Tyler Hanson, presidential candidate
Year: Sophomore
Major: Mass Communications with a minor in Entrepreneurship
William Tift, vice presidential candidate
Year: Sophomore
Major: Business
Campaign Slogan
“A student government for the students.”
Experience
Hanson: Served as president of the Latin club and the publicist for the drama club in high school.
Tift: Member of the JROTC and led a lifeguard team for Ocala city pools.
Platform
“I don’t think you should have to join Student Government in order for Student Government to hear your opinion and be able to get input on how the school is operating,” Hanson said.
“There is a barrier between commuters and people who are here as well,” Tift said. “I feel that our campus needs to be a little more together. I talked to a senator in SG, who asked me why I didn’t just run for senate, but I told them, ‘I don’t just want to run for senate, I just want to be a normal dude and voice my opinion. You can’t do that here.’”
Top 3 Issues on Campus
Opening SG to the student body: “We want to create easier methods for the average student to be involved in Student Government and give their own feedback and input,” Hanson said.
Sodexo: “We would try to put in all of the effort we can in order to make it easier to have reduced meal plans and to avoid what is unfair to contract,” Hanson said.
Budget: “We need to make it clear to students where the budget’s going. It’s very hard to find what the SG budget is going towards and what money is being spent on,” Hanson said. “I’d like to make it easier for students to see where their funds are going.”
Why should you lead the student body?
“I’ve always had a strong leadership mentality toward organizing groups,” Hanson said. “I’m not afraid to express my opinions on issues … I feel I would be able to help lead us in a direction that favors not just the most connected people on campus but the individual student, especially commuters and others who can feel like they are less involved in what’s going on.”
“When there’s a problem, I like to solve it. We need solutions to some of these problems,” Tift said. “I feel like a lot of these problems can be solved quite easily, it’s just that nobody is paying attention to them.”
