Vani Suresh

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Hello! Join me for some quotes and live reactions from the 2022 ASUC Tabulations and follow the rest of the coverage from my @dailycal colleagues! #ASUCTabs2022

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After running unopposed for Executive Affairs Vice President, Bailey Henderson looked to the future.

"It is now time to transition from great ideas to start working on those platforms and ideas," Henderson said. "That’s what students actually want."

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#ASUCtabs2022 Shay Cohen, who won a senate seat, was "very overwhelmed." She said "There is a lot of appreciation in my heart right now."

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Aaaaand that's a wrap on the 2022 ASUC Elections!! Thanks for following along <33 #asuctabs2022

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While Ryusei Best Hayashi did not win a seat, he noted his team put up a "good fight."

"I’m feeling proud of my team and how well we did," Best Hayashi said. "I think that even though we didn't get the results we hoped for, it was definitely a good learning experience."

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Hitesh Kamisetty, who did not win, noted his disappointment, as there is no purely STEM focused candidate.

"I would like to see a focus on STEM, specifically the EECS funding crisis," Kamisetty said. "I would like to stay involved in both the ASUC and ESC"

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Bridgette Meshkani said it felt great winning a senate seat noting the "hard work and dedication" it took.

"I think everyone learned a lot about themselves and gained experience, whether they were elected or not," Meshkani said. "Running a campaign ... takes a lot of courage."

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#ASUCtabs2022 Yasamin Hatefi also won a senate seat, and said that while she did not expect to do as well as she did, she "feels amazing."

Hatefi said "I think it shows that the transfer community is very strong and it's time we have more representation in ASUC."

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Now incumbent Senator Deena Ali noted she was excited because right now is "the start of a lot of new things." She also commended everyone who ran, saying they "did a really great job." #ASUCtabs2022

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Aileen Sanchez, our next ASUC Transfer Representative, said she is "so grateful" she can uplift normally unheard students as a "Latina, first gen, low income transfer student." #ASUCtabs2022

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#ASUCtabs2022 6 of the Senators are with ElevateCal, 6 with Student Action, and 8 ran independently

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Here is the 2022 ASUC Senate:

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Anjali Jogia-Sattar, Manuel Cisneros Jr., Mahathi Kandimalla, Tyler Mahomes, Yasamin Hatefi, Deena Ali, Josh Lee, Soha Manzoor, Bridget Mashkani, Thin Rati Oo, and Raymond Hufnagel!

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Carlos Vasquez, Megan Yao, Stephanie Wong, Emma Centeno, Shay Cohen, Deborah Kim, Shri Gopal, Akash Ponna, Charles Peng

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Aileen Sanchez will be the ASUC Transfer Representative for 2022!

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Executive results are coming in!

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External Affairs Vice President will be Bailey Henderson, and Executive Vice President will be Giancarlo Fernandez #ASUCtabs2022

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Chaka Tellem will be ASUC President again in 2022 #ASUCtabs2022

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Additionally, voter turnout from last year increased by 23%

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Proposition 22A, the Save the Daily Cal fee passed! However, 22B, the graduate student assembly fee did not pass. #ASUCtabs2022