By Mel Carmel //
Hood College students elected new Student Government Association and class council representatives following two days of voting on Sept. 16 and 17, with Jamaal Brown, Catherine Avazanski, Lukas Nuckles, Kenji Brown, Samantha Taub and Rayyan Zubair among those elected to leadership positions.
Voting closed at midnight on Sept. 18. The election included positions for the SGA, the Class of 2028 Council and the Class of 2030 Council. The SGA provides a forum for student concerns and gives students channels to participate in campus governance.
Brown was elected SGA treasurer with 39% of the vote. Katie Canales Bonilla received 23.6%, while Meara Mason received 22.1%.
Avazanski was elected chairperson of academic affairs with 93.1% of the vote. Lukas Nuckles received 2.6%, and Wes Brine, a write-in candidate, received 0.9%.
Nuckles was also elected president of the Class of 2028 Council with 91.7% of the vote. Angela Porter and Alivia Hosterman, both write-in candidates, each received 2.8%.
For the Class of 2030 Council, Kenji Brown was elected president with 55.7% of the vote, followed by Deashia Freeman with 31.3% and Mirakal Martin with 10.4%.
Samantha Taub was elected vice president of the Class of 2030 Council with 93% of the vote. Luna Hall and Zaria Smith, both write-in candidates, each received 1.7%.
Rayyan Zubair was elected secretary of the Class of 2030 Council with 93% of the vote. Ava Dawson received 1.7%, and Kirby Bounds received 0.9%, both as write-in candidates.
Turnout varied among the elections. The overall fall 2026 SGA election had 11.6% turnout, while the SGA and Class of 2030 Council election had 37.6% turnout. The SGA and Class of 2028 Council election had 9.2% turnout.
Candidates for SGA positions were required to be full-time students in good academic and student-conduct standing and have earned at least a 2.0 GPA during the previous semester. Members of the freshman class only needed to be full-time students in good standing with the college in order to qualify for this year’s elections.
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