Undergraduate Student Government
at The Ohio State University

Government Relations

Role and Mission

Government Relations has a mission of representing the undergraduate student body by creating and upholding relationships with leaders at the local, state, and federal level in order to discuss and propose ideas for the betterment of our university. Internally, we strive to facilitate the initiatives of other USG committees and their relationships with legislative bodies by acting as the main communicator and lobbyist on their behalf. Externally, we assist students by taking their suggestions, research, and ideas to government officials for support and guidance.

Director of Governmental Relations

Luke Bornhorst.50

I am a fourth year public management, leadership, and policy major with minors in music, Spanish, and international relations. I am a native Ohioan from Dublin, and I am the director of Governmental Relations in USG. Student voting and foreign policy are my policy passions, and I love to read and sing in my free time.

This semester Governmental relations is working on voter information tabling to aid students in exercising their civic duty to vote. Along with this we are planning an Advocacy Panel to help students learn how to effectively advocate for issues they care about. In past semesters we have also done trips to the Statehouse and Washington DC to advocate for student issues with lawmakers, and we plan to continue to do these events in the Spring.

Projects & Policy