Student Government Association

The Legislative Branch is chaired by the CU Denver SGA Vice President and the Judicial Branch. It is comprised of the Senate which includes three standing committees.

Senate Committees

• Civics Committee
• College Council
• Finance and Funding

The Senate includes 12 senators and 7 college/school representatives elected by the student body and is chaired by the SGA Vice President.  Additionally, there are two elected members who serve as CU Denver's representatives on the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB).

The primary duty of each senator shall be to represent the student voice effectively in the shared governance of the campus, to provide the students with an enriching and fulfilling university experience, and to promote the general welfare of the student body.

Senators are required to attend weekly Senate meetings and to hold office hours each week to work on designated projects assigned by their respective committees. Additionally, senators work events, perform administrative functions including legislation, support projects relevant to the CU Denver student body, and sit on committees external to the Student Government Association.

The Senate is also responsible for the annual approval of the funding guidelines as proposed by the Finance and Funding Committee.

The Judicial Council oversees all activities of the CU Denver SGA to ensure that the creation and implementation of policies and legislation coincide with the interests of the students, policies, and procedures, and local, state, and federal laws. Judicial Council is also responsible for deciding all matters involving the interpretation of the Student Government Association Constitution and for the oversight and certification of the student election.  Judicial Branch members are selected at the beginning of the Fall Semester and are engaged in work as required. 

2021 - 2022 Chris Hilton, President, Cade Bachman, Vice President

2020-2021 Daniel Casillas, President, Fabian Laguna, Vice President

2019-2020 Jamie Sutliff, President, Peter Waller, Vice President

2018-2019 Matt Kriese, President, Frida Silva, Vice President

2017-2018 Grecia Portilla, President, Aleena Sarwana, Vice President ​​

2016-2017 Alex Pong, President, Akshay Kumar, Vice President​ ​​

2015-2016 David Heisler, President, Omer Sarwana, Vice President​

2014-2015 Scott Cao, President, Jeremy Gage, Vice President​ ​​​

2013-2014 Jordan Alvarez, President, Lubna Mazin, Vice President​ ​​​

2012-2013 Gordon Hamby, President, Natalia Gayou, Vice President​ ​​​

2011-2012 Ronson Fox, President, Natalie Ta, Vice President​

​​​2010-2011 Jack Kroll​, President, Tanner MacDonald, Vice President​ ​​​

2009-2010 Keven Shaw, President, Chris Lindsay, Vice President​ ​​​

2008-2009 John Bryant, President, Melissa Kwan, Vice President​ ​​​

2007-2008 Zach Targos, President, Sarah Burrows, Vice President​ ​​​

2006-2007 Bill Simmons, President, Colin Rose (Dec 2010), Vice President​ ​​​

2005-2006 Bill Simmons, President, Caitlin Spurr, Vice President​ ​​​

2003-2004 Iman Jodeh, President, Nick Weaver, Vice President​ ​​​

2002-2003 Neghin Sabhani, President, Iman Jodeh, Vice President​ ​​​

2001-2002 Raj Rajkumar, President, Neghin Sabhani, Vice President​ ​​​

2000-2001 Paul Lopez, President ​​​

1999-2000 Michael Quashigah, President, Dave Namurah, Vice President​ ​​​

1998-1999 Guy Patterson, President, Kisha Small, Vice President​ ​​

1997-1998 Dan Mahoney, President, Jessica Lewallen, Vice President​ ​​

1995-1996​ Loren Sharpley, President ​​​

1994-1995 Ray Greene, President, Rudy Lucero, Vice President​ ​​​

1993-1994 MJ Lane, President, Ian Pennebaker, Vice President​ ​​​

1992-1993 Richard O'Dell, President, Meghan S. McNamara (Bob Pfeil), Vice President​ ​​​

1991-1992 Roxanne Nice, President ​​​

1990-1991 CJ Vera, President ​​​

1989-1990 Mark Johnson, President ​​​

1988-1989 Theresa Kascsak, President, George Vander Muelen, Vice President​ ​​​

1987-1988 Don Isley, President, Joe Seniw, Vice President​ ​​​

1986-1987 Santiago Lucero, President, Rose Young, Vice President​ ​​​

1985-1986 Rich Kennedy, President, John Frank, Vice President​ ​​​

1984-1985 Ken Cole, President, Lori Seddon, Vice President​

​​​1983-1984 Ken Cole, President, Lori Seddon, Vice President​ ​