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Voters elect new executive officers
Issue date: 2/22/08 Section: News
In the race for the Student Association's executive council positions, Braxton Coombs was elected as SA president, and Blake Jeter won the attorney general position. A run-off next week will determine the next treasurer.
Coombs defeated opponent Jeral Self with 65 percent of the vote. Jeter won SA attorney general with 61 percent of the vote.
Vice president-elect Braxton Stowe and secretary-elect Whitney Holliday ran unopposed.
Because neither earned more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off election between Will Moon and Ross Weems to determine the next SA treasurer will take place Feb. 26.
The winners were announced Tuesday at 9 p.m. in front of the new Colvard Student Union, two hours after the polls closed.
The newly elected officers, including Coombs, will now begin their preparations to lead the SA, he said.
"I want to get this new exec motivated, make sure that we're all on the same page, that we know each other's ideas and make sure that we're getting out there and beginning to get [things] accomplished right here on the front end," Coombs said.
Maintaining the energy from his campaign, he said, was his focus going into his new position.
"I've been campaigning for this position for the last month," Coombs said. "I can promise everyone that I'm going to be working a lot harder as president than campaigning for president."
Unopposed vice presidential candidate Braxton Stowe said he's ready to get to work in his new office.
"I feel that it's time to work, time to work for the students, time to serve," Stowe said. "It's time to make some changes around here."
Stowe said he is excited about working with the MSU administration as well as continuing the progress started by the current SA administration.
The new officers will formally take their new positions at the SA banquet on March 6.
Current SA President Jeremy Johnson said he is excited about the newly-elected SA executives.
Coombs defeated opponent Jeral Self with 65 percent of the vote. Jeter won SA attorney general with 61 percent of the vote.
Vice president-elect Braxton Stowe and secretary-elect Whitney Holliday ran unopposed.
Because neither earned more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off election between Will Moon and Ross Weems to determine the next SA treasurer will take place Feb. 26.
The winners were announced Tuesday at 9 p.m. in front of the new Colvard Student Union, two hours after the polls closed.
The newly elected officers, including Coombs, will now begin their preparations to lead the SA, he said.
"I want to get this new exec motivated, make sure that we're all on the same page, that we know each other's ideas and make sure that we're getting out there and beginning to get [things] accomplished right here on the front end," Coombs said.
Maintaining the energy from his campaign, he said, was his focus going into his new position.
"I've been campaigning for this position for the last month," Coombs said. "I can promise everyone that I'm going to be working a lot harder as president than campaigning for president."
Unopposed vice presidential candidate Braxton Stowe said he's ready to get to work in his new office.
"I feel that it's time to work, time to work for the students, time to serve," Stowe said. "It's time to make some changes around here."
Stowe said he is excited about working with the MSU administration as well as continuing the progress started by the current SA administration.
The new officers will formally take their new positions at the SA banquet on March 6.
Current SA President Jeremy Johnson said he is excited about the newly-elected SA executives.
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