MSA presidential candidates begin fundraising
Efforts to raise money include student events and T-shirt sales.
Published Oct. 8, 2010
The three Missouri Students Association presidential slates, Travis-Horan, Hansen-Oxenreider and Woods-Moon, have began raising money to aid their campaigns.
Eric Woods said he and running mate Emily Moon hope to end up with $2,000 in campaign funds. The two have raised $955, most of which has come through donations made by friends and family. Woods also said he plans to raise funds for his campaign by selling T-shirts at different events that he and Moon will be hosting for students in the near future.
The money raised for the campaign will primarily be used for promotional purposes such as T-shirts, banners and flyers, Woods said.
According to Ben Hansen, MSA Department of Student Activities director, his campaign has raised around $400, most of which has come from himself and running mate Kaitlin Oxenreider, MSA Department of Student Services director. Hansen and Oxenreider hope to raise about $1,500 for the campaign, which will help finance promotional endeavors such as photographers and web designers, as well as campaign flyers and T-shirts.
The Hansen-Oxenreider slate plans to acquire campaign contributions from family and family friends, not students, Hansen said. Hansen also said he and Oxenreider will not be hosting any fundraising events.
"Fundraisers are not very successful when you try to get money from students," Hansen said.
Josh Travis said investing time with students and getting information out about his campaign and the election has been his main focus up to this point, not fundraising. Travis said he and Horan plan to raise money through fundraising events and T-shirt sales. The two also have a Paypal account on their website and ask supporters to donate $3 to the campaign.
Travis and vice presidential candidate Michelle Horan have raised $200 for their campaign at this point.
"All the money that we do raise will go to support the two goals of our campaign," Travis said. "One: get 10,000 students to vote, and two: get elected."
The candidates will face off in their first debate, hosted by the Board of Elections Commissioners, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in Bengal Lair in Memorial Union.