Please find below the results of the 2023 April Vacancy Election for Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The vote totals are below, with elected officers indicated with an asterisk (*). This was the highest-turnout election in the history of our union.
Thanks to all those who voted, and congratulations to our newly elected officers!
In Solidarity,
Shota Vashakmadze
Local 2865 Elections Committee
Update:
On May 5th, a protest of the Spring 2023 Vacancy Election was filed with the Local’s Executive Board. You can review the protest here. Please visit this page for updates.
Statewide Executive Board: Financial Secretary | |||
* | Harry Bendekgey | 3,234 | 59.90% |
Dylan Kupsh | 2,168 | 40.10% | |
Berkeley: Unit Chair | |||
* | Tanzil Chowdhury | 1,059 | 60.40% |
Courtney Bither | 695 | 39.60% | |
Berkeley: Recording Secretary | |||
* | Mia Antezzo | 1,020 | 58.60% |
Jackie Galvez | 722 | 41.40% | |
Berkeley: Head Stewards | |||
* | Anjali McNeil | 975 | 8.50% |
* | Burhan Ahmed | 972 | 8.50% |
* | My Dao | 964 | 8.40% |
* | Minerva Teli | 955 | 8.30% |
* | Iris Rosenblum-Sellers | 951 | 8.30% |
* | Sean Clair | 947 | 8.20% |
* | Max Greene | 938 | 8.20% |
Galen Liang | 728 | 6.30% | |
Patrick Lee | 687 | 6.00% | |
Juleon Robinson | 686 | 6.00% | |
Abrar Abidi | 685 | 6.00% | |
Alex Michaud | 672 | 5.80% | |
Roberta (Bobbie) Dousa | 671 | 5.80% | |
Jonathan Mackris | 666 | 5.80% | |
Davis: Unit Chair | |||
* | Samantha Abbott | 297 | 51.00% |
Marshall Nakatani | 285 | 49.00% | |
Davis: Head Stewards | |||
* | Danielle De La Pascua | 298 | 13.20% |
* | Faith Bennett | 297 | 13.20% |
* | Josh Turner | 291 | 13.00% |
* | Franklin Meyer | 276 | 12.30% |
* | Emily Weintraut | 275 | 12.20% |
Brennan Gonering | 274 | 12.10% | |
Tova Valentine | 271 | 12.00% | |
Elias Bunting | 270 | 12.00% | |
Irvine: Head Stewards | |||
* | Angel Balam Benítez-Mata | 217 | 21.30% |
* | Kiên Lê | 213 | 20.90% |
* | Ethan Heffernan | 207 | 20.30% |
* | Tia Chung-Swanson | 206 | 20.20% |
Kelsey Weymouth-Little | 93 | 9.10% | |
Randy O. Felder | 83 | 8.10% | |
Los Angeles: Unit Chair | |||
* | Jacqueline Perez | 690 | 62.70% |
Ethan Friedland | 410 | 37.30% | |
Los Angeles: Recording Secretary | |||
* | Todd Emmenegger | 647 | 58.90% |
Victoria Tran | 452 | 41.10% | |
Los Angeles: Head Stewards | |||
* | Michael Wasney | 609 | 14.90% |
* | Anny Viloria Winnett | 605 | 14.80% |
* | Emily Szpiro | 604 | 14.80% |
* | Milan Sharma Mandigo-Stoba | 597 | 14.60% |
Lavanya Nott | 450 | 11.00% | |
Elisabeth Koch | 432 | 10.60% | |
Julian de Gortari | 431 | 10.60% | |
Alexander Ferrer | 355 | 8.70% | |
Merced: Head Stewards | |||
* | Marie Buhl | 16 | 57.10% |
Albert DiBenedetto | 12 | 42.90% | |
Riverside: Unit Chair | |||
* | Eliana Buenrostro | 201 | 57.60% |
Tyler Jang | 148 | 42.40% | |
Riverside: Recording Secretary | |||
* | Shunichiro Kobayashi | 208 | 59.30% |
Anthony Stoner | 143 | 40.70% | |
Riverside: Head Stewards | |||
* | Anthony Muljat | 202 | 22.90% |
* | Pedro Freire | 196 | 22.20% |
* | Soofia Lateef | 161 | 18.20% |
Adriana Rizzo | 159 | 18.00% | |
Clayton Thomas McEvoy | 141 | 16.00% | |
Mehrnaz Ayazi | 24 | 2.70% | |
San Diego: Unit Chair | |||
* | Udayan Tandon | 710 | 67.40% |
Lian Song | 343 | 32.60% | |
San Diego: Recording Secretary | |||
* | Hiya Datta | 738 | 70.20% |
Allison Baker | 314 | 29.80% | |
San Diego: Head Stewards | |||
* | Maya Gosztyla | 696 | 10.50% |
* | Yue Ma | 687 | 10.30% |
* | Abhik Pal | 657 | 9.90% |
* | Ahmed Allibhoy | 656 | 9.90% |
* | Devin Wright | 620 | 9.30% |
* | Gwenevere Frank | 618 | 9.30% |
* | Stef Holden | 610 | 9.20% |
Cassandra Henderson | 321 | 4.80% | |
Anjali Narayanan | 312 | 4.70% | |
Annapurna Vadaparty | 312 | 4.70% | |
Kate Metcalf | 303 | 4.60% | |
Alick McCallum | 295 | 4.40% | |
Kat White | 292 | 4.40% | |
Nicholas Pacetti | 277 | 4.20% | |
Santa Barbara: Unit Chair | |||
* | Raj Chaklashiya | 230 | 64.40% |
Brad Price | 127 | 35.60% | |
Santa Barbara: Head Stewards | |||
* | Siena McKim | 234 | 27.10% |
* | Cedar Brown | 220 | 25.50% |
* | Zachary Armine-Klein | 216 | 25.00% |
Aled Cuda | 129 | 14.90% | |
Becky Martin | 65 | 7.50% |