Student Government Elections Commissions Certifies Candidates for 2026 General Election

WICHITA, Kan. — With a unanimous vote, the SGA Elections Commission has formally certified the following candidates for the 2026 General Election:

Student Body President and Student Body Vice President

Jayden Island and Anoushka Raju

A Place for All of Us

 

Mason Fouquet and Nazanin Kasirosafar

Every Shocker Matters

 

Senate

Business Senator (6 seats)
Ryan Whalen, Adan Parker, Brayden Short, Jamie Winslow
Engineering Senator (6 seats)
Matthew Phan, Ahmad Bassaleh, Andrew Beam, Kabir Bkakta, Sania Mohib, Alex Le, Erin Vance
Fine Arts Senator (2 Seats)

No Declared Candidates or were Disqualified

Graduate Senator (3 seats)

No Declared Candidates or were Disqualified

Honors Senator (2 seats)

No Declared Candidates or were Disqualified

Liberal Arts and Sciences Senator (6 Seats)
Alani Bland, Amanur Rahman, Braeden Miller, Case Brown, Grace Naylor, Josh Mallard, Kevin Dunn, Ryan Taylor
Out of State Senator (2 seats)
Ashly Artiaga Sevilla
Military and Veteran Senator (1 Seat)

No Declared Candidates or were Disqualified

Freshman Senator (2 Seats)  

Election will be held in Fall

The Presidential and Vice-President Debate

Join the Elections Commission and the Sunflower on Thursday, March 26th and Thursday, April 2nd in RSC 233 or live on the SGA YouTube at 6:00 P.M. on both dates for the debate between the two tickets seeking the Student Body Presidency and Student Body Vice Presidency.

 

Write In Candidates

A write-in candidate is someone running for office whose name is not on the ballot, but voters can still support them by writing their name in the designated space. However, if a write-in candidate does not meet the qualifications for the position, the Election Commission can disqualify and remove them. To vote for a write-in candidate during the General Election, students will have the chance to write their name on the "Write-In" line on the ballot.

 

The General Elections

The Election is set to take place on April 6-8. Ballots will be emailed to all students via SimplyVoting to vote.