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Elections

Student Government elections take place once each academic year to elect the Student Body Presidents and Vice Presidents, as well as Senators representing their respective Colleges within FIU. The Election process takes place every year on both at MMC and BBC.

All officials elected serve for a one-year term. Voting takes place for two days online at voting.fiu.edu. If you have any questions regarding elections, you can contact the Elections Commissioner in the SGA offices at GC 230 or WUC 353.

To qualify to run in the elections, a student must fill out the appropriate forms with the Elections Commissioner.

Forms

SGA Campaign Finance Report

Due March 11, 2026, at 6pm

Form: https://go.fiu.edu/ElectionFin

SGA Elections Violation Complaint Form

Last day to submit is March 11, 2026, at 7pm

Form: https://go.fiu.edu/SGAelectioncomp

Elections Board

Carlos Ricotti
Elections Commissioner
Email: elections@fiu.edu

Sebastian Herrea
Deputy Elections Commissioner

Yanisel Capote
Election Board Member

Chantal Moises
Elections Board Member

Luciana Carmona
Elections Board Member

Elections Timeline:

Party Applications: December 8, 2024- January 13, 2026

Apply here:go.fiu.edu/SGAPoliticalPartyForm

 

Elections Applications: January 16, 2026- January 29, 2026

Apply here: voting.fiu.edu

Elections Info Sessions:

January 7, 2026, at 4pm
January 12, 2026, at 1pm

Elections Info Presentation 2026

Elections Debate

February 17, 2026
Time: TBA
Location: GC 243

Candidate Infor Sessions:

Tuesday, February 10th, 3pm-4pm – GC 150
Wednesday, February 11th, 1pm-2pm- GC 140
Tuesday, February 17th, 3pm-4pm- GC 355

Campaigning:

February 6, 2026- March 11, 2026

Elections Debate:

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Time: 4pm
Location: GC 355

 

Elections: March 10, 2026 & March 11, 2026
voting.fiu.edu
*Elections open at 9am on March 10th and close on March 11th at 7pm

Elections Announcements: March 13, 2026
Time: 12pm
Location: GC Pit

Run off (if necessary)
March 18, 2026

 

Candidate Qualifications

  • Qualifications for all Student Government officials
    • Be a degree-seeking, registered student.
    • Run for and hold only one office at a time.
    • Be under no academic or disciplinary sanctions as detailed in the Student Conduct and Honor Code or individual University College.
    • Maintain no less than a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and a 2.0 semesterly grade point average (GPA) where applicable.
    • Students that do not have a grade point average (GPA), on account of being in their first semester of their undergraduate or graduate degree program at FIU, shall be exempt from the GPA qualifications for only that semester.
    • Each undergraduate student holding office shall maintain a minimum of nine (9) undergraduate credit hours each Fall and Spring semester; in their last semester before graduation, they shall be exempt from this requirement but must maintain a minimum of three (3) credit hours.
    • Each graduate student holding office shall maintain a minimum of six (6) graduate credit hours, or a minimum of three (3) dissertation credit hours while working on their dissertation, for each Fall and Spring semester; in their last semester before graduation, they shall be exempt from this requirement but must maintain a minimum of three (3) credit hours.
  • Qualifications for Legislative Branch Officials
    • Each Senator shall be registered to the specific school, college, campus, class level, or housing units that they represent.
    • Lower Division Senators must have passed less than 60 credits at the time of election qualification or appointment. Should they pass 60 credits after their election qualification or appointment, this will not disqualify them from remaining in their position.
    • Upper Division Senators must have passed at least 60 credits at the time of election qualification or appointment.
  • Qualifications for Executive Branch Officials
    • Candidates for the offices of Student Body President and Vice President must meet the following qualifications by the date they register to run: they shall have attended FIU for a minimum of four complete academic semesters, which may include summer semesters; and they shall have achieved at least sophomore standing.
    • Candidates for the office of Student Body President have held at least one SGA position for at least one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive days by the first day of registration for general elections, except in the case the President succeeds to office.
    • The Governor of the Biscayne Bay Campus and the Lieutenant Governor of the Biscayne Bay Campus must be students belonging to the Biscayne Bay Campus as per this Constitution.
  • Qualifications for Representing the Biscayne Bay Campus
    • All students representing the Biscayne Bay Campus in an elected or appointed position (BBC At-Large Senators, the Governor of the Biscayne Bay Campus, the Lieutenant Governor of the Biscayne Bay Campus, and the members of the Governor’s Cabinet) are required to be a student belonging to the Biscayne Bay Campus.
    • A student of the Biscayne Bay Campus is defined as: a student who is living on-campus at the Biscayne Bay Campus, or who is taking at least twenty percent (20%) of their classes at the Biscayne Bay Campus.
    • For purposes of representation, the FIU Engineering Center shall be designated to be part of the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, and FIU at I-75 shall be designated to be part of the Biscayne Bay Campus.
    • Classes in the following programs, regardless of modality, shall be considered classes at the Biscayne Bay Campus: Hospitality Management Program, Marine Sciences Program, Journalism + Media Program, Marketing, Health Services Administration, Accelerated BSN (Nursing), Creative Writing, Broadcast Media, Global Strategic Communications, Mass Communications, and any program offered by the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
    • The above list of programs shall be provided by the administration of the Biscayne Bay Campus and updated in this Constitution as needed, with the approval of the Supreme Court, to reflect the most accurate course and program offerings at the campus.
  • Qualifications for Representing FIU at I-75
    • All students representing FIU at I-75 in the Senate shall be a student of FIU at I-75.
    • A student of FIU at I-75 is defined as a student taking at least one class at FIU at I-75.

2026 SGA Election Candidates

President & Vice President
Alyssa Mederos & Isabella Romeo- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Governor
Sarah Mayorca- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Lt. Governor
Caroline Choquette- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Business Senator Candidates
Daniela Alvarez- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Kaitlyn Castro- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Alejandro Madrigal- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Jazmine Murray
Edward Ng
Melanie Telleria- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE) Senator Candidates
Renzo Brown - Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Valentina Dominguez- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Emily Garcia
Lucas Gomez- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Jazmine Harris
Gennai Lewis- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Andrea Millan- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Taylor Peralta- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Michael Porras
Alison Stangl- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Janine Villalonga- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Communication, Architecture & the Arts (CARTA) Senator Candidates
Sharon Polo- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Melissa Sosa- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Engineering & Computing Science Senator Candidates
Ricardo Garcia
Bryan Gargurevich
Ashley Pradoavendano
Trevor See
Remberto Silva Tejada- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Maximilian Vargas- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Graduate Senator Candidates
Mateo Suarez
Ana Luiza Ferreira Terra Pinto

Honors College Senator Candidates
Shilat Jayo-Acuna

Hospitality & Tourism Management Senator Candidates
Niska Lavaud- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Housing MMC Senator Candidates
Ana Cebollero Fernandez- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Nicole Naeini- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
August Osani
Jasmine Slocum- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) Candidates
Alicia Bolton
Manuel Fernandez
Naomy Suarez- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Public Health & Social Work Senate Candidate
Jenisha Doll- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Nursing & Health Sciences Senate Candidate
Michaela Alphonse- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Lower Division Senator Candidates
Cesar Cabrera- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Natalie Nunez- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E

Upper Division Senator Candidates
Emily Diaz- Paws for C.H.A.N.G.E
Joshua Espinoza

Click Here For the 2026-2027 SGA Elections Winner Vote Count.