Overview
- Astin secured 79.25% of the vote to defeat Chuck Slavin, who received 20.75%, according to results announced Friday.
- Michelle Hurd won secretary-treasurer with 64.77% of the vote, and both she and Astin began two-year terms immediately.
- About 17% of SAG-AFTRA’s 117,000+ eligible voters cast ballots, a decline from turnout in 2023 and 2021.
- Local leadership results included Joely Fisher as Los Angeles Local President and Ezra Knight as New York Local President, with additional officers elected in both markets.
- Union leaders signaled near-term work to finalize the Success Bonus Distribution Fund and to prepare for 2026 AMPTP negotiations on AI safeguards and streaming pay; the AMPTP issued a congratulatory statement.