Local 1549 Re-Run Elections Results

Local 1549 Members, 

In the Runoff election, the following positions were each determined to need a Rerun:  

(1) SECRETARY-TREASURER: 
At a Special General Membership Meeting on December 18th, 2024, the Elections Committee recommended to the membership that a rerun of the office of Secretary-Treasurer be conducted due to a valid election protest. The membership concurred. The candidates for one Secretary-Treasurer position are listed below:  

Yolanda Holliday  

Honda Wang  

(2) SERGEANTS-AT-ARMS: 
At a Special General Membership Meeting on December 18th, 2024, the Elections Committee recommended to the membership that a rerun of the runoff election for Sergeants-at-Arms be conducted due to a ballot error. The membership concurred. The candidates for two Sergeants-at-Arms positions are listed below: 

Hanzel Espinel-Ortiz  

Jermaine McRae  

Chaundra Smith  

Ebony Whaley  

(3) OFFICERS-AT-LARGE: 
At a Special General Membership Meeting on December 18th, 2024, lhe Elections Committee recommended to the membership that a rerun of the runoff election for Officers-at-Large be conducted due to a ballot error. The membership concurred. The candidates for three Officers-at-Large positions are listed below: 

Felix Camero  

Charisse Emery  

Julian Jimenez  

Shanti McGhee  

Elson Primus  

Michael Singletary  
 

The secret ballot rerun election for Secretary-Treasurer, Sergeants-at-Arms, and Officers-at-Large was conducted by mail from January 30, 2025, to 9:00 a.m. on February 24, 2025.  

Cast ballots were tallied by AAA on February 24, 2025, at 11 :00 a.m. Results of the election will be posted on the Local 1549 website. The following are the results. 

The following are the positions where a candidate received a majority of the votes cast and was thereby elected: 

(1) SECRETARY-TREASURER:  
Yolanda Holliday 

(2) SERGEANTS-AT-ARMS:  
Chaundra Smith 
Hanzel Espinel-Ortiz 

(3) OFFICERS-AT-LARGE:  
Michael Singletary 
Felix Camero 
Charisse Emer 

Protests (as provided for in the elections notice):  
Protests related to the conduct of runoff elections must be submitted to the Election Committee at electionscommittee7@gmail.com. 

Local Officers shall be installed and serve a term according to the Local 1549 Constitution. Only upon lifting the administratorship of the Local will the elected Officers and Trustees begin to fulfill their roles under the local Constitution.  

The Election Committee has attached and linked the certified results for your reference. See results below or HERE.

In Solidarity,  

Local 1549 Elections Committee: 

Colette Williams 

Benjamin Neuwirth 

Yolie Foster

Gloria Hansen