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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

Candidate Expense Form

Elections Board

Nikoloas Psarrokos
Elections Commissioner
elections@fiu.edu

Sofia Gonzalez-Orbegoso
Deputy Elections Commissioner

Elections Timeline

Party Applications

November 12, 2024- January 17, 2025

Apply here: go.fiu.edu/SGAPoliticalPartyForm

Elections Applications

January 17, 2025- January 30, 2025

Apply here: voting.fiu.edu

Elections Info Sessions

January 9, 2025, 4pm via zoom: https://go.fiu.edu/ElectionsInfo

January 29, 2025, 4pm via zoom: https://go.fiu.edu/ElectionsInfo

Download the Elections Presentation: Elections Info Presentation.pdf

Candidate Info Sessions

Regulation Order 01

February 12, 2025, 5:30pm, Location: Graham Center (GC) 243

February 20, 2025, 6:00pm, Location: Graham Center (GC) 355

Election Debate

Time: 3pm

Location: GC Ballrooms

Campaigning

February 7, 2025- March 5, 2025

President/VP Debate

February 21, 2025

Time: 3PM

Location: GC Ballrooms & Via Zoom:
https://go.fiu.edu/SGADebate

Elections

March 4, 2025 & March 5, 2025

voting.fiu.edu

Elections Announcements

March 7, 2025

Time:12pm

Location: GC Pit

Run off (if necessary)

March 12, 2025

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.

Register as a candidate

Political Party Registration: November 12,2024- January 14, 2025 (go.fiu.edu/SGAPoliticalPartyForm)

Candidate Application: Opens on January 17, 2025- January 30, 2025 closes at 11:59pm (voting.fiu.edu)

2025 Election Candidates 

President & Vice President

Alexandra Barriga & Diana Lopez - The Future Is You

Francesca Casanova & Wilkin Caseres- Gold and Blue Party

Marc Gedeon & Tatiana Paz Bedolla- More For The People

Samuel "Hua Hui" Vogel & Andreina Diaz- Panther Pride

 

Governor

Dale Brochinsky

Hailey Menendez- Gold and Blue Party

 

Lt. Governor

Sebastian Ortiz Malaga

 

Biscayne Bay At- Large Senator Candidates

Gianna Rosa

Shameka Jean-Baptiste

 

Business Senator Candidates

Abigail Broderick-The Future Is You

Adam Qadi

Alejandro Madrigal- Gold and Blue Party

Andrew Martinez- Gold and Blue Party

Ash Emmott St Onge- Gold and Blue Party

Clementina Zambrano-The Future Is You

Connor Tafur-The Future Is You

Emma Fry

Faith Strose- More For The People

Fernando Menedez- Gold and Blue Party

Kaylee Zayas- Panther Pride

Samuel Rojas-The Future Is You

Sarahi Perez- Panther Pride

Victoria Gray

 

 

 

College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE) Senator Candidates

Alyssa Allen- Panther Pride

Angelic Le-The Future Is You

Ariana Lopez- Gold and Blue Party

Arianna Bencid- Panther Pride

Brianna Romeo- Gold and Blue Party

Carisa Lynch- More For The People

Caroline Barrabes-The Future Is You

Christopher Marimon

Dwaine Weeks-The Future Is You

Elizabeth Ekechi- More For The People

Indrea Brooks- Panther Pride

Janine Villalonga- Gold and Blue Party

Jerilyn Davis- More For The People

Josefina Abukhalil-The Future Is You

Kleio "Kae" Jung- Panther Pride

Luciana Ronie Mendez Suarez

Max Dulberg

Maya Vaizer Yosif

Nicholas Sutton-The Future Is You

Oskar Lucciano Donado- Gold and Blue Party

Paolo Varriale- Gold and Blue Party

Rafaella Chavez-The Future Is You

Samantha Lopez-The Future Is You

Sean Remedios- Gold and Blue Party

Shreeya Gudipati-The Future Is You

Vanessa Montoya-The Future Is You

Virnia Aparicio Camacho-The Future Is You

 

Communication, Architecture & the Arts (CARTA) Senator Candidates

Adrianna Rodriguez- More For The People

Alexandra Phelps-The Future Is You

Amelia Luque- Gold and Blue Party

Bayan Abedulazis- Panther Pride

Diederick Duque-The Future Is You

Elizabeth Miqueo

Gabriela Seijas- Gold and Blue Party

Grace Coto- More For The People

Isabella Bello- More For The People

Kirsten Maxwell- Gold and Blue Party

Nichole Batista- Panther Pride

Engineering & Computing Science Senator Candidates

Ashley Prado-The Future Is You

Emilio Nieves Jr- Gold and Blue Party

Ezra Grover

Jaedon Charles-The Future Is You

Julio Bonjoch-The Future Is You

Kamila Gonzalez- Panther Pride

Tom Mizrachi

 

Graduate Senator Candidates

David Riera- Panther Pride

Julian Esquivel- More For The People

Lina Peralta- More For The People

Lousindy Mitton-The Future Is You

 

Honors College Senator Candidates

Brianna Diaz- Gold and Blue Party

Jacobo Mosseri- Panther Pride

Katherine Nykolaiszyn-The Future Is You

Luciana Dorado Quiroga-The Future Is You

 

Hospitality & Tourism Management Senator Candidates

Jennifer Brande

Kitana Caraballo

 

Housing- MMC Senator Candidates

Isabella Romeo- Gold and Blue Party

Isabella Sojo

Marco Elizondo- Gold and Blue Party

Trey Saunders-The Future Is You

 

Housing-BBC Senator Candidates

Tanner Croddy

 

School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) Senator Candidates

AJ Seker- Panther Pride

Camila Melinkoff- Panther Pride

Danieka Narathan- Panther Pride

Elizabeth Neira- Gold and Blue Party

Ethan Bazak

German Mata-The Future Is You

Isabela Arencibia- Gold and Blue Party

Jessica Fernandez-The Future Is You

John Emong

Kenny Nava-The Future Is You

Lorena Rivero-The Future Is You

Maria Acosta- More For The People

Selma Sena- Gold and Blue Party

Stephanie Hawkins-The Future Is You

Tehillah Sobers

 

Public Health & Social Work Senate Candidates

Alexis Lofton-The Future Is You

Zaineh Anan Abdullah Fatayer- More For The People

 

Nursing & Health Sciences Senate Candidates

Santiago Bravo- Gold and Blue Party

 

Lower Division Senate Candidates

Abigail Costello- Panther Pride

Alison Stangl- Gold and Blue Party

Daniela Alvarez- Gold and Blue Party

Joshua Espinoza- Panther Pride

Shota Takahashi Hsu

Sofia Araoz- More For The People

 

Upper Division Senate Candidates

Clover Cruz-The Future Is You

Derick Hill- Panther Pride

Diana Lopez

Emma Zelkowitz- Gold and Blue Party

Gabriel Diaz-Gonzalez- Gold and Blue Party

Nelson Barreto- Panther Pride