The University Student Government (USG) elections committee announced the results of this year’s student government elections on Friday, April 25.
On the executive slate, the Phoenix Party defeated the newly formed Happyness Party. Elijah Jenkins was re-elected as USG president and Alex Fuentes was elected USG vice president.
For the rest of the cabinet, which leads USG’s projects and initiatives, Annie Yang was elected vice president of campus life, Andrea Pita Mendez was elected vice president of advocacy, Malaina Culberson was elected vice president of student affairs, and Timothy Lu was elected trustee and faculty governance liaison.
On the College Council, the main decision-making body and voice of the Student Association, Grace Beatty, Aidan Keesler, Esther Ma, Destiney Samare, and Joseph Ayalew were elected for the Class of 2028. Eric Wang, Demetrius Daniel, Kevin Guo, Nefeli Abutahoun, and Kyle Obermeyer were elected to represent the Class of 2027. Finally, Johnny Fan, Ben Fica, Logan Toe, Sebastian Davis, and Logan Hansler will represent the Class of 2026.
According to Nevin Hall, the chair of USG’s Elections & Rules Committee, this year’s elections saw 892 ballots cast, representing around 12 percent of UChicago’s undergraduate population. Hall said voter participation had declined by about 500 students compared to last year’s elections.
Hall also noted that one of the Class of 2027 College Council positions was won by a candidate who only received two votes.
