Vote for an Experienced Campaigner

If elected, my priority on Day 1 will be to prepare UDems for a successful campaign in the midterms.

Next year will be a crucial year for our country, and UDems needs to be ready for the fight. The next President of UDems needs to have the skills not just to register people to vote, but actually get them to the polls. I'm the only candidate in this race who has demonstrated that ability.

As the UDems officer in charge of most campus campaign operations this past fall, I helped UDems partner with the LoveAustin campaign to achieve the highest off-year turnout EVER on UT campus for Prop Q.

Together with LoveAustin, we lit dropped 16,000 doors in the 2025 election, and with repeats, 19,000. When I was coordinating our lit drop efforts, I discovered that during the 2024 election, when my opponent was the UDems Campus Director, we only lit dropped 10,000 doors, and 15,000 with repeats. That meant about 37% of our campus/near-campus voter base was NEVER contacted by us. If I'm the UDems President for the 2026 election, we will not leave voters uncontacted like we have in the past.

Fight Back Against the Republican Takeover of Student Government

Last year, Republican-backed Hudson and Thierry were elected to the UT Student Government Alliance. Their victory was aided by the fact that turnout was so abysmal and groups like UDems did not make a concerted effort to stop them. If I'm elected UDems President, that will not happen again.

After that disastrous Student Government election, I helped pass an amendment to our rules to allow for anti-endorsements, so that the next time a Republican tries to win campus-wide office, we can tell the whole world not to vote for them.

The Student Government election for next year will be taking place on the exact same day as the 2026 primary elections, and I plan to fully capialize on that fact. When voters show up to the polls on Election Day to vote in the Democratic primary, we're going to hand them a piece of lit with our endorsements, and on the other side of the paper, a reminder to vote in the Student Government election. If I'm elected, our lit drops for the 2026 primary will also include information about the Student Government election. Let’s send Hudson and Thierry back to the frat house where they belong.

Develop and Implement a Coordinated 2026 Campaign Plan with TCDP

In the 2022 midterms, turnout in the six campus precincts was just 40%. My goal is to raise that turnout to 50% in Fall 2026, or roughly 3,000 extra votes. To achieve that goal, we cannot act alone. If elected, I will work with the Travis County Democratic Party (TCDP) and Austin Young Democrats (AYD) to undertake a true coordinated campaign effort, including:

• Recruiting college-aged volunteers to help in our efforts to lit-drop all 17,000 units of student housing
• Financial support for high quality UDems endorsement literature
• Coordinated text message and geo-targeted digital ad campaign to all students
• Partnering with precinct chairs and neighborhood leaders in North Campus to reach students and young people living in single-family homes as opposed to apartments

Promises I Can Keep

Past candidates for UDLC have overpromised and underdelivered. Members have been sold lofty proposals such as “an internship stipend fund,” a “#member-resources page” on the Slack, “conflict management training,” a path for “member-led resolutions,” a detailed “UDems activism guide,” a “shared ledger and budget tracker,” and much more that never came to fruition. All the while, we lost focus on the bread and butter of this organization.

As UDems President, I will focus on the core mission of UDems, which is: 

1. Win elections.
2. Organize the 40 Acres for progressive activism at all levels of government.
3. Strengthen the bonds between students and their elected representatives.
4. Connect members to progressive/Democratic Party politics.
   
   

I proved I could get it done this past semester as the Parliamentarian, and I’ll do it again as President. 

As for our long-term social and resource development projects - including internship/job opportunities, student advocacy, financial transparency, and academic support - those goals are more likely to be accomplished with a President who doesn’t go at it alone. I will instead work with our other equally capable UDLC members to ensure they are actually fulfilled. That’s why last Spring, I helped expand UDLC to include not just a Membership Director, but also a Member-at-Large. That’s how goals aren’t just promised, but accomplished.

Promote Shared Leadership

For far too long, the current leadership of UDems has undertaken a micromanagerial policy for the rest of UDLC, attempting to control every single aspect of their work, regardless if its productive. While the President is the chief executive of UDems, they are not a dictator. I will let the Comms Director be the Comms Director, and I will let the Treasurer be the Treasurer. It is the only leadership style that can help us achieve our electoral goals and maintain a healthy social environment within UDems. Since my opponent took office, three different officers have resigned from our board. Clearly something is not right, and it needs to change.

Term Pledge

I will be graduating from UT in the Spring of 2028, but if elected UDems President I will not overstay my welcome. Next semester, I plan on introducing a constitutional amendment limiting UDems presidents to no more than two semesters in office. We should have new voices get the chance to lead this club into the future.

Put QR Code for Attendance in Corner of Every Meeting Slide

Many members have long complained that they were not able to register their attendance at a UDems meeting, which is vital to being eligible to vote later in the semester for endorsement forums, amendment, and UDLC elections, because the slide with the QR code for attendance was only briefly on the screen. If elected President, I will place the attendance QR code on every meeting slide.

Establish a Members-Only Portal

The most basic aspects of UDems membership, such as attendance, dues, election eligibility, and absentee ballots, are not accessible enough right now. I want to change that. If elected, I will work with the Secretary and Comms Director to create a UDems Members-Only portal on our website, which will act as a home base for all member resources. In addition to those listed above, the portal will also contain previous meeting slides and have access to a larger photo gallery from UDems events.

Prioritize Member Retention

Time and time again, the statistics have shown that we do not face a recruitment problem. We face a RETENTION problem. Roughly 50% of our registered members are freshmen, while under 10% are seniors. We must do more to change the organization from the inside, not just work on our outward image. 

Upon taking office, I will propose to UDLC the establishment of a New Members Caucus as a permanent identity caucus within UDems. This caucus will include all members in their first year with the organization and will be co-chaired by the Membership Director and the Member-at-Large.

The goal is to create a welcoming space where new members - many of whom are first-year students living away from home for the first time - can connect with one another in a smaller, more comfortable setting. With the two UDLC members most closely connected to the general membership serving as co-chairs, this caucus will also provide new members with a clear pathway to get involved and help them feel recognized and valued by the club’s leadership.

Promote a Culture of Accountability

Having served as UDems Parliamentarian for the past semester, it has been my highest priority to uphold and enforce this organization's rules, so that all members are treated equally. Unfortunately, our current club leadership has far too often ignored the rules, and has left members feeling like their voices are being drowned out by a small few at the top. You deserve a leader who puts your interests first by promoting a culture of accountability. 

Build Trust With Local Leaders

Progressive groups like UDems cannot succeed when they are divided - they must be united. Unfortunately, when the gerrymandered congressional map for Texas was struck down in federal court, my opponent was against considering an endorsement of our very own Congressman Lloyd Doggett at our endorsement forum - forcing you, the members, to overturn that decision just to make the endorsement. If elected, I will build respect and trust with local leaders not just with my words, but also my actions.

Strengthen UDems' Collaboration with Progressive Groups 

Collaborating with like-minded groups on campus and across Austin bolsters not only the UDems image, but also the Democratic cause. We should work with and send members to engage with partner organizations like SDS, Austin Tejano Democrats, Black Students Alliance, and Austin Young Democrats. We can't fight right-wing attacks like the Trump Compact or free speech restrictions on campus alone. We need allies, and as your President I will work to strengthen those bonds.

Exert More Influence In the County Party 

One of the best ways that young people like us in UDems can make our voices heard in Democratic Party politics is through our precinct chairs in the county party. If elected UDems President, I will not only recruit and hold regular meetings with our campus precinct chairs, but work with TCDP to put our precinct chairs in leadership roles such as committee positions.