This is the Reveille’s profile on the 2025 Forward campaign. The Reveille also has profiles for the Foret-Tatman: Forward campaign, Henderson-Layrisson campaign and Unite campaign. You can vote here.

Hamood Qureshi and Page Gray are running for student body president and vice president as the Forward ticket. The pair’s platform prioritizes advocating for the student body and establishing a sense of community on campus.

Elections will be held March 20 and 21.

Getting to know the candidates

Qureshi is a chemical engineering senior with a minor in chemistry from Lafayette. Gray is an economics senior with a political science minor from Crowley.

Both have an extensive history of involvement with Student Government throughout their time at LSU, and both are involved with the Honors College and its Louisiana Service and Leadership program.

“I really want to give back to the LSU community that I know has helped both of us really flourish, grow and prosper,” Qureshi said.

Along with Qureshi and Gray, the third and only other person on Forward’s ticket is the campaign manager, John Michael Sweat, a political science, sociology and biology senior. Sweat ran for student body president last year.

Purpose

Forward is seeking to advocate for LSU students amidst the changing political landscape of LSU’s campus and the country at large. Qureshi said he’s witnessed these changes firsthand and wants to be able to help guide students through navigating this experience.

“There is a lot of stuff happening nationwide and on this campus, and I think it is very important to help students be prepared for that change,” he said.

The campaign wants to help provide the resources students may need to make them feel comfortable and heard.

Goals

The ticket’s main goal is to reach out to students and help them understand SG is there for them.

When asked about specific policies, Quereshi said the pair is more focused on advocating for the student body than anything else.

“Off the top of my head there really aren’t any specific policies,” Qureshi said. “I think policies are great and all but I think what’s really important as well is we have two really strong leaders advocating for student government and students.”

Students aren’t voting for specific policies when voting for this ticket, Qureshi said, they’re voting for students with experience on this campus who will advocate for students.

The candidates have been “laying low” in terms of outreach. Both wanted to focus more on the debate and the KLSU forum, stating how those are the two major ways of engaging with students and showing their ticket is around.

Both also hope to shed light on SG and “bring the campus forward.”

“If you’re voting for us, you’re voting for two strong leaders that are open to hearing your viewpoints and working with you to ensure your voice is heard,” Qureshi said.

Forward’s message to students

The pair’s primary message to the student body is that they will be there to guide and help students succeed. This goal is the ticket’s top priority, and they hope their administration will reflect that.

“We are their point of contact, wherever that may be, if [students] have something going on in school or their personal life,” Qureshi said. “We want to help build the framework so that they can ask us where to go.”

The LSU spring elections will be held March 20 and 21.