Student Association executive vice president candidate Will Ellingson dropped out of the race late Monday night, citing a family emergency.

The junior said he will be going home to Colorado next week to spend time with family, and will be splitting much of his time between home and D.C. over the few months.

“I simply don’t know if I will be able to commit to what the SA EVP position really requires, which is something that’s very, very important to me. If this pull is taking me home, I won’t be able to dedicate the amount of time the position deserves,” Ellingson said.

His departure leaves just two candidates, sophomore Mike Adam and junior Kostantinos Skodalos, for the executive vice president position.

Ellingson, who was on the Colonial Inauguration cabinet last year, is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was running on a platform that targeted peer academic advising and bringing the housing and FIX-It departments under one roof.