Why I Want To Be A Senator

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As my resume indicates, I possess more than two years of experience with federal, state, and local legislation. My professional history includes a position with the Associated Students of Washington State University where I served as a Senator during the 45th and 46th senate. I also bring experience from a variety of university departments such as Residence Life, Housing, New Student Programs, and Student Involvement, which have provided me with additional information regarding how departments function, the needs of students, and the process of policy implementation. Most recently, my responsibilities as a Senator with the Associated Students of Washington State University match the experience needed to get a productive, long-lasting start to the position at hand. As a Senator, my responsibilities include interacting with constituents, university officials, and legislators, maintaining active knowledge of past, current, and pending legislation, and producing or supporting resolutions in reaction to legislation or governmental actions. One important duty of the Vice President of Legislative Affairs is chairing the Legislative Affairs Committee. I bring the necessary experience to complete that task. Throughout the 45th senate I served as a member of the external committee, and transitioned to vice-chair this year. In this role I help facilitate the meetings and run them myself in the absence of the chair. Serving as a senator has …show more content…

My passion for student success and prosperity has guided my time at Washington State University. All of my current and past positions at this university have been student focused. From hall government to senate, from senate to orientation counselor, and orientation counselor to resident advisor. If appointed, I will put my passions to work for the students of this great university at a time when higher education is rapidly

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