2021 Associated Students Election Results
Infographic by Carolyn Burt
Infographic by Carolyn Burt
On Friday, April 2, election results for the 2021 Associated Students (A.S.) were posted onto the A.S. Election page of the Santa Monica College website. A total of 435 students voted, resulting in an 11% decrease in voter turnout from the 2020 A.S. Election. The elected candidates will serve on A.S. for the 2021-2022 academic school year.
This year marked the first year A.S. candidates ran their campaign entirely online. In 2020 the election saw a 79% drop in voter turnout from the previous year as the total votes went from 2,327 in 2019 to 490 students in 2020.
The final election results are below:
A.S. President
Joshua Elizondo (350 votes)
A.S. Vice President
No Candidate
A.S. Secretary
Anzhi (Felix) Wei (359 votes)
A.S. Director of Budget Management
David Cho (343 votes)
A.S. Director of Student Assistance
Jeanine Grimes (258 votes)
Slate: Empower. Our. Future
A.S. Director of Instructional Support
No Candidate
A.S. Director of Student Outreach
Melissa Martinez (194 votes)
A.S. Director of Equity & Diversity
No Candidate
A.S. Director of Student Advocacy
Kamiko Greenwood (223 votes)
A.S. Director of Activities
Julianna De Paula (169 votes)
A.S. Director of Publicity
Miguel Jimenez (133 votes)
A.S. Director of Sustainability
Alexandra Schoch (190 votes)
Student Trustee
Ali Shirvani (339 votes)
