The 2021 Student Government Association (SGA) Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 13. This year, all candidates are from the Martin Student Alliance.
The Martin Student Alliance Platform for this year is filled with goals that aim to serve the students and the campus community while also building a stronger relationship with them. Their goals are centered around community service and involvement, engagement and outreach, diversity and inclusion, transparency and academic advancement.
To qualify for candidacy, a student must receive the election packet, obtain 25-50 signatures on their Election Platforms Form; submit their platform, biography, party list and photos; and they must pass the constitution test. Then they’re able to begin campaigning.
The executive council is comprised of the President, Vice President, Secretary General and Press Secretary. Each candidate running for an executive council position is running unopposed.
Senators are elected to represent each college on campus: Agriculture and Applied Sciences; Business and Global Affairs; Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences; Engineering and Natural Sciences; and Humanities and Fine Arts.
There are two candidates, Kelsea Koonce and Evelyn Aune, running for student advisory board members, and three candidates, Krossmon Brown, Judah Brown and Benjamin Hayes, running for Justice.
Here are the candidates executive council and senators for each college for the 2021 SGA Elections:
President: Sidney Church Vice President: Dawson Gremmels Secretary General: Mireya Carrion Press Secretary: Olivia Morris
College of Agriculture and Applied Science:
Ethan Bledsoe, Libby Rushton, Treasure Howard, Kayla Walker and Kelsea Koonce
College of Business and Global Affairs:
Iman Ahmed, McKenzie McKennon, Allison Breeden and Caton Barker
College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences:
Kaci Merrick, Emma Hilliard, Michael Reid-Wade, Madeline Kilpatrick, Bailey Hays, Will Crawford and Chloe Bagwell
College of Engineering and Natural Sciences:
Evelyn Aune, Rylie Williamson and Abby Webb
College of Humanities and Fine Arts:
Faith Pilkington, Ryesa McGehee, Daariq Burton, Abigail Honbarger, Gracie Barber, Colby Maclin and Emily Pennington
For more information about executive council candidates: https://bit.ly/3g7MKbg
For more information about the Martin Student Alliance Platform: https://bit.ly/3mHcJrp
Elections will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. A polling station will be setup in the University Center or students can vote online at www.utm.edu/election.
