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  	"President": [{
  		"name": "Diana Jekki",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/President/DianaJekki.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science - Law and Society & English",
  		"bio": "Diana Jekki, a fourth year double major in Political Science-Law and Society and English, has a tremendous record in working towards bettering the lives of students at UCR. She has been accomplishing this through her strong moral character of respect towards students by her work in ASUCR as chief of staff for all presidential positions for over three years, and including her ability to be transparent with implementing policies that affects the lives of everyday students. As an Iraqi-American national, Miss Jekki is dedicated to serving the needs of students within all backgrounds. Her commitment to integrity is to ensure that all rules and laws are enforced accordingly and justice is served to those who break the law. Firm but fair, her commitment to students is her number one priority because to Miss Jekki, she is just like you, a student that strives to become successful, happy and prosper academically.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Roy Tongilava, CHASS Senator",
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President",
  			"Mehvish Ali, CHASS Senator Candidate",
  			"Middle Eastern Student Assembly",
  			"Leeor Habot, Highlanders for Israel President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Semi Cole",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/President/SemiCole.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science and Public Policy",
  		"bio": "My name is Semi Cole and I hope to represent you as your next Student Body President. With the hope of opening the doors of our organization for fruitful collaboration and conversation, I want to inspire student activism and transformative action. By driving student engagement, I want to create a legacy of change and tangible improvement that we can all be proud of. As your President, I hope to be a visible and conscientious of student concerns, breaking the traditional boundaries and having a presence in the community. Building a relationship of trust and accountability, I hope to continue my efforts of providing better basic need resources, improving our mental health services, and creating more opportunities for students to get involved in shaping the campus community.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Alyssa Tocker, CHASS Senator Candidate"
  		]
  	}
  	],
  	"EVP": [{
  		"name": "Andrea Cuevas",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/EVP/AndreaCuevas.JPG",
  		"major": "Public Service",
  		"bio": "I am running for the position of Executive Vice President. My diverse experience in ASUCR as a Senate Intern, Vice Chair of Personnel Committee and extracurricular activities make me the ideal candidate. Having worked with the Executive Cabinet in my lower level positions I have seen how things are run and can attest that I will bring a new perspective to this position. I would like to improve and increase involvement opportunities within ASUCR by expanding the Senate intern and Fellowship programs. This means adding more structure, more opportunities and holding the senators accountable to their duties. Lastly I hope to be key in creating a more transparent student body government by sending out the agendas for senate meeting to the entire student body two days before the senate meeting so that all students will be informed and not have to rely on social media to receive this information.",
  		"endorsement": ["Jose Cortez-Hernandez, ASUCR Vice President of Finance", "Luis Huerta, CHASS Senator Candidate"]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Johnathan Li",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/EVP/johnathanLi.jpg",
  		"major": "Business Administration - Finance",
  		"bio": "Hey Highlanders! My name is Johnathan Li and I am a third-year in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. I am excited and proud to announce that I will be running as your Executive Vice President. Currently, I serve as your Vice President of External Affairs. In the past, I have served you in different capacities such as President Pro Tempore and Senate Secretary. Since my time in ASUCR and UCR, I have created the Clicker Checkout Program that has served over 300 students each quarter. Besides Clicker Checkout Program, I expanded the Motorist Assistance Program, improved ASUCR transparency and accountability, and much more. With my UC and ASUCR experience, I can ensure you that I can continue to hold administrators and student leaders accountable for their actions until the issues that are affecting students are relieved or resolved. Vote for me as your Executive Vice President!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President",
  			"Aman Ratani, Highlander Gaming",
  			"Hayden Jackson, ASUCR Chief of Staff",
  			"Patrick Le, BCOE Senator",
  			"Dana Dinh, CHASS Senator"
  		]
  	}
  	],
  	"External": [{
  		"name": "Martin Micco Cuenca",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/VP_External/Martin.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science",
  		"bio": "My name is Martin Cuenca and I will be running in this years ASUCR elections as a candidate for the Vice President of External Affairs position. Currently, I serve the student body as a Student Senator of my college CHASS. In the past I served in the capacity of Legislative Affairs Director under the office of the VPEA, and I always wanted to pursure VPEA but I felt as though I wasn’t ready to fully serve the position. Having taken a year for personal growth and development I am now happy to announce my candidacy for the role. As Vice President of External Affairs I want to promote diversity, mental health campaigns/issues, and boost our communities civic engagement. I want to see our underrepresented communities thrive in this tense political atmosphere and I will make sure our communities participation in local, state, and federal elections rises!",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}],
  	"Internal": [{
  		"name": "Jose Cortez-Hernandez",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/VP_Internal/JoseCortez.JPG",
  		"major": "Econ/Administrative Studies and Political Science",
  		"bio": "This year I will be running for the Vice President of Campus Internal Affairs, previously I had the opportunity to serve AS as a CHASS senator, and presently as the Vice President of Finance. If elected, I would work to renegotiate our contracts with our zagster to lower the costs of our bike share program, continue the annual Beyond R’ Margins conference, establish a subsidized rental service for senior gowns, and lastly work towards securing the necessary funded for professional staff that the R’Pantry is in dire need of. As the Vice President of Campus Internal Affairs I will ensure that your student government is bringing you amenities and programs that students are in need of and can easily utilize. I will serve and represent all students if elected and revitalize the association to make it more beneficial for all students.",
  		"endorsement": ["Andrea Cuevas, Executive Vice President Candidate"]
  	}],
  	"Finance": [{
  		"name": "Johnston Pau",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/ECAB/Finance/Johnston.jpg",
  		"major": "Finance",
  		"bio": "Hello Everyone! My name is Johnston Pau and I am a third year Business-Finance major and I will be running for the Vice President of Finance. I have spent the last 3 years in the finance department of ASUCR and have learned the applicable skills necessary for the job and have the absolute confidence that I will do my best if elected. Throughout the last three years, I have built good relationships from over the 400+ clubs on this campus as they sought us out for club funding and I hope I can continue that next year. As a student leader, I will be as transparent as I can be and hear out all of the issues that our student body has and do my best to resolve them as efficiently as possible. My goal is to eliminate wasteful spending and reallocate our funds into more prioritized programs.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}],
  	"GCAP": [{
  		"name": "Austin Mok",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Directors/GCAP/Austin.JPG",
  		"major": "Environmental Engineering",
  		"bio": "Hello Highlanders! My name is Austin Mok and I am your current Undergraduate Sustainability Director for ASUCR. With the help of my committee, The Green Campus Action Plan, or GCAP for short, I’ve given back to the students of UCR by providing grants to student organizations, creating internship opportunities within my office and other campus departments, and even spearheading environmental projects on campus like the Zagster bikeshare program.\n\nIn this past year, I’ve learned a lot about sustainability and the needs of the student body. If voted into the director position again next year, I will make UCR a leader in environmental stewardship by continuing to push for programs that provide increased food security to students, expanded options for recycling and composting, and higher use of renewable energy on campus.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}],
  	"Outreach": [{
  		"name": "Carolyn Chang",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Directors/OutreachDirector/CarolynChang.jpg",
  		"major": "Business Administration",
  		"bio": "I’m Carolyn Chang and I’m a second year Business Administration major. I currently serve as one of your CHASS Senators and last year, I served as a freshman finance fellow.\nAs a committee member on the Outreach committee, I am running to be your next Outreach Director! This past year I have attended high school visits, Outreach grant hearings, and weekly committee meetings.\nIf elected, some of my goals are to focus; 1. Visiting 2 high schools each quarter. 2. Educating high schoolers and middle schoolers more about college and what to expect. 3. Working more alongside with finance for Outreach Hearings and attending general meetings.\nI’ll see you all later!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Dana Dinh, CHASS Senator", 
  			"Patrick Le, BCOE Senator"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Isaiah Kim",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Default.png",
  		"major": "Business Administration",
  		"bio": "In the Spring of 2018, Highlanders will head to the polls to decide the future of our University. Every year, students running for ASUCR will say the same thing, but this year the Highlander Empowerment Referendum will decide if the invaluable programs in Costo Hall will be able to operate as usual. UC Riverside will need creative solutions to the issues we will face in 2018, 2019, and beyond. I am running for Outreach Director because I am a leader with a background of working with committees within ASUCR to find creative solutions to the problems you face every day. Under the Office of the Vice President of External Affairs, I lobbied Governor Jerry Brown to force corporations to pick up the tab for funding the UC system, so students like you do not have to. As Outreach Director, I will use Outreach funds to foster a vibrant campus community.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}],
  	"Personnel": [{
  		"name": "Jordan Steinhauser",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Directors/Personnal/Jordan.JPG",
  		"major": "Neuroscience",
  		"bio": "My name is Jordan Steinhauser and I’m running for the positon of Personnel Director. I’m a second year Neuroscience major in CNAS and currently hold the position of Executive Assistant for the Executive Vice President of ASUCR. My job entails screening, interviewing and hiring of first year fellows and interns. It is through my involvement in ASUCR that I feel I am qualified to hold the position. As a member of Student Government I enjoy listening to the student body to determine the needs of our students and implementing effective meaningful change. I am consistently thinking of ways to increase campus involvement thus helping students realize that they have a voice and this is their campus. As personnel director I would like to recruit more members for a continued strong student government. I am a strong advocate of student government and every student should have an opportunity to be involved.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Nataly Morales",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Directors/Personnal/Nataly.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science and Public Policy",
  		"bio": "I am a first generation student that plans to become involved in California politics in the future. My plan is to run for local politics because one can make a big change in a small location. For that reason I am running for Personnel Director. This position is in charge of committees, that make a big difference, but have not been as effective. I plan to make these committees well-known and prosper. ASUCR is a big platform for the UCR student body. ASUCR has a voice that can be louder in order to make great changes. ASUCR has partaken a part of my life for the last 2 years. In those 2 years, ASUCR committees have been an extreme part of my political and personal growth and that is what I hope to achieve in the mind of many others through greater publicity, diversity, and effectiveness.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}
  	],
  	"Marketing": [{
  		"name": "Connie Wi",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Directors/Marketing/Connie.JPG",
  		"major": "Media and Cultural Studies",
  		"bio": "Hello Highlanders!\nMy name is Connie Wi and I’m thrilled to be running for your Director of Marketing and Promotions again. ASUCR is essentially the voice of this campus with the duty to promote the overall wellbeing for the students of UCR. I strive to continue to be that voice for you. My goal this term was to not only efficiently market and promote opportunities for the students here at UCR, but also to strengthen the relationship between the student government and the student body. I would love to continue to strengthen this relationship, be present, get feedback, and finish the projects that I’ve started this term. I was able to learn so much about the University, the administrators and the students during this term and I invite you all to join me on my continuous journey to improve our University.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}],
  	"Transfer": [{
  		"name": "Vanessa Salinas",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Directors/Transfer/Vanessa.JPG",
  		"major": "Sociology",
  		"bio": "Hello Fellow Highlanders!\nMy name is Vanessa Salinas and I am a 22-year old Latina transfer student from Citrus College majoring in Sociology with dreams of becoming a social worker to help communities and children in foster care. I would love to have the opportunity to represent and be the voice of transfer students. Joining student government (ASUCR) was my goal once I transferred here because I wanted to assure the needs of transfer students were being met. I propose to table every other week to make myself visible and available to address any concerns or questions as well as set up workshops/open forums to address needs. I understand the struggles transfer students face on campus such as making friends and navigating campus but I promise to hold social events for transfer students to build a stronger sense of community so that we can succeed in our education.\n",
  		"endorsement": []
  	}],
  	"CHASS": [{
  		"name": "Alex Gonzalez",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/AlexG.JPG",
  		"major": "Economics/Administrative Studies",
  		"bio": "I, Alex Gonzalez am a third year Economics/Administrative studies major and I am running for CHASS Senator. I come from the very diverse and robust city of San Diego. I want to showcase the opportunities for people of color and first generation students that attend UC Riverside. I identify as a first generation Afro-Latino, but want to provide assistance to all cultures. I believe diversity is an essential part in building any healthy growing environment. I plan to increase the amount of speakers who are people of color or are people who had a tough battle of pursuing and finishing college. The success they have garnered can provide insight and networking opportunities for my fellow students to utilize. I would also like to create programs that break the language barrier between students and the financial offices of the university to provide an overall more efficient process.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Alex Zhou",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/AlexZ.JPG",
  		"major": "Psychology",
  		"bio": "I, Alex Zhou, am a second year Psychology major with pre-med focus, and I am running for CHASS senator. I come from Arcadia, a small city in LA county. I am a first generation college student and I understand the struggle of major expectations from both family and society so I try my best to achieve the best grades possible. I believe better parking is the key to better grades and further academic success. Due to the distances between classes and parking lots, people often have to arrive much earlier than their class scheduled, and often people choose to not go to class because of parking. I plan to create more efficient and more abundant parking spaces for students which will not only bump up the attendance rating for students but also give them more time to study for exams and more time to complete assignments.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Alyssa Tocker",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Alyssa.JPG",
  		"major": "Sustainability Studies/Theatre",
  		"bio": "Hi everyone! I am Alyssa Tocker, a third year Sustainability Studies/Theatre major and Programming Director for GCAP. Over my past few years here at UCR I have been involved in several ASUCR committees, and have organized free programs for students. I would now like to take this opportunity to give back to students a step further by being CHASS Senator. If elected, my sole purpose will be to make sure students feel accurately and properly represented by their student government. Students and student unions should feel their representatives are approachable and easy to access, not above them or disconnected. I will do this by having office hours in a place accessible to all, such as the HUB, or other equally accessible buildings on campus. I will also focus on the TFDP department, food insecurity, and Wi-Fi issues. Vote for me: be represented, be heard!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Johnston Pau, Vice President of Finance Candidate",
  			"Austin Mok, GCAP Director"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Asia Ou",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Asia.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science",
  		"bio": "My name is Asia Ou and I am running for ASUCR CHASS Senator. I am a second-year Political Science major concentrating in Public Service. The student organizations that I am involved with on campus are ASUCR, University of California Student Association (ASUCR), and College Democrats. I currently serve as an ASUCR Senate Intern under CHASS Senator Roy Tongilava. My platforms for UCR is to advocate for accessibility and affordability, promote a safer campus, and sustain a diverse community for all students",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Avi Idea",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Avi.JPG",
  		"major": "Philosophy",
  		"bio": "I’m Avi Idea, and I’m running for CHASS Senator this coming spring quarter! I spend my free time losing in board games, rock climbing in the REC center, and drinking way too much thai tea. I love UCR. We have a beautiful campus, rich academics, and the greatest diversity out of any UC. There’s a long list of amazing things about this campus- and I want to add to that list. I want to help make UCR even better.\nI’m a first year pre-business major with a pending double major in philosophy. Outside of class, I’m a member of our award winning Mock Trial team, and I’ve been an active intern to our very own EVP, Carisha Moore. Under her mentorship, I’ve been educated on the ins and outs of senatorship and student government as a whole.\nI’ve put my efforts into a number of projects such as creating a better studying atmosphere in the library and granting discrete and convenient access to attorneys for survivors of sexual violence. As a senator, I can enact even more positive change on campus. I’m specifically interested in combating our appalling food insecurity rate and working to make student government more accessible for those that are interested but unsure about how to get involved.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "David Melgoza",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Default.png",
  		"major": "Unknown",
  		"bio": "*This candidate did not submit a bio*",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Brandon Lieu",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Brandon.JPG",
  		"major": "Business Administration - Finance",
  		"bio": "My name is Brandon Lieu and I am a third year Business Administration major focusing in Finance. Throughout my three years here at UCR, I have been highly involved in Student Government, Student Affairs, and Student Life. From holding positions on the Greek Governing Board, the Interfraternity Council, to representing all Undergraduate Students in the Academic Senate on the topic of Faculty Welfare, I have been given numerous opportunities to enact minor changes to help enhance the Undergraduate Student Body and improve the Undergraduate Student Experience here at UCR. However, it is time for a series of major changes to help better our amazing University. As your Senator, I will promise to develop solutions to three main topics: the issue of parking, the issue of financial aid wait times, and the issue of funding for programs involving Costo Hall",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Hayden Jackson, ASUCR Chief of Staff"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Chelsea Davenport",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Chelsea.JPG",
  		"major": "Comparative Ancient Civilizations",
  		"bio": "Chelsea is a Comparative Ancient Civilizations major who transferred to UCR from El Camino College in 2016. As a non-traditional student, Chelsea hopes to provide a voice for students who often go unheard. She's currently involved with the#WeAre3D campaign, which is fighting for access to resources for disabled and differently-abled students. She hopes to help create changes in the next year that will allow for marginalized communities within the UCR family of students to have greater security in both their person and their education, as well as provide more opportunities for students who are often overlooked. As a CHASS Senator, Chelsea hopes to bring her activism experience to the table in order to help fight for the best interests of all students, as well as bringing attention to some of the most vulnerable communities.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Evan McGuffin",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Evan.JPG",
  		"major": "Pre-Business",
  		"bio": "Hey there Highlanders! My name is Evan McGuffin and I’m running to be your next CHASS Senator! I am a first year Pre-Business major from the 626! As this year’s ASUCR Community Service Director for the President, I was able to gain a lot of experience creating the Commission on Fair Housing and Neighborhood Relations and working with CalFresh to educate students.  As a senator I will focus on helping alleviate the food security issue present on campus, assisting students with children who faced cutbacks in the recent year, address mental health issues facing students, and many other projects to help UCR become a better home!  If elected I hope to use my term as senator to further help the students and represent CHASS to the best of my ability.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Vietnamese Student Association",
  			"Hayden Jackson, ASUCR Chief of Staff",
  			"Nikkei Student Union"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Jacky Chang ",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Jacky.JPG",
  		"major": "Accounting",
  		"bio": "Hello fellow highlanders! My name is Jacky Chang and I’m running to be your next student representative as CHASS Senator. In the past, I have served as an assistant coach on my high school track and field team which has motivated me to take initiative and engage myself in leadership roles. Currently, I serve as a board member on Accounting Society which has given me the opportunity to work and connect with fellow students across all grade levels. As a result, I understand the same issues that plague us all such as limited parking, high textbook costs, and limited spaces in class. As a CHASS Senator, I want to highlight these issues and work with my fellow classmates so that we can push for solutions, ensuring that all students of UCR have the resources they need to succeed.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Joaquin Malta",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Joaquin.JPG",
  		"major": "Psychology",
  		"bio": "My name is Joaquin Malta; I am Diné (Navajo), and I am an Undergraduate Psychology Major here at UC Riverside. My goals for UCR are to see a greater unification among the students that call themselves Highlanders. I want to be a part of a movement that heads toward a more unified presence on campus, utilizing our diversity to build common ground among all. Within ASUCR, I want to create more opportunities for members to attend meetings of other student organizations, as well as open more communications for student organizations to communicate with ASUCR directly. I want students to feel and know that they have a voice on campus, and the established presence of ASUCR can be a collaborative one, not an unfamiliar one. With these goals in mind, I truly believe that we Highlanders can create R’unity in R’community.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Jonathan Escobar",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Jonathan.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science and History",
  		"bio": "My name is Jonathan Escobar, a First-Year CHASS Political Science and History major and I am hoping to serve YOU in the ASUCR Senate! There is much that can be done and I intend to do as much as possible when elected. My major goals include creating better means of communication between ASUCR and the students it represents, and help reduce the cost of attending UCR. Because UCR is such a diverse community, full of many cultures, it is easy for people to feel unheard or excluded. As Senator, I will reach out to these communities and ensure that everyone feels represented by their Student Leaders. In a similar way, ASUCR funds should be used in a way that benefits all students. So upon being, elected I will begin a process of diverting these funds into more productive activities, such as helping students in need purchase school materials.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Juan Riley",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Juan.JPG",
  		"major": "Philosophy",
  		"bio": "Hello Highlanders! My name is Juan Riley and I am running to represent CHASS students as your senator. As a senator, I plan to reach out to those hidden within our diverse UCR community and provide students a voice for their opinion on injustices in our campus in addition to helping them in whatever they need to flourish as students and residents of the Riverside community. I have had many leadership opportunities in my life, being captain for both the US Youth Soccer National Team and my soccer team for Weston, the city I used to represent in Florida. These experiences have helped me drive the people I embodied to serve and better the community as well as ourselves with events such as holding philanthropies to help young kids in Haiti. I believe that my diverse background and social outreach could bring in more involvement from students in different areas of the university to spark a motivation for the community and university advancement.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Julian Gonzalez",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Julian.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science",
  		"bio": "My name is Julian Gonzalez, I am a second-year Political Science major. If elected to be a CHASS Senator, my goal is to be a Senator who is easily accessible to work with fellow students on the issues that affect and are important to them. Some of my goals include improving student health on campus, specifically mental health awareness. Additionally, I want to continue to push UCR to lower the costs students are forced to pay to get to an education, specifically, textbooks. In terms of ASUCR, I want transparency to continue to improve, because if our peers are electing us, they should know what is getting done. Overall, if given the opportunity to be a Senator, I want to work alongside my peers in continuing to make UC Riverside more inclusive, safe, healthy, diverse and the best it can be.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Justin Domecillo",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Justin.JPG",
  		"major": "English",
  		"bio": "Hey Folx, I am Justin Domecillo and I am running for to be a CHASS Senator for the 2018-2019 year. As a transfer student for the year of 2017-2018, I have been thoroughly engaged with ASUCR as an Assistant Director for the Office of Student Advocacy (now called LobbyCore), an executive board member for The Philosophy Club at UCR, and a vocal advocate for Costo Hall and its resource centers. I am running so that I may change the image students have of ASUCR—I want the phrase, “ASUCR doesn’t care” to be a distant memory. To accomplish this, I am introducing senate bills that will allow student voices to take priority during Senate meetings—if students are there to speak, it is the role of a leader to listen. A senator cannot guide and meet the needs of students if we shut our eyes and close our ears to them. As a CHASS Senator, I am committed toward making ASUCR and UCR as a whole a much more accessible, represented community.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Kiley Atwood",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Kiley.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science",
  		"bio": "Kiley Atwood is a first-year Political Science major running for CHASS Senator. She is a dedicated student-athlete in Women’s Cross Country as well as Track and Field. Kiley is a representative for Women’s Cross Country in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, an organization created to give athletic teams representation. She also worked on a political campaign as an intern in the campaign headquarters. Kiley is a very open-minded individual who is constantly learning. She prides herself on being a great listener and communicator with a friendly personality and welcoming attitude toward others. As a CHASS Senator, Kiley would be dedicated to representing the opinions of students around her and would bring forward ideas from those who struggle to have their voices heard. Kiley knows she would make a great senator because she believes that a great leader is someone who is able to listen and implement ideas that others have.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Lennin Kuri",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Lennin.JPG",
  		"major": "Political Science",
  		"bio": "Lennin Kuri is a first year, low -income first generation Political Science Major. Lennin has been an ongoing minority student advocate through his position as Government Assistant Director under ASUCR Office of the Vice President of External Affairs - which is responsible for lobbying elected officials on behalf of students at UC Riverside on all levels of government through coordination with other organizations on campus including, but not limited to, Ethnic and Gender Programs offices. This is also in combination with his campaign endorsement from the  Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ), where he works on social justice change in the lens of environmental health and justice. Let’s create a positive and successful change!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Avi Idea, CHASS Senator Candidate",
  			"Nataly Morales, Personnel Director Candidate",
  			"Johnathan Li, Vice President of External Affairs"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Mehvish Ali",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Mehviash.JPG",
  		"major": "Business Administration",
  		"bio": "As CHASS senator, the position entails policy making to benefit the diverse student body collectively. If elected, my main goal is to actively advocate student concerns on campus. Being part of the university for two years and belonging to a variety of resource centers, I apprehend what students continue to struggle with. Because UCR prepares students for their careers, I plan to strengthen our student’s occupational skills by collaboratively working with the career center and Costo hall to encourage all students to promptly establish a strong resume. Furthermore, I aim to improve Riverside community accessibility; specifically getting Uber pool and working with local businesses to have college nights for students to attend beyond campus. Finally, because this university thrives on public service, I believe it is important to recognize its prestige. I intend to increase school spirit by informing students the impact our school has accomplished on a national-wide scale.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Roy Tongilava, CHASS Senator",
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Munther Tabel",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Munther.JPG",
  		"major": "Philosophy",
  		"bio": "My name is Munther Tabel and I am a current Philosophy Major/Political Science Minor at the University of California Riverside. I am a transfer student from Mt. San Jacinto College and this is my second quarter at UCR as a junior. I plan on running for the position of CHASS Senator and look forward to doing so. My passion for politics began at an early age especially coming from a very politically involved family, therefore it was almost impossible not to develop an aspiration for a political background. I chose to run for CHASS Senator amongst all other positions at UCR because I think my proficiencies and capabilities can contribute to the Senate Chamber and Legislative Branch available at UCR. If appointed this position, I will be overwhelmed with delight to direct, supervise, conduct and articulate the affairs and policies of ASUCR, along with stimulating the interest and prosperity of all its members.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Tony Xu",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Tony.JPG",
  		"major": "Business Economics",
  		"bio": "I chose UCR and I will never forget why. The immense diversity and support from the community never ceases to amaze me. In my time here I have sought to make the most of it, from holding positions in Greek life, to active engagement in the University Honors program. However, there are problems that plague our amazing university. As a transfer, commuter, and international student I have firsthand experience with the unique challenges facing transfer, commuter, and international students. As Senator, I will develop solutions to the issues of affordable housing, parking space, support for Costo hall and improving the relationship between the Riverside community and the University. UCR is where we become the leaders of the future, and the leaders of the future deserve the best education, community, and accommodation possible!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Alyssa Tocker, CHASS Senator Candidate"
  		]
  	}
  	],
  	"CNAS": [{
  		"name": "Abigail Gigi Cortes",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CNAS/Abigail.JPG",
  		"major": "Biology",
  		"bio": "Hi! My name is Abigail Cortes and in this year’s Student Government elections I am proud to announce that I will be running for CNAS Senator. I currently am a representative of the Women’s Resource here on campus, as well as an officer in a student organization called The Literacy Initiative. Being a woman of color from a low income background in a college environment has been an eye opening experience for me, especially considering my exposure to our great multicultural centers here on campus. I have embraced being a woman and embraced being Latinx. As a Senator, I hope to promote our multicultural programs in Costo Hall to better inform the less-informed about our unique experiences as women/people of color, furthermore, I hope to use my position to do outreach to local schools through ASUCR to promote a better future for young individual in our local communities. Thank you!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Andy G. Veliz",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CHASS/Josiah.JPG",
  		"major": "Undeclared",
  		"bio": "I, Andy Veliz, am a second year undeclared CNAS major working towards statistics. I am running for CNAS senator in an effort to make college life less stressful on the students and improving campus life. Students spend more than $100 on parking every quarter, yet they still struggle on finding parking making them late to class or missing their class entirely. Working towards teachers to use the same textbook every quarter instead of access codes online will help students save money. With access codes students are unable to resell them, and they only allow access for the quarter; therefore, if students need the textbook for more than a quarter they will have to repay the fee to access the textbook. College can be stressful for students, and I believe in making ways less stressful for students and affordable for them.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Josiah Davis",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/Default.png",
  		"major": "Biology",
  		"bio": "*Candidate did not submit a bio*",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Kenneth Thai",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/CNAS/Kenneth.JPG",
  		"major": "Biology",
  		"bio": "Hello Highlanders! I am a third year Biology major, and I am working towards a career in medicine. Coming to UCR, I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and undertake things that I have never imagined. As I immersed myself into UCR, I have had life-changing experiences of the Literacy Initiative, where volunteers read to kids in elementary schools, VN Hope, a two week medical mission to Vietnam, and the Pre-Medical Fraternity, Phi Delta Epsilon. Getting to work with students that have graduated, to students that have recently come to UCR, I have noticed an enormous spectrum of ways to improve our school. From hearing ideas of “what if” to “what I hope to see“, I have been motivated to run for CNAS Senator to better the experience for current and future UCR students. The platforms I will be advocating for are Student Accessibility and Pride. Thank you!",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	}
  	],
  	"BCOE": [{
  		"name": "Ivan Acquaah",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/BCOE/Ivan.JPG",
  		"major": "Environmental Engineering",
  		"bio": "Students of UCR! — My name is Ivan Acquaah and I am pleased to inform you all that I am running to be your next BCOE Senator! I am very excited to work with all of you to make the UCR experience better not only for future classes to come, but for us that are here now. As a representative of UCR, I intend to encompass all of the values of our ideal Highlander (our Tartan Soul): to demonstrate integrity, accountability, excellence and respect. More importantly, I hope to be an ear as well as a voice for all of you to see what changes should be made and how best to implement them.",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Joel Sanchez",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/BCOE/Joel.JPG",
  		"major": "Mechanical Engineering",
  		"bio": "Joel is a dedicated first-year Mechanical Engineering student. He has been heavily involved in multiple organizations (SHPE, SWE, ASME, IEEE) even before his first term. He loves tutoring others in STEM disciplines, being very involved in outreach events, and volunteering for events by other BCOE organizations. His passion toward helping and benefitting other students than himself is his motivation to run for BCOE senator. His platform to help the BCOE student body is to provide more tutoring services for engineering students, allow more connections for students to be involved in a BCOE organization, and give more funding to BCOE organizations for outreach/development projects. Joel’s agenda is to guide and benefit present and future BCOE students during and after their studies at UCR. Joel would like to thank all the people supporting his campaign for BCOE senator for the 2018-2019 school year.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Johnathan Thai",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/BCOE/Johnathan.JPG",
  		"major": "Computer Science",
  		"bio": "My name is Jonathan Thai, I am a second year computer science major, and I will be running in this years ASUCR elections as a candidate for the BCOE senator position. I would like to get involved and represent the student body to the best of my abilities. As a senator for BCOE I would push for more beneficial programs for students to succeed. Such programs may be SI sessions and professional development workshops. Due to difficult classes and intense course loads students feel overwhelmed and unprepared for many classes they take. With the addition of more SI sessions it will allow students to stay on track with their classes and further cement topics from their courses.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Maurice Armstrong",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/BCOE/Maurice.JPG",
  		"major": "Environmental Engineering",
  		"bio": "As an engineering student, I have seen many of my fellow peers leave the field of engineering for a more open-minded and less relentless areas of study. It is said that 60% of students that begin in engineering leave or drop out. As BCOE senator I wish to address this area of concern by creating event and opportunities that help inspire and remind students why they choose engineering in the first place. As a senator, I wish to continue the Undergraduate Research Expo and I would like to begin a seminar series that would exhibit research and contemporary problems in the field. In addition, I would like to create and strengthen ties with industry by reinvigorating the Industrial Mentoring Program. Equally important, I as a BCOE senator would like to promote self-care among engineering students as well as across the campus. Engineering students study the most and sleep the least according to studies, which can lead to high levels of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issue. Thus, I wish to begin to cultivate a place where students do not feel degraded by talking about their issues.",
  		"endorsement": []
  	},
  	{
  		"name": "Sarah Al-Khalili",
  		"img": "./img/Candidates_Pictures/BCOE/Sarah.JPG",
  		"major": "Bioengineering",
  		"bio": "My name is Sarah Al-Khalili and I am a first year bioengineering major. I am running to become your BCOE Senator because I feel that as BCOE students, our voices are the least heard on this campus. As BCOE Senator, I will tackle issues such as reducing the costs of unnecessary expenses like lab notebooks, lab coats, access codes, clickers, textbooks. BCOE students constantly have to pay extra fees on top of tuition just to be able to take the classes needed to fulfill major requirements and I hope to be the one who initiates these changes. As Senator, I hope to bridge the gaps between different communities on campus to highlight its diverse atmosphere. ",
  		"endorsement": [
  			"Mariam Al-Khalili, CHASS Senator",
  			"Mohammad Tabel, Middle Eastern Student Assembly representative",
  			"Yasmeen Dabbas, SJP representative",
  			"Carisha Moore, ASUCR Executive Vice President"
  		]
  	}
  	]
  }