USG vice president Rob Biederman '08 beat out junior class president Grant Gittlin in the race for control of the student government, USG officials said after polls closed earlier today.
"I'm thrilled," Biederman said in an interview, adding that he did not expect to win at all. "I didn't necessarily trust the exit polls," he said, referring to earlier surveys by The Daily Princetonian that indicated he led the race nearly two-to-one. He added that he was campaigning until the very last minute.
Biederman was quick to make a new promise to students. "I promise that I will meet every student on campus within the next year," he said. "I think I can do it."
His reasoning, Biederman said, is that he feels that students will be more comfortable emailing or contacting him with concerns about life on campus if they have a face-to-face encounter with him.
Biederman's campaign strategy, though not a new one, was to "try to meet as many people as possible, going door-to-door or in Frist, or at the eating clubs or the dining halls." He also admitted that this campaign was the "biggest effort I've ever had."
Biederman also said that he thinks Gittlin "did a great job running," adding that he is glad that Gittlin is "still junior class president, and I am excited to work with him."
Biederman will be joined by vice president Josh Weinstein '09, treasurer Mike Monagle '09, campus and community affairs chair Cindy Hong '09 and academics chair Sarah Breslow '08, who is also a photography editor for The Daily Princetonian. All of those races were uncontested.
Lauren Barnett '08 defeated Jake Bornstein '09, becoming the new undergraduate life chair.
In the sophomore class senate election, Rob Weiss and incumbent Tracy Vu came out on top, advancing over Jordan Blashek, Libby Hutton and Davionshante Schism.
Ben Lund '10 and Mike Wang '10 were both elected as freshman class senators in a 12-person race. Andrea Pasinetti '08 and Aaron Souza '08 were uncontested as junior class senators.
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