Aidan Sanchez and Paris Tran elected as president and vice president of ASUP

Voter turnout down 14.32% from last year

By Julianna Pedone | February 20, 2025 12:05pm
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Aidan Sanchez and Paris Tran elected as president and vice president of ASUP. Photo courtesy of Shannon Crosby.

The votes are in for the 2025-26 Associated Students of the University of Portland (ASUP) election, with all candidates running unopposed and write-ins making up the remaining votes. 

Aidan Sanchez was re-elected as president, with Paris Tran serving as vice president. They secured 93.37% of the vote.

Kyler Lajoie won the director of finance position with 95.18% of the vote, while Sarah Cayabyab was elected as director of communications with 96.68%. Tommy Manibusan was elected as Campus Program Board (CPB) director with 94.27%.

This year, ASUP executive board elections were held separately from senator elections to attract more applicants for executive positions. However, voter turnout rate was just 11.56% — a 14.32% drop from last year — with just 332 total voters.

Julianna Pedone is the News and Managing Editor for The Beacon. She can be reached at pedone25@up.edu.


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