Spring 2023 Vacancy Election: April 26 & 27

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 Bendekgey3,234 59.90%
 Dylan Kupsh2,168 40.10%
    
 Berkeley: Unit Chair  
*Tanzil Chowdhury 1,059 60.40%
 Courtney Bither 69539.60%
    
 Berkeley: Recording Secretary  
*Mia Antezzo 1,020 58.60%
 Jackie Galvez 72241.40%
    
 Berkeley: Head Stewards  
*Anjali McNeil 9758.50%
*Burhan Ahmed 9728.50%
*My Dao 9648.40%
*Minerva Teli 9558.30%
*Iris Rosenblum-Sellers 9518.30%
*Sean Clair 9478.20%
*Max Greene 9388.20%
 Galen Liang 7286.30%
 Patrick Lee 6876.00%
 Juleon Robinson 6866.00%
 Abrar Abidi 6856.00%
 Alex Michaud 6725.80%
 Roberta (Bobbie) Dousa6715.80%
 Jonathan Mackris 6665.80%
    
 Davis: Unit Chair  
*Samantha Abbott 29751.00%
 Marshall Nakatani 28549.00%
    
 Davis: Head Stewards  
*Danielle De La Pascua298 13.20%
*Faith Bennett29713.20%
*Josh Turner29113.00%
*Franklin Meyer27612.30%
*Emily Weintraut27512.20%
Brennan Gonering27412.10%
 Tova Valentine 27112.00%
Elias Bunting27012.00%
 Irvine: Head Stewards  
*Angel Balam Benítez-Mata 21721.30%
*Kiên Lê 21320.90%
*Ethan Heffernan 20720.30%
*Tia Chung-Swanson 20620.20%
 Kelsey Weymouth-Little939.10%
 Randy O. Felder838.10%
    
 Los Angeles: Unit Chair  
*Jacqueline Perez 69062.70%
 Ethan Friedland 41037.30%
    
 Los Angeles: Recording Secretary  
*Todd Emmenegger 64758.90%
 Victoria Tran 45241.10%
    
 Los Angeles: Head Stewards  
*Michael Wasney 60914.90%
*Anny Viloria Winnett 60514.80%
*Emily Szpiro 60414.80%
*Milan Sharma Mandigo-Stoba 59714.60%
 Lavanya Nott 45011.00%
 Elisabeth Koch 43210.60%
 Julian de Gortari 43110.60%
 Alexander Ferrer3558.70%
    
 Merced: Head Stewards  
*Marie Buhl 1657.10%
 Albert DiBenedetto 1242.90%
    
 Riverside: Unit Chair  
*Eliana Buenrostro 20157.60%
 Tyler Jang 14842.40%
    
 Riverside: Recording Secretary  
*Shunichiro Kobayashi 20859.30%
 Anthony Stoner 14340.70%
    
 Riverside: Head Stewards  
*Anthony Muljat 20222.90%
*Pedro Freire 19622.20%
*Soofia Lateef 16118.20%
 Adriana Rizzo 15918.00%
 Clayton Thomas McEvoy14116.00%
 Mehrnaz Ayazi242.70%
    
 San Diego: Unit Chair  
*Udayan Tandon 71067.40%
 Lian Song 34332.60%
    
 San Diego: Recording Secretary  
*Hiya Datta 73870.20%
 Allison Baker 31429.80%
    
 San Diego: Head Stewards  
*Maya Gosztyla 69610.50%
*Yue Ma 68710.30%
*Abhik Pal 6579.90%
*Ahmed Allibhoy 6569.90%
*Devin Wright 6209.30%
*Gwenevere Frank 6189.30%
*Stef Holden 6109.20%
 Cassandra Henderson 3214.80%
 Anjali Narayanan 3124.70%
 Annapurna Vadaparty 3124.70%
 Kate Metcalf 3034.60%
 Alick McCallum 2954.40%
 Kat White 2924.40%
 Nicholas Pacetti 2774.20%
    
 Santa Barbara: Unit Chair  
*Raj Chaklashiya 23064.40%
 Brad Price 12735.60%
    
 Santa Barbara: Head Stewards  
*Siena McKim 23427.10%
*Cedar Brown 22025.50%
*Zachary Armine-Klein 21625.00%
 Aled Cuda 12914.90%
 Becky Martin657.50%