Updated at 12:01 p.m. on. Sept. 11 to include links to candidate speeches.
Applications for Elon University’s Student Government Association closed on Sept. 5, officially kicking off the freshmen SGA elections. SGA elections will take place Sept. 12, and all freshmen are eligible to vote for their representatives on Phoenix Connect.
Results will be announced on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Moseley Center.
Connor Vaughn, freshmen class president candidate.
Name: Connor Vaughn
Position: Class President
Reason for running: “To bolster the Elon community.”
Name: Divesh Anchaliya
Position: Senator
Reason for running: “I want to advocate for the people to make Elon a better place.”
Noah Biggers, freshmen senate candidate.
Name: Noah Biggers
Position: Senator
Reason for running: “I want to fill a seat here, and that will help my fellow peers and the student body representative.”
Name: Madeline Mitchener
Position: Class Senator
Reason for running: “I love people, and I want to do my part to help improve Elon.”
Name: Jack Poulos
Position: Treasurer
Reason for running: “Because of my major.”
Name: Libby Cammiso
Position: Class Senator
Reason for running: “I decided to run for SGA because I have different political views from most people that I grew up with, and I want to make a safe space for everybody.”
Name: Savannah Ginda
Position: Senator
Reason for running: “I had experience with it in high school, and when I was going around the club fair, it was just one of the tables that I gravitated towards, honestly, and everyone seemed so excited to be a part of it, and it seemed so nice.”
Name: Lauren Kulda
Position: Class Senator
Reason for running: “I just want to help Elon become a better place than it already is and represent my fellow freshmen.”
Name: Anya Bratic
Position: Class Senator
Reason for running: “As first-year class senator, I will make Elon students' voices heard by listening to their wants and advocating for their needs.”
Name: Lexi Riolo
Position: Class Senator
Reason for running: “I had government experience in high school, and I really enjoy helping other people and making change. So I figured I could do that through this.”
Name: Selma Maric
Position: Class President
Reason for running: “I want to promote a more positive and welcoming environment on campus.”