A voters’ guide to the 2017 MSA presidential election

The Maneater: Latest Stories Voting for the Missouri Students Association presidential election opened Monday. Through debates and platforms, the slates have made many statements on what they hope to accomplish if they win the election. Here is our comprehensive breakdown on the two campaigns: Tori Schafer/Riley de Leon and Nathan Willett/Payton Englert.Students can vote in the election at vote.missouri.edu.
The candidate’s backgrounds
Tori Schafer is the current MSA vice president. Before assuming the vice presidency, she was the Senate Academic Affairs Committee chairwoman. She is also the regional advisor for the White House’s It’s On Us campaign, an initiative that seeks to address campus sexual assault, and she leads the Mizzou branch of It’s On Us. She is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Riley de Leon is Schafer’s running mate and the current social media and technologies coordinator for the Department of Student Communications, the MSA executive department that handles public relations and engagement. De Leon has also published two novels and is a keynote speaker who presents on the issues millennials face. He also serves on the campus It’s On Us task force with Tori.
Nathan Willett has served on the Rocking Against Multiple Sclerosis Steering Committee and the executive board of his fraternity, Sigma Chi, where he has said he coordinated the largest philanthropic event in his fraternity’s history. Willett has also been a senator for MSA.
Payton Englert, Willett’s running mate, was named director of Greek Week for 2017 and has served on the steering committee. She has also served on the Mizzou Wishmakers executive board and in MSA as a senator. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta.
Willett/Englert is running under the slogan “Tigers Together” and Schafer/de Leon under “Make It Matter, Mizzou.” The slates can be referred to by their ...


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