The final votes for the student government elections are in.
The Texas A&M Student Government Association, or SGA, Election Commission oversaw the fall 2023 election. Students voted from Thursday, Sept. 28, at 9 a.m. until Friday, Sept. 29 at noon. The Class of 2027 voted for freshman class president, and students voted for Student Senate representatives.
The unofficial results were released on the evening of Friday, Sept. 29 and were officially confirmed on Monday, Oct. 2 by Chief Justice Sawyer Bagley.
The officer winners are as follows:
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Freshman Class President: General engineering freshman Duncan Poling (61.23%)
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Freshman senators: Political science freshman Brendan Hurt (25.46%), agricultural economics freshman Jackson Steele (21.88%)
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Senator for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Agricultural economics sophomore Hadley Harris (52.86%)
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Senator for School of Architecture: Architecture freshman Emily Orozco (65.52%), urban and regional planning sophomore Travis Pharr (58.62% )
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Senator for School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Biomedical sciences freshman Zoe Lowe (77.78%)
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Senator for Texas A&M Health: Community health junior Ryan Vu (96.81%)
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Senator for Off-Campus Residencies: Business honors junior William Sullivan (36.43%), economics sophomore Alli Grace Ott (36.32%), petroleum engineering senior Cain Landry (23.09%)
General engineering freshman Duncan Poling, the newly-elected freshman class president, released a statement announcing his election win.
“I give all the credit to my wonderful campaign team, and freshmen from areas all across campus who wanted me to represent their vision,” the statement reads. “I want nothing more but to be a resource for the Class of ‘27 and to be a representative for your aspirations.”
Poling said he encouraged freshmen to speak with him for feedback to help fulfill his duties.
“Once again I am incredibly excited to see what our class accomplishes,” Poling said.
