Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC), announced its election results for the upcoming academic year. The presidential election was fierce and rigorous, with the Kobus slate facing head-to-head with the Garcia-Brumer slate for the presidential spot.
Before the polls closed, Garcia-Brumer received several endorsements from student organizations and students. In fact, Mr. Oakland, Trey Townsend, showed his support for the slate on their official Instagram page.
“I endorse the Garcia-Brumer slate for student congress,” Townsend said.
The Garcia-Brumer slate officially won the presidential election.
The elected president is Jimena Garcia, a political science major going into her third year at OU. She is a first-generation Latina student passionate about creating an inclusive and diverse campus community. Having worked with OUSC in the past, she has a firm grip on the structure and format of the group.
Her past accomplishments include detailing meeting minutes for OUSC, expanding the OUSC archives, assisting with stocking menstrual products across campus and much more.
The elected vice-president is Marion Brumer, a political science major excited to begin her new position. She is particularly interested in advocacy work for policy change.
Some of her accomplishments with OUC include writing legislation to institutionalize the Affordable Course Material Initiative (ACMI), writing legislation to require a semester line item for food pantry donations and helping coordinate neurodiversity celebration week.
“I look forward to having the opportunity to get to know the OU student body more in-depth. We have such amazing diversity in our student body which means that there are a diverse array of struggles our student body faces,” Brumer said.
The elected speaker of the legislature is Marcus Johnson, a political science major entering his senior year at OU. Currently, he serves as the legislative majority leader, giving him a strong background in creating OUSC initiatives. Johnson has also filled in for the speaker in the past.
Johnson’s past accomplishments with OUSC include cosponsoring legislation supporting the women’s resource center, writing student legislation addressing student concerns about the ID card policy change in housing and recruiting and helping onboard new legislators.
In addition to the presidential election, legislators were elected to OUSC. The list of legislators includes Katelyn Butler, Jeffery Childs, Allions Drzewiecki, Cameron Fosnaugh, Joesephie Hendriks, Ethan Lehman-Pace, Lance Markowitz, Daniela Meson De La Fuente, Victoria Ouding, Noah Sabaj, Mathew Seidel, DJ Williams, J Cooper Smith, Mackenize Smith, Rose Smith, Alex Verzillo, Ben Wolf and Tyler Wykhuis.
Sabaj is a newcomer to OUSC. He is excited to have been elected as a legislator for the upcoming year.
“I always wanted to learn how the Student Congress does their work,” Sabaj said. “And I’ve always been really interested in legislating too. It’s always been the kind of group work that I’ve enjoyed the most.”
Legislators are the backbone of OUSC and they commonly serve as unsung heroes on campus. Legislators help run and plan OUSC events and serve as liaisons between students and OUSC executives.
OUSC has an exciting year ahead and the OU community is excited to see what projects the organization will accomplish in the future. For more information, follow OUSC on Instagram @ouscofficial. Additionally, students can check out their Grizzorgs page.
