Associated Students, Inc. voting opened on Tuesday at 9 a.m. for the 2026-27 elections. Voting will close on Thursday at 12 p.m., and results will be announced that day in the afternoon.
Each Fresno State student should have received an email on Tuesday morning providing a ballot, a link to the voting website and a username/password. There will be physical voting stations in the library and the Resnick Student Union.
Here is a list of the candidates running for senator and executive positions. The presidential candidates’ interviews can be found here.
Editor’s note: Some of these interviews took place in person, and some via email. Each senator and executive candidate was asked the same questions, and some did not respond to The Collegian’s inquiry.
Joseph Cornejo: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I’m running for Senator at Large, with the hope of getting elected for University Affairs Senator. I want to run for that because of my past experience of holding my own committee meetings with student activities and managing a budget of $73,000. So I know how to manage a budget, put on events and marketing, so I feel like those were my qualifications. I also have past experience of going on committees, so I never lose that touch of advocating for students.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: Making sure students feel heard and represented by advocating for their concerns and creating clear communication between students and leadership. I would also want to help promote inclusive events and opportunities that consider the needs of all students, including student parents, so everyone feels welcomed, supported and able to participate in the school community.
Jerry Reyes: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: My extensive student leadership experience has prepared me for this role. In community college, I served as inter-club council president, student government president at Reedley College and student trustee representing students across the State Center Community College District. I have also been involved with the student senate for California Community Colleges, the official voice of 2.2 million community college students, serving as legislative affairs director, regional affairs director and now president. This experience at the campus, district, regional and statewide levels gives me a strong and well-rounded foundation to serve effectively as a senator.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority is improving public transportation access for Fresno State students. As a commuter, I understand how limited schedules, gaps in service and routes like the V-Line can make getting to campus difficult and time-consuming. These challenges affect many students who travel from surrounding areas early in the morning or late at night. As a senator, I want to work with the appropriate groups to find solutions that make commuting more reliable and accessible. Access to the university is essential for student success, and it should be easier, not harder, for students to get to campus.
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Miyah Carrillo: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: Something that qualifies me is that I’m a really big advocate for students. Students should and need to know everything that’s going on in the background, not to say that anything bad is going on, but I just feel like student voices need to be elevated. They need to be considered, just because I know that something that we as students have a common issue with is parking, and so this past position was better able to help me understand how
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: I am running on a slate with two other people; our top priorities are three things. It’s community, connect and care. We want to be able to build a safer community here on campus, just because there are a lot of things that are going on in the world right now. We want to be able to make sure that Fresno State is a safe place where students can come, feel comfortable to learn, and that it’s a comfortable space where they can express themselves freely. We want to be able to connect our students to the many resources that are here on campus.
Evan Spurlin-Renfroe: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: So, right now, currently speaking, I am in a scholarship program, so being able to hold up to my many duties, of being able to attend meetings. Overachieving community service hours, the bare minimum was 25, and I went above and beyond and did 40. Also, being in a position of being a part of a fraternity where you have to represent something bigger than yourself, also serving for over 100 hours for your service collectively as a chapter. Being able to talk to people that you don’t know, and being able to be like, “Hey, I will help you even if you don’t know me and I don’t know you,” just out of the kindness of my heart and just building a community beyond itself.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: At this point in time, people are at a point where it’s mentally stressful, because it’s finals. So, providing a mental safe space, because not many people are aware of what they go through, and people just think, “I have it bad, I have to go through all of this,” and being able to talk to others and go, “Hey, I’m going through the same thing.” The main word I want to say for this interview is just getting a community and building a network.
Ralphyal Kajitani: Senator for the Kremen School of Education
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: So, I will say I’m a proud product of this community, born in Fresno, a proud product of Clovis Unified. Serving in leadership roles has always been my thing. And being that I’m from here, I’ve established strong partnerships and connections with many of our local appointed and elected officials, as well as executive members here at the university. And so with that, I know that I can bring those partnerships to benefit our future educators within the Kremen School of Education.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: I definitely want to listen to the students within the Kremen school. That is, at all three levels. Our undergraduate, our graduate program and as well as our doctoral students, in addition to our many credential students. I want to be able to bridge the gap between our students and administration, ensuring that voices are heard and the needs of our students are met, regardless of how they plan to pursue their careers post-graduation.
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Narriman Kiran: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I mean, every student can run. But I think being empathetic, thinking about others, other than yourself, thinking of things in a rational way. I think these are all very important traits and just wanting to do it.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority is, I want to improve the accessibility of things. For senator at large, it’s kind of hard to have one specific thing to run at because you’re not going for a specific position. But I do have certain things I want to do. I don’t think I’m supposed to be able to say, but I do have good ideas for that.
Charles Weldon: Senator for the Craig School of Business
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: So, I’ve done a lot of leadership. I’m part of the Craig School of Business Scholars. We work as sort of ambassadors for the school, the community service coordinator, so I’m on the board for those guys. I’m on the board for the Catholic Student Association. There are other informal leadership roles that I managed to find my way into. But I really enjoy being able to work with people. I enjoy creating events. I enjoy meeting people and understanding where they’re coming from, and if I can help them in any sort of way. At the beginning of the semester, I was like an informal tutor for a lot of people. They were just like, “I’m struggling with this one. I’m struggling with this class.” I have a little bit of extra time, so I can help with that. For leadership, you know, being on the board for those two clubs, Catholic Student Association, we had the big Ash Wednesday Mass. That’s a big thing. As for politics, I’m not, I haven’t really gotten into the whole political sphere yet, but I’m sure it’s not gonna be too, too different.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: So, as I said, I want to give students a kind of voice on the ASI playing field, I would say. Kirsten, the current senator for Craig School of Business, has done a pretty good job of that. She’s very connected and has done a really good job of talking with people. A big priority was getting the fountain over at the Peters Business Building working, something people wanted. I want to continue creating that dialogue with the students, making sure that their needs are met, no matter how big or small. I’ve heard some people talk about just wanting hand sanitizer in the classrooms. I think there are machines in there, but they’re not functional. I think that’s something that I can push for definitely. There are bigger things, you know, parking. This is always an issue, especially since the parking lot over there is always congested. Trying to find solutions.
Heriberto Campos-Melchor: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: So, one thing unique about me is that I’ve already been affiliated with ASI. I’m on ASI’s committee board of external affairs. So, there I’ve been having on-hand experience with setting resolutions, and one of the resolutions I worked on with Danielle Vue and my other colleagues was for the support of all immigrant students on campus, regardless of political tension, that we would still be continuing the funding for their programs.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: Right now, for ASI Senator at Large, it’s very ambiguous what positions we would get, because there are 11 choices. So, if I were given the opportunity, I would like to do JEDI: Justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. and mainly focus on having cultural events. Like when it’s the first week of the month, and it’s like Hispanic heritage, I want to represent our Hispanic and Latino groups on campus, and the same goes for our Asian community and European communities.
Juan Guerrero: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I’ve been working at the Rec Center for a year and a half already. So I kind of know the ins and outs about it. As for the school, I’ve been there, and I graduated with my bachelor’s in film media arts here at Fresno State. So I’m familiar with a lot of policies and stuff like that that goes on here, at Fresno State. I don’t know much about ASI, but I’m willing to learn about it.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority is to help advance the progress of the Rec Center. I really want to emphasize not only the mental health aspect of it, because, yeah, we have counselors and therapists here, but a big part of that comes with exercise. In your body, mind, not only the tests that stress you out. But also social groups that go there, and I see a lot of it. I see the way it helps people. The way it progresses people, not only appears physically, but mentally. Working there for a year and a half, I’ve seen a lot of good people who struggle with a lot of issues and being at the Rec Center, you see the progress that physical health really has on you.
Emmanuel Morcos: Senator for the Craig School of Business
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: My qualifications include a substantive history in philanthropy, prior experience as an ASI senator and a President’s List classification for every academic semester I’ve been at Fresno State.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority is expanding internship/job opportunities for CSB students and reforming the course catalog to make it more practical for students with CSB majors.
Jancarlo Delgado: Senator for the College of Arts and Humanities
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I exhibit a lot of the communication and leadership skills that are necessary for the senator position. Being a part of the Speech and Debate team last year also helped me develop my critical thinking skills, which will undoubtedly help in ASI. It’s worth noting that the past two ASI presidents, Camalah Saleh and Faith Van Hoven, were both in Speech and Debate (so, Speech and Debate must be doing something right!)
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority for my role is to give the arts and humanities more exposure and allow for more student involvement on campus. That being said, I plan to communicate regularly with the various departments in the College of Arts and Humanities and the resources here on campus. I want students to be aware of the events and activities that are happening on campus. I also want to hear students’ opinions and ideas on ways to improve their experience here at Fresno State.
Sofia Abonce: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: Through my involvement in leadership positions in school, like student senate president at my community college and volunteer positions in my community at home, I feel it has made me qualified for senator at large. I have learned the importance of advocating for all and making everyone feel they have a voice on campus.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: If elected, my top priority for this role would be allowing students to speak up on concerns they feel most impacted by. Not only do I want to focus on parking solutions, campus infrastructures and food insecurities, but I want students to know they all have an impact on what change can be done on campus. Letting students know they all have a voice on this campus is most important to me and letting all students know how to advocate for themselves.
Terrence Martin: Senator for the Craig School of Business
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: What qualifies me for this position is my extensive experience, both as a club president and founder (Data Analytics Student Association), my on-campus work experience for three plus years as a student assistant and current student lead at Technology Services and my current work with the dean’s office developing an engagement tracking system for student organizations. This leads me to being extremely well-connected and well-versed in campus politics and processes, leading me to be able to get more done faster.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority for this role is to revamp the downstairs area and the inside areas in the Peters Business Building. I believe that students deserve spaces which reflect how important they are to the university, and in the business building, I believe students should be provided with not just a place to hold classes but a place for them to feel welcome, a place for campus organizations to hold events and foster community, and to start this, a revamped outdoor space is a key first step.
Nassiba Agbere: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: My past leadership experience as a transfer student, including serving as a former elected Senator and ASG President from Fresno City College, along with my continued involvement on campus, I think, has prepared me to advocate for students and represent our needs and concerns.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priorities for this role are:
- Being committed to representing and advocating for the student body with purpose, accountability and integrity.
- Expand student engagement and advance practical solutions (Mental health awareness and better resources)
- Ensure that student voices are carried into rooms where decisions are made.
Cody Jarvis: Vice President of External Affairs
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: Some of my qualifications for this position are that I started this year at Fresno State, serving on the ASI External Affairs committee, then becoming Senator of Research & Innovation, authoring/co-authoring resolutions that have all been unanimously passed by the senate on increasing course availability, protecting undocumented students and reforming non-resident tuition fees. My other qualifications are that last year I swore an oath to the Constitution of the United States and the State of California when I was elected to my community college Board of Trustees, where in my one-year term I got my administration to stop raising non-resident tuition fees in a reckless way, I stood up for our satellite campus, I got my board to take a lobbying stance which our administration was against. I have also, in the past three years, met with elected officials 20-plus times and have really created connections and relationships.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority for this position is to create a legislative agenda that is reflective of our students’ needs, whether that is basic needs, affordability, mental health, course access, protecting undocumented students and I will empower our students to lobby for their needs alongside me before our elected officials on a local, statewide and federal level. I will also create the Central Valley Higher Education Coalition, where I will work with the Central Valley’s CSUs, CCCs and UCs to lobby for a legislative agenda that is reflective of our own collective needs and interests.
Emma Piedra: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I have years of experience advocating for students, and I am always available to talk to students about any of their thoughts or concerns.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: As I stated before, I hope to inform all students of the resources available to students that they don’t know about, while also expanding the parking ticket program we have on campus and starting a payment plan for parking permits. In today’s economy, many students have trouble affording college and all the extra fees that come with it. I hope to start an installment program for parking permits, because after paying almost $5,000 in tuition, paying an extra $100 for a parking permit can be a lot to ask for. I hope to lighten the load for students who are just trying to get a degree. No student should have to choose between paying for a parking permit or buying necessities.
Sarai Hernandez: Vice President of Finance
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I’m qualified for this role through my experience as the current senator of Veteran & Transfer Affairs and as the Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. I worked directly with club grants and understood the full process. Through my work with Club Hub in Student Involvement, I also recognize the challenges clubs face with funding and navigating campus systems.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority is ensuring that student fees are working for students. That means being transparent about where fees go and investing in what students say they need, whether that’s more charging stations, support for food insecurity, scholarships, textbook vouchers, or anything that helps reduce financial barriers.
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Rui Cardoso: Senator at Large
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
I’ve had a wide range of leadership experiences that have prepared me for this role. In high school, I served as president of three clubs, was involved in ASB and represented my school at both Boys State and RYLA. At Fresno State, I’m currently the president of Pi Kappa Alpha and have held multiple leadership roles within the fraternity leading up to that position. I also serve as the IFC Vice President. These roles have given me experience in leading teams, organizing initiatives and representing student voices.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My top priority is bringing energy, excitement and a stronger sense of culture back to Fresno State. I want students to feel more connected, engaged, and proud of their campus experience.
Sydney Pierce: Senator for the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: My previous experience is what qualifies me for this position. This past year, I have been able to fix the air conditioning in the Ag Science bathroom, put on National Ag Week (which got us national news coverage) and raised almost $2 million for the Jordan College and other Agricultural charities in the valley. These experiences allow me to have the abilities and connections I need to be more than qualified for the position of JCAST Senator.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A: My biggest priority is student well-being. Whether it is building tables in the ag quad, creating an indoor hangout space for ag students or helping find funding to revamp the school farm, the well-being of my constituents is my top priority.
Nico Donati: Senator for the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Q: What qualifies you for this position?
A: I’ve served in multiple leadership roles at Fresno State, from vice chair of the JCAST Leadership Council to Industry & Alumni Outreach Chair for the Ag Business Club/NAMA. Each role has brought so many good-natured people into my life; it’s been a blessing to meet so many new friends so quickly through these responsibilities. As a senator, I plan to connect students across departments, majors, and backgrounds to strengthen and unify our college voice, and the interpersonal skills that would require have been sharply honed.
Q: What is your top priority for this role?
A senator should be connected with their college’s community, gathering input from clubs and meeting directly with students to understand what they need, then carrying that perspective into decision-making. I will connect students across departments, majors and backgrounds to unify our college’s voice and ensure that Fresno State’s agricultural roots are honored and respected at the ASI level.
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This story was updated on April 22 at 5:40 p.m. to include additional responses from three candidates.
