and America Newell
College of Sciences Representatives: Dakota DeCecco, Lauryn Davis, Gabe Sheehan, and Imani White
Undeclared/Unclassified Studies Representative: Kyle Ruiz
Graduate Student Association President: Shanika Cureton