ASMCC candidates
Elliott Adams
The Associated Students of Mesa Community College (ASMCC) is preparing for its upcoming elections for its Executive Board.
The Executive Board elections are held each spring and give the student body at MCC the opportunity to vote for candidates in positions such as President, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Communications, and Vice President of Fiscal Affairs.
Students will be able to begin placing their votes during the Elections Kick-Off Event on Monday, April 7 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in booths right outside the Student Life and Leadership Office or through an online voter survey available on the MyMCC website.
Though the polls officially open on April 7 at noon and voting continues on until April 10, candidates will be campaigning for their elections up until those polling booths open.
The running candidates for President this year are Martin Cordova, Veronica Daigle, and Britanee Hudson and the candidates for Executive Vice President are Garrett Mooney and Rukiya O’Garro.
Alexis Bennett is running unopposed for the position of Vice President of Communications as is Piao Villarreal who is also running unopposed for the position of Vice President of Fiscal Affairs.
The position of Vice President of MCC at Red Mountain is also available for the first time in MCC history and is an unopposed campaign for candidate Crystal Bright.
The presidential candidates will each develop campaigns that involve promoting their name and main goals for their proposed position as President of ASMCC.
“I feel like students don’t always know about opportunities in which they can get involved at MCC,” said Martin Cordova, a candidate running for president of ASMCC. “I want to change that and be that voice for students so they can both get more involved on campus and have a voice who can represent them.”
Also running for president is Veronica Daigle who said that the students of MCC don’t realize how much power they can have when it comes to change and she wants to facilitate that change.
“The campus should be run for the students, by the students,” Daigle said. “Students really need to be involved and I hope to be that person they can come and speak to when they have a question or concern. I want to make a change while I can.”
Britanee Hudson, also a candidate for president, said she is getting involved in the election because she wants to bring some change to ASMCC.
“I know we’re all tired of seeing the same type of candidates run each election,” Hudson said. “I want to bring a new voice to the table and be a new form of candidate who can promote inclusivity on campus.”
Lucas Bodine is the current president of ASMCC and said that though the job as president is a tough one, it’s a job worthwhile.
“I learned a lot about other people and how to deal with different types of personalities,” Bodine said. “It was a lot of work and some days were extremely stressful, but I’ve definitely grown in terms of my leadership skills.”
There will be a presidential debate on April 3 from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Kirk Student Center in front of Grounds for Thought which will give candidates the opportunity to verbalize their goals as possible president of ASMCC.
On April 10, there will be a Kirk After Dark event from 6-8 p.m. which will be the last chance for students to vote as polls will close at 7 p.m. that night.
Winners of the election will be formally announced in Student Senate on April 16 at 3 p.m.
