A Closer Look at your President of the Senate Candidates

By: Alex Schwier, Ryan Helland, Paul Schreiber
Devon Compton (SDP)
From student council to cross-dressing, Devon Compton has been involved in just about everything. Yes, that’s right, cross-dressing. As an involved member in drama (his mom is the drama teacher at his school), he once appeared in the play “Leading Ladies” as a man who thought he was a woman. Devon’s great charisma and ability to get people laughing is not his only talent. He is also a strong willed and busy individual. Devon plays the trombone, is the student body vice president for his sophomore class, and is involved in policy debate. He believes by acquiring the position of President of the Senate, he will be able to accomplish more than ever before and bring all of his talents to the table. As Devon stated in an interview, “I bring people together. I’m an optimist. I take the best of all situations and try to create the best situations for everyone else.”

John Nickerson (GOP)
John Nickerson supports the Republican Platform. He has many personal views, though during his interview he said that one of his personal views was that he could see the wall from where he was sitting. It was fairly ground breaking. Nickerson is also supporting many bills. One that he really wants to see pass is HB 240, which would establish punishment guidelines of those convicted of vehicular homicide while under the influence equal to those convicted of deliberate homicide. Nickerson believes the bill has a good purpose, saying, “If I ever get hit by a car, I want to be avenged.”
If elected, he promises to be the next best leader since Hitler, though he was joking when he said Hitler

Ben Adams (Lib)
Ben Adams is in the running for senate president. He supports a Libertarian view and stands behind the bills that support abortion and civil unions. He also likes the Medieval Torture bill. Some of his activities outside of Youth Legislature include the Model Economics Challenge, TSA and community work. Some of the bills that he thinks will be controversial are bills that deal with atheism and gay marriage. If Adams becomes the President of the Senate, he would make sure to prepare the bills before they went to the house so that they will transition smoothly. If he were to ask anyone a question, he would ask William Jennings Bryan why he defended creation so much, and his views on how we operate our schools today.