Duties

The duty of the Vice President shall be as follows:

  1. Chair the Recruiting Committee.
  2. Appoint a co-chairperson of the Recruiting Committee, pending the approval of the Executive Board.
  3. Act as President Pro-tempore in the absence of the President.  In a case where the President’s office becomes vacant, the Vice President will become the President automatically and will assume all powers, duties and responsibilities associated with that position.  The office of the Vice President then is vacant and will be filled by an appointment by the new President, pending the approval of the Executive Board and the general body.
  4. Assist the President.

 

Current Vice President

The Vice President of the Missouri State University Young Democrats is Patrick "Paddy" Needham. Patrick is a Sophomore at Missouri State University with a Political Science major, who graduated from Branson High School, Branson, Missouri in 2005.  Vice President Needham is also a member of the Student Government Association and Amnesty International.  He is currently in his first term of office.