The Caring for Our Claws slate, comprised of junior Noah Schnarre and junior Jase DeCota, has been elected as Missouri Student Association president and vice-president for the 2026-27 school year. Schnarre gave an acceptance speech following the election announcement.
“The most important group I want to thank is the student body,” Schnarre said. “We are so grateful that you’ve entrusted us with your student government and your exec team to be a voice for the student body and to listen to you guys and work to develop a space where people can discuss and have disagreements and show their differences and be proud of their differences.”
Caring for Our Claws ran against the Pirrung-Lewis ‘26 slate, composed of junior Brayden Pirrung and sophomore Elise Lewis.
With 1,232 ballots cast, this election saw over a 600% increase in voter turnout compared to the 172 total votes in the 2025 election.
In an interview with The Maneater, Schnarre and DeCota said one of the first things they want to tackle is late-night dining. Schnarre is looking forward to meeting with the Mizzou administration and current MSA president Logan Kuykendall.
“I know I want to meet with Logan, but also work to see how the whole university budgets looking like, the setup of how things are right now, and really figure out what potential roadblocks are there, and really start those conversations,” Schnarre said.
During Schnarre’s acceptance speech, he thanked various people who supported them throughout the campaign, including the student body. He finished the speech by referencing the transgender community, recognizing himself as the first MSA president to be a transgender man.
“Jase and I very grateful for all the advice, all the criticisms, all the ideas that have been brought to us throughout this campaign, and we will continue to be an advocate for the student body, because we are here because of the student body, and we’ve been hired by the student body,” Schnarre ended his speech.
The ballot also included a referendum, asking voters if the University of Missouri should rejoin the Worker Rights Consortium. The proposition was passed with 65.6% of people voting yes.
The Worker Rights Consortium conducts investigations into alleged labor rights abuses in the garment industry across over 150 universities and colleges.
Membership with the Worker Rights Consortium will require 1% of licensing revenue to be invested into legal services and investigative reporting for workers in the garment industry, with a minimum of $1,500 up to $50,000, according to the MSA election ballot.
In addition to the executive election, students elected several college-specific senators.
College of Arts and Science:
Cooper Guss
Kaden Sloan
Jack Funke
Miles Brannam
Josh Huebner
College of Health Sciences:
Shenell Gayle
College of Engineering:
Mirabel Schwan
Blaine Penny
Missouri School of Journalism:
Stanley Walker
