Return to Main Page1. Why are you running to be a senator with the 71st senate?2. What have you been involved with on campus or in Isla Vista that you believe has prepared you to be a senator?3. Detail at least three resolutions or bills you’d like to introduce while in office.4. Describe your platform and specifically how you will work to achieve your goals while in office.5. What specific organizations or entities do you hope to work with in order to achieve your platforms?6. How will you make yourself available to your constituents during your term if the shift to online courses continues through summer and fall quarter?7. What makes you the best candidate for this position?8. What would you say best describes your voting interests in politics at all levels? Please mark all that apply. (Transparency note: We are asking this question because we believe many in the UCSB community would like to know the political leanings of prospective A.S. candidates, since so many Senate decisions reflect opinions on real-world political issues).9. How would you assess the work of the 70th (2019-2020) A.S. Senate in addressing the needs of the student body?10. A.S. UCSB is the only undergraduate ASUC that has not formally passed a resolution divesting from companies that allegedly profit from human rights violations in Israel. Would you vote in favor of a resolution to divest in alignment with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement?11. Do you believe that UCSB should be tuition-free?12. Do you believe that mental health services at UCSB are adequate? If not, what should be done to address the problem?13. During Fall Quarter 2019, there were multiple reports of sexual assault occurring on fraternity property. In the following weeks, students criticized the university for its slow response to the reports and for failing to address their concerns. Do you believe the university could have handled the situation better? Please explain.14. Do you believe that Title IX is an adequate system to address sexual assault on UC campuses? Please explain.15. Do you believe UCSB is effectively serving historically underrepresented groups, including members of the Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+ community and others? Please explain.16. If you are elected to serve on the Senate, what will be the first bill or resolution that you plan to author?17. A.S. is typically seen as inaccessible to the average student. As a senator, how would you work to involve the student body more and keep them informed about what the Senate is doing? Please detail specific steps you would take.18. UC President Janet Napolitano is stepping down in August. As the search for her replacement is ongoing, what do you see as the top priorities for the next UC President?

1. Why are you running to be a senator with the 71st senate?

2. What have you been involved with on campus or in Isla Vista that you believe has prepared you to be a senator?

3. Detail at least three resolutions or bills you’d like to introduce while in office.

4. Describe your platform and specifically how you will work to achieve your goals while in office.

5. What specific organizations or entities do you hope to work with in order to achieve your platforms?

6. How will you make yourself available to your constituents during your term if the shift to online courses continues through summer and fall quarter?

7. What makes you the best candidate for this position?

8. What would you say best describes your voting interests in politics at all levels? Please mark all that apply. (Transparency note: We are asking this question because we believe many in the UCSB community would like to know the political leanings of prospective A.S. candidates, since so many Senate decisions reflect opinions on real-world political issues).

9. How would you assess the work of the 70th (2019-2020) A.S. Senate in addressing the needs of the student body?

10. A.S. UCSB is the only undergraduate ASUC that has not formally passed a resolution divesting from companies that allegedly profit from human rights violations in Israel. Would you vote in favor of a resolution to divest in alignment with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement?

11. Do you believe that UCSB should be tuition-free?

12. Do you believe that mental health services at UCSB are adequate? If not, what should be done to address the problem?

13. During Fall Quarter 2019, there were multiple reports of sexual assault occurring on fraternity property. In the following weeks, students criticized the university for its slow response to the reports and for failing to address their concerns. Do you believe the university could have handled the situation better? Please explain.

14. Do you believe that Title IX is an adequate system to address sexual assault on UC campuses? Please explain.

15. Do you believe UCSB is effectively serving historically underrepresented groups, including members of the Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+ community and others? Please explain.

16. If you are elected to serve on the Senate, what will be the first bill or resolution that you plan to author?

17. A.S. is typically seen as inaccessible to the average student. As a senator, how would you work to involve the student body more and keep them informed about what the Senate is doing? Please detail specific steps you would take.

18. UC President Janet Napolitano is stepping down in August. As the search for her replacement is ongoing, what do you see as the top priorities for the next UC President?