2021 UNT Student Senate Election at TAMS

From April 5 to April 8, 2021, an election to fill the sole UNT Student Senate seat from TAMS was held. As the incumbent, Senator Navya Chintaman, was graduating that semester, she was ineligible to run for reelection. Both Ted Kwee-Bintoro and Rohit Rajan filed to run.

Campaign

On March 29th, 2021, both candidates announced on the Texas Academy of Misplaced Stuff Facebook group their campaign for the TAMS seat in the UNT SGA Senate. As of April 2nd, 2021, Rohit had a total of 54 engagements with his announcement post and 10 users of his Facebook Profile Picture Frame while Ted had 72 engagements and 25 users of his Frame. Due to the UNT SGA Senatorial Panel being held in-person, both candidates opted out of the event.

Rohit Rajan

Rohit ran a campaign focused on promoting communication and transparency between the UNT administration, TAMS administration, and students, ensuring equality and equity within TAMS and UNT, and supporting various TAMS student organizations and clubs.

From the official Candidate Platform: The TAMS community has specific needs that have long been ignored. Representing TAMS as your SGA Senator, I will ensure these needs are heard and resolved in an effective manner. Given the current state of affairs in the TAMS community, equality and equity are crucial components of my TAMS SGA Senate platform. TAMS is oftentimes isolated and considered a disparate entity from UNT, which seemingly further ostracizes TAMS from UNT. Integrating the TAMS community with the UNT community, through equality and equity, will be my number one priority as your SGA Senator. Furthermore, as the TAMS program continues to prosper and grow, it is crucial that we cater to the various needs that arise from an increasingly diverse TAMS student body. This includes providing extended support to student organizations, bridging the gap between students and the administration, and addressing prominent student problems as they arise throughout the year. As your TAMS SGA Senator, I will ensure that equality/equity is attained, change is made, and TAMS successfully integrates with the UNT community.

Ted Kwee-Bintoro

Ted focused on three values: transparency, equality, and democracy. Along with his values, he had 17 different goals and 7 different resolution drafts which he wanted to push for. Ted maintained a website with more information regarding his campaign.

From the official Candidate Platform: This year has been rough on the TAMS community after being forced to spend a year completely online and away from campus, we feel frustrated and unheard. As I talk to my classmates, many ask the same question “Was it worth it to drop everything and come here?” Let me tell you something: I believe that this school is worth it. I believe that there are so many new opportunities and connections to be made here. I believe that we can get the TAMS experience we deserve, but only if we have leadership that reflects our values. That’s why I’m running for the Student Senate: I want to fight for the best of what TAMS has to offer. As your Senator, I will fight for the restoration of transparency, equality, and democracy. My legislative agenda will focus on holding the UNT administration accountable and ensuring that every single student can have their concerns heard. On day one in the Senate, I will submit legislation that will direct the Election Board to look into adopting instant run-off voting, create a standing committee with the goal of responding to student concerns, and increase TAMS participation in the UNT Student Government Association.

Results

Election results

Candidate	Votes	%
Ted Kwee-Bintoro	79	88.76%
Rohit Rajan	10	11.24%
Total	89	100.00%
Incumbent		Navya Chintaman
Senator-elect		Ted Kwee-Bintoro
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See also

• Ted Kwee-Bintoro
• Rohit Rajan
• Navya Chintaman
• Ballot
• List of UNT Student Senators from TAMS