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% |