Student Senate announces election results, reps for 2025-26

Students at Northwest Missouri State University recently voted to decide who will represent them on the 103rd Student Senate for 2025-26.

Anna Tucker, a junior political science major from Lawson, Missouri, was elected president of the Student Senate. She has served on Student Senate as a freshman class representative and sophomore class representative.

Her campus involvement also includes service as president of the Northwest chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society and as director of traditions for the Student Activities Council.

She is vice president of the Golf Club, secretary of the Mock Trial team, secretary of the Prelaw Society and a peer advisor for University Seminar. She also is a member of the President’s Student Advisory Council, Future Business Leaders of America and The Navigators.

“Being elected to serve as Student Senate president is truly an honor, and I’m incredibly grateful for the trust my peers have placed in me,” Tucker said. “I’m excited to step into this role and represent the voices of our student body. Over the next year, I hope to focus on building stronger connections between students and administration, improving transparency in student government and making sure all students feel heard — especially those who don’t always see themselves reflected in leadership spaces.”

Tucker added, “I also want to work on practical initiatives that make everyday student life better, whether that’s improving campus resources, addressing affordability concerns, or creating more opportunities for student involvement. Most of all, I hope to lead in a way that invites collaboration, encourages new ideas and leaves our campus stronger than I found it.” 

Joining Tucker on the Senate’s executive board are Vice President Phillip Motazedi, a junior political science major from Joplin, Missouri; Secretary Abby Fisher, a senior biomedical science major from Ashland, Nebraska; and Treasurer Ava Sammons, a sophomore dietetics major from Ankeny, Iowa.

The Student Senate announced winners of its campus elections during its April 1 meeting, and new officers were sworn in at the April 22 meeting. 

Student representatives elected to the Student Senate are listed below. An asterisk denotes class presidents. 

Senior Class Representatives

• Favour Adewuyi
• Alora Bucey
• Hannah Claywell*
• Amaira Peterson 

Junior Class Representatives

• Gracie Brendle
• Ava Fuller*
• Kent Onishi
• Daniel Sherchan 

Sophomore Class Representative 

• Jacqueline Cruz
• Ashton Hutzel
• Isabella Reutter*
• Billee Sidden 

On-Campus Representatives 

• Cecilia Hadley
• Bri Lynch
• Emily Thrash
• Elise Janse Van Vuuren 

Off-Campus Representatives

• Avery Baker
• Carter Gebhards
• Lillian Hallmon
• Shaviyah Sese
• Ceej Towne 

Inclusion Representatives

• Lili Bryant
• Jessica Giles
• Jedidiah Hong
• Maria Nino-Elliot
• Tosin Popoola 

Organizational Representatives 

• Katelyn Briggs, Student Activities Council representative 
• Allison McCord, Panhellenic Council representative 
• John Pargo, National Pan-Hellenic Council representative 
• Carter Stancil, graduate representative  
• Drew White, Interfraternity Council representative 

Freshman class representatives and other open Student Senate seats will be elected when the 2025-26 academic year begins in September. 

Student Senate meetings are at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom during the fall and spring semesters. Meetings are open to all students. 

For more information about Student Senate, send an email to ssenate@nwmissouri.edu, call 660.562.1218, or visit www.nwmissouri.edu/studentaffairs/ssenate/.