JOSH RANNEY
News Editor
Before the Thanksgiving break, Fredonia students cast their ballots for the next Student Association President and Vice President.
After a two-day election on Nov. 13 and 14, Seth Meyer and Katie Battaglia were elected with 79.5 percent of the votes.
The final count had Meyer and Battaglia receiving 590 votes and challengers Bradley Zifra and Jimmy Kinney receiving 152.
Meyer said he and Battaglia are both committed and dedicated to the students of Fredonia.
“It’s a great honor to be elected as president for the students,” said Meyer.
Meyer said he is excited to get to work for the students.
“During my time in office, I will be holding myself to a great standard that I’ll be working day in and day out to achieve, because that is what the students deserve,” Meyer said. “We’re in for great years here at Fredonia and I’m excited.”
Meyer is a sophomore political science and communication major from Erie, PA.
Meyer currently serves as Speaker of the Assembly in the Student Association.
The last time someone went from speaker to president was with Jefferson Dedrick three administrations ago.
An election in the General Assembly to replace Meyer as speaker will take place when Meyer assumes office as president next semester.
Battaglia, a newcomer to the Student Association said, “I’m super excited to be in office. I’m very thankful that my peers voted for us.”
She said she knows there are good and exciting things ahead for SA and the students of Fredonia.
“Seth and I are going to do great things for SA,” Battaglia said.
Battaglia is a sophomore majoring in public relations and biology from Buffalo, N.Y.
Aside from her first run for elected student government office, Battaglia is also president of the Fredonia Field Hockey team and a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society.
Battaglia said she chose to join Meyer in their run for office because she wanted to see an equal representation of all students.
“I sought changes I wanted to make in SA and for our student body,” said Battaglia. “I want our student body to have more of a voice and be represented equally.”
She also mentioned that she would like to continue the success and good reputation that current vice president, Hannah Apthorpe has developed.
“I want to take really good care of our clubs like Hannah did,” she said.