DAAP/FIRE

Four campaign finance reports were denied at the annual ASUC Elections Council Campaign Finance Committee meeting Wednesday. The issues that led to the denials ranged from clerical errors to discrepancies between campaign expenditures and revenues reported.

Next year’s executive offices will be filled by independent candidate Victoria Vera as president, current ASUC Senator Melvin Tangonan as executive vice president, current ASUC Senator Nicole Anyanwu as academic affairs vice president, current ASUC Senator Derek Imai as external affairs vice president and independent candidate Joyce Huchin as student advocate.

Independent candidates will dominate the ASUC Senate in the next academic year, as announced during the tabulation ceremony Friday. 38 candidates ran for ASUC Senate, including 10 candidates from Student Action, which won a majority of seats last year. Four candidates ran for transfer student representative, a new office in the ASUC.

ASUC president hopeful Stephanie Gutierrez is running for the third time in hopes of putting the ASUC at the forefront of a revolution. Gutierrez is a history and American studies major who is also a national organizer and signatory for BAMN.

ASUC presidential candidate Haazim Amirali suspended his campaign Sunday night. Amirali is a current ASUC senator and ran his campaign with Student Action.

Anyanwu’s platforms show a focus on helping marginalized students reduce barriers to their educational experience, which Anyanwu focused on as a senator.

Huchin has displayed immense commitment toward representing students, as evidenced by her serving six semesters in the SAO.

Throughout the ASUC election season, candidates have run their campaigns with personal contributions, donations or without any funding.

For the upcoming ASUC election cycle, four official parties are running candidates: Defend Affirmative Action Party/Fighting for Immigrant Rights and Equality, or DAAP/FIRE, Student Action, People’s Party and REBUILD.

Pauley Ballroom erupted in screams, clapping and tears Friday evening as Student Action won the majority of ASUC Senate seats for the second year in a row.