2023 Election Candidates

Voting

Voting for the 2023 SGA General Election will begin on Tuesday, April 11th at 12:00 AM and will close at 4:00 PM.

Cast Your Vote

SGA President

Garen Mullen

Garen Ingle Mullen

Junior
Integrated Studies
Springville, AL
Pi Kappa Phi Alumni

Tierra Thatch

Tierra Thatch

Junior
Nursing
Athens, AL
Current SGA Vice President of Student Activities; Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Vice President of Finance for NPHC; Vice President of NAACP; Director of Marketing and Communications for BSU

SGA Vice President - Student Activities

De'Onta Bush

De'Onta Bush

Junior
Communications, Broadcasting
Pell City, AL
Vice President of Student Activities Council; NAACP Membership Chair; SGA Senator; YMCA Collegiate Legislator; SSC 101 Mentor; Gamecock Guide; Freshman Forum Mentor; JSU Ambassadors

Jaheim Hankins

Jaheim Hankins

Junior
Criminal Justice
Sheffield, AL
Black Student Union; NAACP 

SGA Vice President - Student Senate

Matthew Hood

Matthew Hood

Junior
History and Political Science
Helena, AL
Freshman Forum; Former Marching Southerner; SGA Senate Committee Chairman; President of College Republicans; Collegiate Legislature; Army ROTC; Honors Program; Pre-Law 

Kaitlyn Lesson

Kaitlyn Letson

Junior
Criminal Justice
Moulton, AL
Student Senate; Collegiate Legislature; Delta Zeta; Political Science Debate Team; Public Safety Department Leadership Development Program; Sociology Club; Lambda Sigma; Freshman Forum Mentor; Collective Peer Mentor

SGA Vice President - Organizational Affairs

Christina DeShirlia

Christina DeSherlia

Junior
Criminal Justice and Sociology
Las Vegas, NV
Former JSU Dual Enrollment Representative; Freshmen Forum; International House Resident; International Student Organization (ISO); Student Activities Council (SAC), Gamecock Spirit Committee Head; Collegiate Legislature; JSU Ambassador; Lambda Sigma

Tanaya Fairbanks

Tanaya Fairbanks

Sophomore
Elementary Education
Birmingham, AL
SGA Student Senator; SSC101 Mentor; NAACP, Social Activities Chair; BSU Freshmen Committee; JSU Collegiate Legislature Delegate

Jayde Garretson

Jayde Garretson

Sophomore
Psychology
Mobile, AL
JSU Ambassador; Freshman Forum; Future Member of ASSP 

Laura Stargell

Laura Grayce Stargell

Senior
Forensic Investigation
Rainbow City, AL
SGA Student Senate, OC Committee Chair; Alpha Omicron Pi; Order of Omega; Alpha Phi Sigma; Lambda Alpha Epsilon; The National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Tau Sigma National Honor Society; Student Assistant, Dean of Students Office; Community Service Efforts

SGA Vice President - Public Relations

Keyonna Lovett

Keyonna Lovett

Senior
Exercise Science
Anniston, AL
Current SGA Vice President of Public Relations; Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Former AKA Ivy Leaf Chair (Social Media); Hardcorp Pep Band Gogo Dancer; National Honors Society

Mr. Jax State


Nathan Bean

Nathan Bean

Junior
Economics
Ashville, AL
JSU FCA President; JSU BCM, Social Media Manager; Engage; RUF; FMA; SGA Student Senator; Organizational Council; JSU Ambassador; Pickleball Club; Student Activities Council (SAC)


Jaden Mcgee

Jaden Mcgee

Junior
Sports Management, Minor in Marketing
Hoover, AL
SGA; RUF


Ms. Jax State

Caitlyn Darnell

Caitlyn Darnell

Junior
Elementary Education
Albertville, AL
The Marching Ballerinas; Alpha Omicron Pi

Callie Leary

Callie Leary

Junior
Child Development
Madison, AL
Sigma Alpha Omega (SAO) Sorority

Caroline Phillips

Caroline Phillips

Junior
Marketing
Southside, AL
GO! Leader; Zeta Tau Alpha; Rho Gamma

Ava Trainor

Ava Trainor

Sophomore
Nursing
Madison, AL
Delta Zeta; JSU Ambassador

Mr. Friendly

Hayden Coker

Hayden Coker

Sophomore
Communications
Ashville, AL
Correspondent for the Chanticleer; Society of Professional Journalists (SJP)

Jake Gibbons

Jacob Gibbons

Sophomore
Ecology
Gulf Shores, AL
Freshman Forum Mentor; GO! Leader; PIKE

Ms. Friendly

McKenzie Fuller

McKenzie Fuller

Freshman
Chemistry
Ohatchee, AL
Zeta Tau Alpha; Student Activities Council; American Chemical Society; Gamecock Guide

Mandy Olivier

Mandy Olivier

Senior
Dietetics
Dallas, GA
GO! Leader; Alpha Omicron Pi; Pi Chi (Panhellenic Officer); Rho Gamma (Recruitment Guide); Lambda Sigma Honors Society Officer; Freshman Forum

Caroline Rogers

Caroline Rogers

Freshman
Exercise Science and Wellness
Oxford, AL
Delta Zeta; JSU Encore Show Choir 


Davalyn Walker

Davalyn Walker

Junior
Elementary Education
Pell City, AL
Student Alabama Education Association (SAEA), State Officer; National Honor Society for Leadership and Success; Phi Eta Sigma; The Smith Scholarship Foundation for JSU, Teamlead