The Legislative Branch conisists of senator positions from a wide range of different programs. Senators come to together to discuss topics on campus-wise issues, hear from different organizations, formulate action plans, and vote to make changes within ASSOU and across campus.
There is currently 1 available seat in the Senate.
When there are open seats, apply for Senate to help cause change at SOU.
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2020-2021 Michael Surgeon they/them Speaker of Senate Mindy Welsh Vice- Speaker of Senate Tara Othman Athletics and Recreation Senator Vacant Accessibility Senator Rachael Baker Campus Life and Housing Senator Micah Rogers Environmental Affairs Senator Vacant International Senator Diana Ramos Multicultural Senator Lenora Owens Gender Equity and Sexual Diversity Mindy Welsh Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Senator Mason Healy-Patterson Undergraduate Senator Connor Hunt Graduate Senator Past Years 2020 - 2021 Michael Surgeon they/them Speaker of Senate Mindy Welsh Vice- Speaker of Senate Tara Othman Athletics and Recreation Senator Vacant Accessibility Senator Rachael Baker Campus Life and Housing Senator Micah Rogers Environmental Affairs Senator Vacant International Senator Diana Ramos Multicultural Senator Lenora Owens Gender Equity and Sexual Diversity Mindy Welsh Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Senator Mason Healy-Patterson Undergraduate Senator Connor Hunt Graduate Senator 2019 - 2020 Haily Baugh Violet Crain 2018 - 2019 Speaker of the Senate Britney Sharp Vice Speaker of the Senate Nani Jarivs Administrative Director Accessibility Andy Peacock Athletics and Recreation Ryland Boyer Business, Commincation & Environmental Studies Susana Rodriguez Campus Life and Housing Noheli Serrano Clubs and Organizations Jason Takarabe Education, Health & Leadership Catalina Jarero Environmental Affairs Yan Gomberg Gender Equity and Sexual Diversity Nani Jarvis Humanities and Culture Sierra Adams International Nicole Xavier Multicultural Affairs Abigail Awai Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Savana Pfeifer Oregon Center of the Arts Rachel Routh Social Sciences Haily Baugh Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Caitlyn Weinberger 2017-2018 Speaker of the Senate Kieryn Eagy Vice Speaker of the Senate Dylann Loverro Administrative Director Accessibility Brynne Webb Athletics and Recreation Emma Kincade Business, Commincation & Environmental Studies Jeremy Hogeweide Campus Life and Housing Jessica Lea Clubs and Organizations Olivia Bozarth Education, Health & Leadership Kawika Kainoa Environmental Affairs Ruby Nink Gender Equity and Sexual Diversity Nani Jarvis Humanities and Culture Jenny Nitzky International Dylann Loverro Multicultural Affairs Jennifer Pang Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Kelsey Jones Oregon Center of the Arts Sarah Grulikoski Social Sciences Britney Sharp Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Catalina Jerero 2016-2017 Speaker of the Senate Vice Speaker of the Senate Arts and Performance Athletics and Recreation Business, Communication & Environmental Studies Campus Life and Housing Clubs and Organizations Education, Health & Leadership Environmental Affairs Gender Equity and Sexual Diversity Humanities and Culture International Multicultural Affairs Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Social Sciences Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) 2015-2016 Speaker of the Senate Hannah Stephens Vice Speaker of the Senate Leo McCaffrey Arts and Performance Daryl Maplethorpe Athletics and Recreation Colin Davis Business, Communication & Environmental Sudies Ricardo Lujan Valerio Campus Life and Housing Jenna Stafford Education, Health & Leadership
Environmental Affairs Mark Morrison Humanities and Culture Elena Zamarripa-Gray International Margaux Raggi Multicultural Affairs Susana Cafasso Alvarado Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Andrew Read Social Sciences Nathan White Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Margaret Chang 2014-2015 Legislative Position Senator Name Speaker of the Senate Vice Speaker of the Senate Arts and Performance Athletics and Recreation Business, Communication & Environmental Studies Campus Life and Housing Clubs and Organizations Education, Health & Leadership Environmental Affairs Gender Equality and Sexual Diversity Higher Education Center (HEC) Humanities and Culture International Non-Traditional and Military Affairs Social Sciences Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Senate Secretary 2013-2014 Speaker of the Senate Andrew Ensslin Vice Speaker of the Senate Drew Koch Arts and Performance Erin Gilpin At-Large Sam Longnecker Athletics Daniel Breaux Business and Social Sciences Rebecca Dukes Campus Life and Housing Oneta Cantlon Clubs and Organizations Joshua Belieu Vaughn Communication and Literature Alexandria Russell Comupter Science and Mathematics Kelsie Lawson Education and Health Sciences
Environmental Affairs Drew Koch Gender Equality and Sexual Diversity Andrew Ensslin Higher Education Center (HEC) Eva Albert International Abudrees Aldrees Multicultural Affairs Su-Hwei DeWitt Natural and Physical Sciences Dylan McGovern Non-Traditional and Military Affairs Jeremy Nootenboom Stevenson Union Mollie Mustoe Senate Secretary
Speaker of Senate
Position Open
Vice Speaker of Senate
Andy Peacock
Accessibility Senator
Vicente Borja
Athletics and Recreation Senator
Hannah Tozer
Business, Communication & Environmental Studies Senator
Quinn Youngs
Campus Life and Housing Senator
Mya Ryan
Clubs and Organizations Senator
Michael Miller
Education, Health & Leadership Senator
Yan Gomberg Pessoa de Oliveira
Environmental Affairs Senator
Gender Equity and Sexual Diversity Senator
Arielle Reeves
Humanities and Culture Senator
Esteban Castaneda Mayorga
International Senator
Alexis Huff
Multicultural Affairs Senator
Shawn Sorenson
Non-Traditional, Military Affairs & Higher Education Center Senator
Samuel Rose
Oregon Center of the Arts Senator
Sarah Guenther
Social Sciences Senator
Micah Rogers
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Senator
Vacant
Jason Takarabe
Erica Lautrup
Matthew Soloway
Nick Canepa
Tyler Burke
Matthew Soloway
Andrew Zucker
Alexis Phillips
Tyler Luebbert
Lindsay Swanson
Alisa Arata
Lauren Aldana
Dylann Loverro
Shawni Cayetano-Ramos
Kieryn Eagy
Gabe Braet
Julia Heinlein
Hayley Thirlwall
Colin Davis
Reed Tennyson
James Marcotte
Tiffany Reardon
Jacob Kaler
Emily Pfeiffer
Heather Buchanan
Mohammed Alskaet
Nathan Comer
Hannah Stephens
Megan Davey
