The campaigning period for the 2026-2027 Southern Utah University Student Association elections opened this morning. Those running for student body president, elected executive council positions and senate positions will promote their platforms throughout the next two weeks.
Student body president and vice president
The student body president and their selected running mate serve as official representatives of the student body. Here are the candidates:
— Kenzie Porter and Keegan Dickinson
— Jared Sharp and Tanner Crosland
— Ryker Moss and Austin Isom
Executive Council
The executive council consists of SUUSA President and supporting vice president roles. Some positions are appointed and others are publicly elected. Here are the elected VP candidates:
SUUSA Academics Vice President
— Grace Ash
SUUSA Finance Vice President
— Paiton Christensen
SUUSA Clubs and Organizations Vice President
— Lincoln Huckaby
Student Senate
Each college has a student representative that serves on the student senate. Here are the candidates for each college:
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Senator
— Rylie Creager
— Avery Rudd
— Payson Davis
— Aymara Cluff-Bendana
College of STEM
— Krishna Shah
— Madison Julien
— Maleah Dameron
College of Performing and Visual Arts Senator
— Taysia Luke
College of Health Sciences Senator
— Alyssa Bright
School of Business Senator
— Isaac Byrd
College of Aviation
— Chance Homman
— Max Judd
College of Education and Human Development Senator
— Philip Cheney
Students can meet with candidates on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Pizza and Platforms event. The primary election will open that day and close on Friday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. The general election will begin the following week on Wednesday, March 4. Voting officially closes Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m.
For more information, follow SUU Student Life’s Instagram or email elections@suu.edu.
Author: Heather Turner
Editor: Briar Adams
Photo courtesy of SUU
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