Each spring, many students embark on campaigns to tilt the future of UC Berkeley and its student body. They run for office in one of the largest student governments on a college campus: the ASUC.
This year, 39 candidates are vying for 20 seats in the ASUC Senate. There are four presidential candidates, three external affairs vice presidential candidates and two student advocate candidates. Candidates for two executive positions — executive vice president and academic affairs vice president — are running unopposed.
The two majors parties in the 2017 elections are Student Action and CalSERVE, following in a long tradition. The campus has also seen a spike in independent senatorial candidates: There are eight this year, as well as three candidates with the newly formed Pirate Party.
The 2017 ASUC elections run from April 10-12.
Campus junior Jillian Free announces candidacy for student advocate in ASUC elections
Campus sophomore Nuha Khalfay announces independent candidacy for ASUC Senate

Campus sophomore Taehan Lee announces independent candidacy for ASUC Senate
UC Berkeley sophomore Taehan Lee announced Sunday evening that he is running independently for ASUC Senate in the spring 2017 elections.
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Campus junior Vicente Román to run independently for ASUC Senate
Campus junior Vicente Román announced Thursday evening his intent to run as an independent senatorial candidate for the spring 2017 ASUC elections.
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Student Action announces 14 candidates for ASUC Senate
Student Action, a campus political party centered on student representation, announced Monday its 14 senatorial candidates for the ASUC elections in April.
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Campus sophomore Trevor Cox runs for ASUC Senate as independent
Campus sophomore Trevor Cox announced his independent candidacy Thursday for ASUC Senate in the upcoming ASUC general elections.
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CalSERVE announces 6 ASUC Senate candidates
CalSERVE, a campus political party represented as a progressive coalition, announced six ASUC Senate candidates Sunday for the upcoming general elections, eight fewer than the number represented in last year’s slate.
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CalSERVE releases executive candidate slate for ASUC elections
With the ASUC elections approaching, CalSERVE released its executive candidate slate Wednesday, one year after Student Action’s sweep of all four partisan executive seats.
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Student Action releases ASUC executive slate of 4 candidates
Student Action released its executive slate for the spring 2017 ASUC elections Tuesday one year after winning a sweep of the four partisan executive seats in the 2016 elections.
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