Taylor Allison was appointed as the new presidential candidate for the Mighty Oregon campaign tonight, Wednesday, April 2. Allison replaces former candidate Ben Bowman, who was disqualified from the ASUO elections.

“Mighty Oregon is excited to move forward and ready to work to serve students to the best of our ability,” Allison said. “Our slate is full of incredible and passionate leaders and we are all looking forward to the next few weeks of campaigns.”

Allison’s appointment comes just a few days after the ASUO Constitution Court decided to uphold the ASUO Elections Board decision to disqualify Bowman from the ASUO elections as a presidential candidate. After his disqualification, the choice for the new candidate came down to Bowman’s two former running mates — Taylor Allison and Austin Palacios.

Palacios decided not to be one of Allison’s running mates and as of now, neither of the vice president positions have been appointed.