Student Senate election results were announced March 24 in Hughes-Trigg Student Center. According to Student Senate, 2,005 SMU students voted in this year’s election.
President: Junior Blake Rainey was elected President. Rainey’s goals as president are to reform reform the services and facets of the university that tuition money goes towards (including dining, parking and safety), empower students to set up appointments with senators to make a change and deliver real solutions to issues within the Student Senate.
Vice President: Junior Nicki Fletcher was elected Vice President. “Creating opportunities for SMU students to expand their career potential is a challenge that I am passionate about pursuing,” Fletcher said on her campaign website. She hopes to connect SMU students to more resources on campus and through an online calendar.
Secretary: Junior Will Jones was elected Secretary. He will continue his role as Student Body Secretary, which he took on as interim in January. Jones said he is working on legislation to create a Queer Student Senate Seat, a Military Veterans Student Senate Seat and an Athletic Student Senate Seat.
Graduate Affairs Officer: Graduate student Mason Potter was elected Graduate Affairs Officer.
The following is the full election result list for all senators:
Cox:
- David Sherzad
- Vivian Frederick
- Trevor Thomas
- Cameron Farr
- Nizh McLaughlin
- Samuel Gordon
- Nathan Jajan
Dedman:
- Spencer Reppond
- Fairooz Adams
- DK Manley
- Kennady Galloway
- Declan Healey
- Donna Charkuar
Lyle:
- Nathan Revaren
- Caroline Street
- Matthew Lucci
- Julian Gutierez
- Aleena Tautia
- Ryan Uukasin
Meadows:
- Grant Dow
Pre-Major:
- Davis Wells
- Julia Scambray
- Ben Ovenshire
- Kelsey Shipman
- Trey Dalton
- Adam Bixby
- Baxter Cantrell
African-American:
- Naomi Samuel
Asian-American:
- Sidora Ibad
Hispanic:
- Jose Santoyo
