Legislative Branch

The legislative branch of ASUCD is headed by the ASUCD Senate. Under it is a large support network containing six commissions, and various committees.
The ASUCD Senate is the body which introduces, and commonly writes, legislation. Once legislation is submitted to the Senate, it gets referred to any number of the relevant commissions who scrutinize the legislation and offer their specialized opinion on it. Committees also exist to serve specific functions and are categorized as programmatic, internal, philanthropic, or special committees.
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The ASUCD Senate meetings are held on Thursdays at 6:10PM at the Mee Room (on the third floor of the Memorial Union) and can also be joined remotely via Zoom.
Senate Members Fall 2023

Rose Kazempoor [Rose kah-zem-poor]
Senate Recorder
Email: rkazempoor@ucdavis.edu
recorder@asucd.ucdavis.edu
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Binh Do [–]
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Trinity Chow [–]
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Danielle Nicole A Antonio [–]
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Nur Ambaw [–]
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Gabriel Gaysinsky [–]
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Chasa Monica [–]
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Submit Public Comments to ASUCD Senate
Please use this form to submit a public comment to the ASUCD Senate. Your comment will be read out loud or otherwise included in the meeting minutes. Comments are due by the start of each Senate meeting (6:10 PM). Please email vicepresident@asucd.ucdavis.edu for more information.
Six Commissions comprise the subordinate legislative bodies of the ASUCD Senate. The primary duty of a commission is to advise the ASUCD Senate on matters relevant to their individual specialty. Many commissions also plan events and activities that pertain to their field of expertise and benefit the student body in educational or entertaining ways.
Commissions hire new members at the end of Fall and Spring Quarter each year, though vacancies often occur mid-year as well. Each commission has nine voting members and up to four alternate members.

Megan Chung [Meh-gen ch-uhng]
Chair of Academic Affairs Commission
Email: aac@asucd.ucdavis.edu
megchung@ucdavis.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office Hours: Wednesday 12-2 pm
@asucd_aac

Mackenzie Field [Muh-ken-zEE Fee-ld]
Chair of Environmental Policy and Planning Commission
Email: ecac@asucd.ucdavis.edu
mfield@ucdavis.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office Hours: Monday 12-2 pm or by appointment
@asucd.eppc

Mehalet Shibre [“Ma-ha-let”]
Chair of Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission
Email: ecac@asucd.ucdavis.edu
mtshibre@ucdavis.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-4pm Zoom
@ecac_asucd

Ashley Chan [Ash-lee ch-an]
Chair of Gender and Sexuality Commission
Email: gasc@asucd.ucdavis.edu
alychan@ucdavis.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office Hours: Monday: 10 AM – 1 PM
Meeting Location: Zoom
@asucd_gasc

Daniel Mojica [Dan-ie-el Moe-hee-cah]
External Affairs Commission Chairperson
Email: externalaffairs@asucd.ucdavis.edu
damojica@ucdavis.edu
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm, Thursdays 9:00am-10:00am
@asucd_eac

ThuyAnh Truong (Twee-on tr-ong)
Chair of Internal Affairs Commission
Email: internalaffairs@asucd.ucdavis.edu
tqtruong@ucdavis.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office Hours: Friday: 9 AM – 11 AM
The ASUCD Senate several permanent committees. The primary duty of each committee is to delegate responsibilities of the ASUCD Senate into smaller components in order to efficiently handle administrative roles and tasks. Each committee is administrative and has a scope pertaining to its field of expertise. Most of the committees consist of student volunteers, members of the ASUCD Senate, Commissions chairs, and career staff.