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From April 6 to April 9, 2020, an election to fill the sole UNT Student Senate seat from TAMS was held. As the incumbent, Senator [[Reese Jacobs Neal]], was graduating in 2020, he was ineligible to run again. [[Kevin Kim]], [[Saatvik Sunkavalli]], [[Puranjay Shori]], [[Navya Chintaman]], and [[Ranak Bansal]] filed to run.<ref>[https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/student-government-association/2020-elections 2020 SGA Elections | Division of Student Affairs (unt.edu)]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200811042845/https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/student-government-association/2020-elections Archived] from the original on August 11, 2020.</ref> However, Ranak did not participate in the election.
 
From April 6 to April 9, 2020, an election to fill the sole UNT Student Senate seat from TAMS was held. As the incumbent, Senator [[Reese Jacobs Neal]], was graduating in 2020, he was ineligible to run again. [[Kevin Kim]], [[Saatvik Sunkavalli]], [[Puranjay Shori]], [[Navya Chintaman]], and [[Ranak Bansal]] filed to run.<ref>[https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/student-government-association/2020-elections 2020 SGA Elections | Division of Student Affairs (unt.edu)]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200811042845/https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/student-government-association/2020-elections Archived] from the original on August 11, 2020.</ref> However, Ranak did not participate in the election.
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== Campaign ==
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=== Saatvik Sunkavalli ===
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Saatvik ran a campaign focused on increasing openness and equity between TAMS and the UNT community at large, pledging to overhaul the TAMS admin-student communication system and reduce the stigma of being a TAMS student at UNT.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=229617441734505&set=a.172263764136540&type=3</ref> He also drew upon his experience in speech and debate.
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=== Puranjay Shori ===
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Puranjay ran on increasing access to academic resources and improving the student body's perception of safety at UNT.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1723394904588579/permalink/2468543660073696/</ref>
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=== Kevin Kim ===
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Kevin's campaign focused largely on improving the club experience. He ran on granting [[Exec|execs]] more freedom with club resources, limiting the ability of TAMS admin to turn down club ideas due to controversial content, and increasing student-admin communication.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1723394904588579/permalink/2468364340091628/</ref>
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=== Navya Chintaman ===
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Navya focused on bridging the gap between TAMS and UNT, improving access to mental health resources, increasing TAMS outreach efforts, and reworking the [[Visual Arts and Design Track]]'s curriculum.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1723394904588579/permalink/2469678063293589/</ref> She also maintained a now-defunct campaign Instagram page (@navyafortamssenator).
  
 
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| colspan="2" |Senator-elect
 
| colspan="2" |Senator-elect
 
|[[Navya Chintaman]]
 
|[[Navya Chintaman]]
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== References ==
 
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== Additional reading ==
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* [[Nathaniel Brown]] wrote an [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L3pwq31Dr2p-nzN0I0G2o43iN2y22X0n_Idc2FwTaUg/edit analysis] of each candidate and their positions. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210210072108if_/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L3pwq31Dr2p-nzN0I0G2o43iN2y22X0n_Idc2FwTaUg/edit Archived] from the original on February 10, 2020 (link may have issues).
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* The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ohyRcs9BY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3du45GkPOz8DP6KI8O7z8_wDZJvTjYazCPC5XofSYN3fTsQcrbsSXHRk4 first] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvcgWfdKUhE&fbclid=IwAR07skijcZBuHpp0LPtSd4q2fuh99IKwxrb-9MgxA1Mjo7IIzSXm7dnaFkE second] senatorial meet and greet.
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[[Category:TAMS Student Senate Elections]]

Latest revision as of 15:17, 25 March 2021

From April 6 to April 9, 2020, an election to fill the sole UNT Student Senate seat from TAMS was held. As the incumbent, Senator Reese Jacobs Neal, was graduating in 2020, he was ineligible to run again. Kevin Kim, Saatvik Sunkavalli, Puranjay Shori, Navya Chintaman, and Ranak Bansal filed to run.[1] However, Ranak did not participate in the election.

Campaign[edit | edit source]

Saatvik Sunkavalli[edit | edit source]

Saatvik ran a campaign focused on increasing openness and equity between TAMS and the UNT community at large, pledging to overhaul the TAMS admin-student communication system and reduce the stigma of being a TAMS student at UNT.[2] He also drew upon his experience in speech and debate.

Puranjay Shori[edit | edit source]

Puranjay ran on increasing access to academic resources and improving the student body's perception of safety at UNT.[3]

Kevin Kim[edit | edit source]

Kevin's campaign focused largely on improving the club experience. He ran on granting execs more freedom with club resources, limiting the ability of TAMS admin to turn down club ideas due to controversial content, and increasing student-admin communication.[4]

Navya Chintaman[edit | edit source]

Navya focused on bridging the gap between TAMS and UNT, improving access to mental health resources, increasing TAMS outreach efforts, and reworking the Visual Arts and Design Track's curriculum.[5] She also maintained a now-defunct campaign Instagram page (@navyafortamssenator).

Results[edit | edit source]

Electoral results[6]
Candidate Votes %
Navya Chintaman 79 51.63%
Saatvik Sunkavalli 38 24.84%
Kevin Kim 32 20.92%
Puranjay Shori 4 2.61%
Total 153 100.00%
Incumbent Reese Jacobs Neal
Senator-elect Navya Chintaman
← 2019 | 2021 →

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Additional reading[edit | edit source]