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SGA elections now open: Who can you vote for?

Jake McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
September 17, 2025
Adin Parks
SGA President Rush Robinson gives his report to a full senate chamber during the Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Student Government Association elections are open on Topnet until Friday at 4 p.m.

SGA is filling three Freshman Senate seats, one International Senate seat, one Graduate Senate seat and one Gatton Senate seat.

Here’s who you can vote for.

Freshman Senator

  • Heidi Braunseis
  • Lauren Williams
  • Brady Marshall
  • Isaiah Merricks
  • Nathan Harley
  • Michael Roberts Jr.
  • Jackson Smith
  • Landon Terry
  • Landon Johnston
  • Addison Bonham
  • Landon Johnson
  • Taliyah Harrison
  • Diamond Jones
  • Racheal Menees
  • Wyatt Nolley
  • Jacy Hargiss
  • Olivia Rice
  • Andrew Hankins
  • Rylan Westerfield
  • Dakota Houghton
  • Elijah Lewis
  • Carter Smith
  • Damonie Gidron
  • Shaden Bin Murdah
  • Grace Ekrikpo

International Senator

  • Grace Ekrikpo
  • Edith Zotoglo
  • Andrew Adegoju
  • Shaden Bin Murdah

Graduate Senator

  • Andrew Adegoju

Gatton Senator

  • Flynn Cook
  • Margaret Lynch
  • Ethan Rosenbaum
  • Malleshwar Suresh
  • Lydia Willmes
  • Ben Lee

SGA will host an election results party Friday at 4 p.m. The party is open to the public. SGA President Rush Robinson told the Herald that results will also be livestreamed on Instagram @wkusga.

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Jake McMahon
Jake McMahon, Editor-In-Chief
Jake McMahon is the sports editor of the Herald. McMahon is in his sixth semester on the Hill, as well as his sixth semester as a member of the Herald staff. He is a journalism major with a minor in broadcasting from Louisville.
Adin Parks
Adin Parks, Assistant Photo Editor

Adin Parks is a visual journalist for the WKU Herald. Parks is a senior Photojournalism student from Louisville, Kentucky. Always ready for new experiences with a camera, Parks wants to show how beautiful the world is.