The Student Government Association will conduct elections March 16 to 20 to fill legislative and executive positions, with two slates competing for the presidency and vice presidency.
Executive Ticket
Victoria A. Lozano is seeking the presidency. On the same ticket are Carlo Rafael Flores-Carlson, vying for vice president on the Brownsville campus and Samantha Lucero Aleman Lopez for vice president on the Edinburg campus.
Oscar Alan Cazares is running for president. His ticket includes Daniel Errisuriz for vice president on the Brownsville campus and Franklin L. White for
vice president on the Edinburg campus.
Legislative Ticket
Nancy N. Soto and Michael A. White are running for senator for the College of Sciences.
Yahia Omar Al-Qudah and Jose P. Rojas are competing for senator at large for the Brownsville campus.
Ariana M. Bravo and Janette Loera are vying for senator for the College of Liberal Arts.
Voting will take place online from March 16-20. Students will receive ballots through their UTRGV email.
All UTRGV students will be able to vote for executive positions but may only vote for legislative positions in their college.
The SGA Elections Committee is composed of Jodie Dominguez, director of Leadership and Mentoring and co-adviser for the SGA; Monika Garza, Brownsville student representative; and, Michael Gonzalez, Edinburg student representative.
A “Meet the Candidates Fair” will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. March 17 and 18 on the Student Union South Patio in Edinburg and on the Student Union veranda in Brownsville.
Election results will be announced March 24.
Yaw Sam, senator for the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship, said it is a great opportunity for students to represent the student body and learn leadership skills.
“We learn more leadership skills,” he said. “We learn how to be able to, let’s say, do some public speaking.”
Sam also credits the SGA for getting him more involved at the university.
“It has helped me get involved very much in the university, know a lot of things and helped me with a lot of networking,” he said.
As previously reported by The Rider, Ingrid De La Torre, who was elected SGA president last spring semester, was appointed back to her position at an SGA meeting on Feb. 7, after resigning on Feb. 1 due to what she called a “technicality” in the constitution.
The Rider asked Dominguez under what technicality Torre resigned.
Dominguez replied, “As the SGA adviser, I can only advise, you know, the facts in regards to when she resigned and when she applied again.”
Asked whether Torre had to resign due to eligibility requirements, Dominguez replied, “Again, I can only state to the facts of when Ingrid resigned and when she applied again. Do you have any other questions in regards to the SGA elections?”
Dominguez asked if there were any additional questions so she could set up an appointment for an interview since she was running late for another meeting.
In an email sent to The Rider on Wednesday, Dominguez “respectfully” declined an interview regarding Torre’s appointment.
