Max Troiano is a junior from Sudbury, Massachusetts, majoring in history and government in the College of Arts and Sciences. He previously served as CPU’s Vice President of Recruitment. A passionate defender of the liberal arts, Max also enjoys classic movies on film, magazines, cooking, and the Temple of Zeus. Outside of CPU, he is a senior columnist for the Cornell Daily Sun, an alto saxophonist in the Big Red Marching Band and Big Red Pep Band, and a founding contributor to Collegetown Magazine.

Spencer Krenk is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and comes from the monotonous suburbia of Lincoln, Nebraska. As a nostalgic admirer of the days when ILR cared about labor organizing, Spencer is involved in a students right campaign on campus and is pursuing the Labor and Social Justice Minor. He joined the Union his freshman fall and has not been able to escape the addictive thrill of a passionate debate since then. He is also the VP of Cornell Club Baseball and an avid enjoyer of spontaneous conversations, intramural athletics, and pretending to do homework in Temple of Zeus.

Raina Maiga is a sophomore studying Environment and Sustainability in College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) from Indianapolis, Illinois. She has been a member of the Cornell Political Union since the fall of her freshman year, when she was selected as a New Member Representative on the executive board for the 2025–2026 academic year. Outside of the Union, she serves as Co-President of the Cornell Entrepreneurship Club and as an analyst in Cornell Venture Capital. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies and spending time outside when the weather is nice.

Lucine Barseghyan is a junior from Ithaca, N.Y, majoring in Government and American Studies, and minoring in Information Science and Law and Society in the College of Arts and Sciences. She serves as the Programming Chair for the Armenian Students Organization, and has previously served as a Co-Leader of the Independent Caucus of CPU. An avid foodie and an online shopping addict, Lucine can often be found working (or shopping) at CTB (where she recommends trying a CTBLT and a strawberry white mocha) and loves recommendations for new sushi spots.

Brayden Handwerger Bolívar is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations who specializes in the policy intersection of technology and labor. A former professional actor turned policy and business analyst, Brayden has worked across campaign politics, the United States Congress, and private GovTech enterprises. A proud Californian, Brayden comes to Cornell from inland San Diego County, a dry desert chaparral town referred to as the “city in the country.” Thanks to a lengthy career as a country music singer, Brayden has had the privilege of traveling and performing all over the Southwest, and now performs at Cornell in heartland rock band New Americana as well as in the Cornell Mariachi Band, where he serves as Vice President.