IN THE IMPEACHMENT BODY
OF THE STUDENT SENATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
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November 12th, 2019
Sen. BENJAMIN LIMA, Sen. MATTHEW DIAZ, Sen. CLAUDIA TIO, Sen. COLIN
SOLOMON, and Sen. ZACHARIAH CHOU file the following resolution:
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RESOLUTION
impeaching Michael Murphy, President of the Student Body, for malfeasance and abuse of power.
RESOLVED, that Michael Murphy, President of the Student Body, is impeached for
malfeasance and abuse of power, and that the following article of impeachment be exhibited to
the Trial Body of the Student Senate:
Article of impeachment exhibited by the Impeachment Body of the Student Senate in the
name of itself and of the student body of the University of Florida, against Michael Murphy,
President of the Student Body, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for
malfeasance and abuse of power.
ARTICLE I
In the Fall Session of 2019, in his position of trust as President of the Student Body, as
reflected by emails obtained by The Independent Florida Alligator, Mr. Murphy colluded with
Trump Victory National Financial Consultant Caroline Wren to expend $50,000 of mandatory
student fees to further enrich Donald Trump, Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle through the ACCENT
Speakers Bureau. By using student fees to advance his own expressed political beliefs at the
expense of the inclusionary mission of ACCENT Speakers Bureau and Student Government writ
large, Mr. Murphy not only endangered students marginalized by the speakers’ white nationalist
supporters, but also abused his power to advance a particular political party at the expense of the
students he should represent. As stated by University of Florida Graduate Assistants United in an
October 4, 2019 letter to ACCENT Speakers Bureau Chair Henry Fair, misusing student fees at
the direction of Trump Victory constitutes compelled political speech in contravention of the
Constitution of the United States.
Section 808.12 of the Student Body Statutes states that “No Activity and Service Fee
funds allocated to Student Government funded organizations are to be expended on any of the
following purchases… Expenditures in support of or against a political party at any level.” The
Trump Victory Committee is a joint venture between Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, the
Republican National Committee, and various other Republican electoral organizations. Emails

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obtained by The Independent Florida Alligator clearly demonstrate that the student fees were
allocated after collaboration between Mr. Murphy and a Trump Victory representative, who is
also an acquaintance of Mr. Murphy, took place.
Wherefore, Michael Murphy, President of the Student Body, by such conduct, is guilty of
malfeasance and abuse of power warranting removal from office.

Respectfully Submitted,
Brendan Wernisch
Sparsha Muralidhara
Samantha Hsu
Sahil Patel
Zachary Amrose
Niccole Smith
Michael Hoffman
Chase Werther
Barry McCochiner
Jaiden Patel
Shane Malone
Elaine Danielson
Kian Bagherlee
Caroline Glynn
Chloe Kelley
Ashley Sepulveres
Nick Mesa
Eva Bayer
Ethan Glogau
Sebastian Tirado-Vélez
Spencer Gorelick
Ashley Grabowski
Lauren Vu
Leigh Kassem
Troy Okum
Anh Le
Yashasvi Bhat
Saahil Naik
Emma Schoenfeld
Jordan Brown
Nathan Barkdull

Ethan Lomio
Barbara Sanchez
Krystell Fienco
Quoc-Thong Phan
Zachary Roberts
Sami Manausa
Elizabeth Wilson
Briana Harris
Jasmin Du Bois
Emma Sanchez
Bruce Glasserman
Jason Silveira
Sebastiano Cocco
Emily Hyden
Eliana Guerrero
Amy Xie
Maria Dominguez
Alanis Gonzalez
Rose Gorora
Vibhor Nayar
Cassidy Haigh
Nik Kaufman
Hannah Liter
Laura Robles-Torres
Collin Ulmer
Jamie Breit
Tobie Perkins
Emma Schulman
Ryan Wilder
Steven Orban
Jeremy O’Brien

Alessio Casamento
Isabella Paretti
Melody Castillo
Alex Zawadzki
Katharine Frey
Anja Rmus
Tyler Renfroe
Philomena Thomas
Fuad Shatara
Harshit Marwah
Helmut Carter
Emily Hickey
Devon Philip
Zoe Nevins
Kyle Kipple
Ally Valenti
Oketa Basha
Benjamin Lima
Zachariah Chou
Matthew Diaz
Claudia Tio
Colin Solomon
Stephanie Beltran
Angel Silva
Santiago Clavijo-Gomez
Isabella Garcia
Sana Nimer
Kristen Jackson
Shawn Zimmer
Dylan Attlesey
Skylar McIlvanie

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Youri Chang
Layla Slate
Caroline Pope
Erick Chavez
Janine Hall
Kaley Arboleda
Ronan Hart
Arlette Garcia
Taylor Rohleen
Ariel Johnson
Stephanie Reas
Kevin McMahan
Veronica Sandoval
Julia Saffer-D'Anna