2025 Students’ Union election candidates announced
The campaigning period for candidates will begin February 24.
Lily PolenchukOn February 14, the candidates for the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) 2025 general election were announced at the all-candidates’ meeting.
The scheduled forums are:
- Augustana Campus Forum: February 25, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) Forum: February 26, 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- International Students’ Association Forum: February 27, 5:00 p.m. at the Telus Centre (TEL-150)
- Indigenous Students’ Union Forum: February 28, 4:00 p.m. at the Orion Room, Students’ Union Building
- Myer Horowitz Forum: March 3, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Presidential Debate: March 3, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Dewey’s
The campaign period for candidates will begin February 24. Voting will start March 5 at 9:00 a.m. and end March 6 at 6:00 p.m..
The preliminary election results will be announced at Dewey’s on March 6 at 9:00 p.m..
The candidates for the 2025 Students’ Union election are:
Presidential candidates
- Pedro Almeida
- Ofure Eigbe
- Sophie Martel
- Joseph J. Sesek
Vice-president (academic) candidates
- Aamir Mohamed
- Manyu Rathour
- Katie Tamsett
Vice-president (external) candidates
- Abdul Abbasi
- Nate Goetz
- Juan C. Munoz
Vice-president (operations and finance) candidates
- Ryley J. Bazinet
- Levi Flaman
- Nathan Thiessen
Vice-president (student life) candidates
- Saim Khokhar
- Nikka R. Pakhomova
- Ramish Raza
- Logan West
Board of Governors (BoG) representative candidates
- Karina Banerji
- Angelina Raina
Referendums
- “Yes” Side: UPass
- “Yes” Side: Faculty of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences (ALES) Undergraduate Association Fee
- “Yes” Side: Period Equity Initiative
- “Yes” Side: International House Community Council (IHCC) Association Fee
Plebiscites
- “No” Side: Single Source Beverage Agreement
- “Yes” Side: Halt the Hike
UPDATE: This article was updated at 9:54 p.m. on February 18 to reflect that Karina Banerji has joined the BoG race, which had an extended deadline because it was uncontested according to the Elections Office. As well, the article was updated at 9:54 p.m. to reflect new information on the ISA forum.
UPDATE: This article was updated at 5:04 p.m. on February 21 with the date and time of the ISU forum.
UPDATE: This article was updated at 9:15 a.m. on February 25 to reflect that Renson Alva withdrew from the VPX race.
