Election Debates

Election Debates

Election Commission annually hosts the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates for the Student Government Elections, where the executive candidates are able to debate student issues and address their campaign platform to the student body.

The 2022 Student Government Debates are scheduled in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union as follows; the Vice Presidential Debate will take place on February, 7th from 6:00pm and the Presidential Debate will occur on February 21st from 6:00pm! The debate livestreams can be viewed on the Iowa State University Student Government YouTube Channel. You can watch back these debates through the Student Government YouTube page. Please see the Archived Election Debates for past debate livestreams. 

For any special accommodations or questions regarding the debates, please contact the Election Commission with attention to the Debates Chairperson. 

Want to submit a question to the candidates?

Submit your questions to the candidates using this form here: https://forms.gle/4fZwgXemuVxWLH3E7

Archived Election Debates

Interested in watching a past Election Debate? These events can be viewed on the Student Government Youtube page or Facebook page are provided below as well. Please email the Election Commission Debates Chairperson for any questions.

To view a playlist of past Student Government debates, click here!

Meet the Election Vice-Commissioner

Dawson Schmitt

Vice-Commissioner

Meet the Election Commission Treasurer

Chase Krug

Treasurer

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