By Dylan Hart
In a contested election, candidates Jadzia “Jazzy” Duarte and Hannah Rose Wanless became USF St. Petersburg’s next student body president and vice president.
Duarte and Wanless beat senators Gregory Cote and Tyra Warren with 327 of 574 votes. Duarte, who is the director of sustainable initiatives for Student Government, and Wanless, who is senate president pro tempore, will take office at the start of summer semester.
The pair celebrated in the Student Life Center atrium, where the winners were announced, with Duarte FaceTime-calling Wanless from work to make a brief appearance. Duarte told the crowd that she was crying as she cheered with roughly 50 others in the atrium.
Duarte and Wanless ran on a platform that focused on sustainability. They plan on opening an “office of sustainability” in SG and want to replace all campus paper products with biodegradable alternatives from Atlanta-based company TreeZero, Inc.
As student body president, Duarte will earn $10,968 a year. According to SG statutes, her duties will include signing legislation, nominating members of the executive and judicial branches, initiating the annual budget process and acting as a student representative for the campus.
Wanless, as her vice president, will earn $8,325 a year. Her job will include representing SG at campus events, overseeing the executive branch and assuming the role of student body president should Duarte be unable to complete her term.
Additionally, nine senators won uncontested seats in the election: Michael Johnson, Lauren Khawam, Jasmine Ayo-Ajaji, Lydia Anderson, Yelizza’S Mercedes, Camden Conte, Kevin Jimenez, Karla Correa and Ariel Duhart.
Read more about their platforms in our previous article on the election.
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