The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections committee announced the results of this year’s College Council (CC) elections on Friday evening.
The Class of 2026, which had two vacancies among its CC members, saw Nevin Hall—the only candidate on the ballot—receive the most votes. Hall’s candidacy has been marred by questions about his eligibility for office after his impeachment last year. The next two top vote-getters were write-in candidates William Kimani, who received the second-most votes, and Fernando Sandoval.
Whether College Council will allow Hall to be seated is unclear. The write-in candidates’ election is contingent on their willingness to accept the position.
Hall received 27 votes, only about a third of those cast in the Class of 2026 election. Kimani received 15 votes, and Sandoval received 11.
The Class of 2029, which was voting for all five of its CC members, elected Aaron Horowitz, Audrey Krajewski of the Audrey & Olivia Party, Logan Shim, Gavin Wynn, and Kavon Mouton of the Unfiltered Party.
In total, 80 members of the Class of 2026—only 4 percent of fourth-years, using data from 2022—voted in the election, while 602 first-years voted, about 34 percent of their class.
Horowitz told the Maroon in an interview earlier this week that, if elected, he would push to give students the option to pay for laundry with Maroon Dollars. “It wouldn’t really create an additional cost for the administration because the funding is already there. But also, if this policy were implemented, students wouldn’t be required to pay out of pocket for laundry,” Horowitz said.
Krajewski said she would focus on “promoting wellness more around campus and trying to make sure that students are aware of the mental health resources [available].”
Mouton’s campaign was also focused on mental health and improving student morale on campus. He proposed musical chairs on the quad, additional mental health resources during midterms, and therapy dog visits on campus.
Shim and Wynn did not respond to and declined, respectively, requests for interviews with the Maroon prior to the election.
Editor’s note, November 8, 1:14 a.m.: Aaron Horowitz would advocate for an option for students to pay for laundry with Maroon Dollars. A previous version of this article incorrectly said he would advocate for an option to pay with Phoenix cASH.
