Only members may vote and run for office in CCR. In order to be verified as a member, CCR requires chapters to update their chartering information with us every year. Failure to submit chartering information will disqualify a chapter's members from voting or running for office at convention. Delegates may vote to waive the requirements and admit delegates from a chapter that did not meet deadline on a case by case basis, so long as that chapter was previously in good standing.
To ensure your club charter is updated for convention, please submit the following to credentials@cacollegegop.com by June 15th at midnight:
These member lists will confirm who the members are from each chapter. All confirmed members in attendance at convention will be automatically made delegates and can vote. Only students and Board of Directors members may vote on student member elections. A student ID may be required to verify student status. Alumni may only vote on Alumni elections and the General Session docket.
April 23rd Deadline Passed — Final List of Candidates Below
The candidates below will be on the ballot at convention.
If someone wishes to run from the floor of convention, the convention delegates can allow candidates to run from the floor by a 3/4 vote. Otherwise, vacancies will be filled by appointment according to the bylaws.
You may run for multiple offices — but if you win multiple races, you may only choose 1 to be sworn into and the runners-up in other races shall take those seats instead.
If you wish to run for Chairman, the Chair is elected among the members of the Board of Directors, meaning you must first be a member of the Board of Directors to be elected Chairman. If you are elected to the Board and wish to run for Chair, you can have any member nominate you from the floor of convention. You may also have any member second your nomination. Nominating and seconding speeches shall be no longer than 1 minute each.
The following are current candidates for election. Incumbents are marked (I) and those that formerly held an office are marked (F). Regional candidates are elected only among delegates from schools in their region. Voting shall be public, conducted by a counted rising vote (standing up or raising note cards). In each competitive election, candidates may give a 2 minute speech, but may not disparage a fellow candidate. These rules will be strictly enforced to ensure decorum and civility.
At-Large Rep. 1
John Gaita, CSU Fullerton
Justin Holtsnider, Pepperdine
At-Large Rep. 2
Mark Basta, UC Berkeley (I)
Miguel Muñiz, UC Berkeley
National Committeeman
Ahmed AlBadrani, UC Berkeley
Northern Rep.
Marissa Forte, Sacramento State
Bay Area Rep.
Martin Bertao, UC Berkeley
North Coast Rep.
VACANT
Central Coast Rep.
Eliana Denham, Cal Poly SLO
Dylan Wakayama, UC Santa Barbara
Central Valley Rep.
Hadi Sulman, UC Merced (I)
Los Angeles Rep.
Justin Holtsnider, Pepperdine
Major Yang, USC
Southern Rep.
Rafael Barrientos, UC Riverside
John Gaita, CSU Fullerton (I)
San Diego Rep.
Gabriella Macias, University of San Diego
Alumni Reps. (3) — Elected Outright. Election Cancelled
Utkarsh Jain
Mackenzie Hoie
Keegan Bess
Ex-Officio/ Appointed Incoming Board Members (Serve Until Replacement or Resignation):
Immediate Former Chairman
David Chan*
(*Not Seeking Re-Election as Chair)
Executive Director
Dylan Martin
Membership Director (formerly called Internal Affairs Director)
Anthony Mansfield**
(**Resignation Effective at End of Convention)
Advisor
Paula Prizio
Parliamentarian
Pending
Acting-Secretary
Pending***
(***A previous version of this post incorrectly identified Emma Del Real as a carry-over ex-officio. CCR Bylaws Article IV § 7 states of the Board of Directors officers that all "are elected to approximately one year terms, beginning at the convention at which they are elected or appointed and ending at the next convention." As such, the position of Secretary may remain vacant unless the sitting chairman or BOD appoint an interim officer, or the next chairman fills the vacancy. Del Real is eligible to serve as the interim officer.)