TJ Benoist is a sophomore from Farmington, MO, majoring in Constitutional Democracy, with an emphasis in Law and Institutions, and minoring in History and Political Science. He serves as Communications Director for Mizzou College Democrats, is a member of the Kinder Institute Undergraduate Society, and works as a Kinder Democracy Lab Fellow helping plan and lead field trips for FIG students. Additionally, TJ was a candidate for County Commissioner in his home of St. Francois County. After completing undergrad, TJ plans to attend law school and pursue a career as an attorney. In his free time TJ enjoys binging political TV series such as The West Wing, The Newsroom, and Madam Secretary.

Zoe Wilson is a junior from St. Louis, MO, majoring in Constitutional Democracy and History, with an emphasis in Public History, and minoring in Anthropology. On campus, she is President of the History Club, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, and is deeply involved with the Kinder Institute, where she was part of the 2023-24 cohort of the Society of Fellows and assists with the Kinder Institute Democracy Lab as a programming fellow and a Peer Learning Assistant for the first-year FIG class. In her free time, Zoe likes watching documentaries and shopping, and she hopes to one day work in a museum.