Candidates for student government director positions answered questions regarding their reasons for campaigning in an Associated Students Inc. forum in the University Union at Sacramento State.

Angelica Bachman and Kylee Homecillo spoke of their intent to run for director of Natural Sciences and Mathematics while Ashley Mashburn and Courtney Hendsbee vetted their eligibility for Health and Human Services at the Tuesday event.

Justin Corpuz was the sole candidate at the forum for director of Arts and Letters.

Each candidate gave an opening and closing statement and answered two selected questions with two minutes to describe why they should be elected.

Corpuz noted his lack of a political background but claimed he is not just running for a position in office, but also as a student who relates to others who make a difference to them.

“With saying all this I just really want to emphasize the fact that I’m a student,” said Corpuz. “I’ve never had any prior experience to doing this but I have a vision.”

Bachman, who is currently in the Academic Honors Society and a Resident Advisor, said she has involved herself with many different organizations on campus since she began attending Sac State.

“The one thing that I think qualifies me most for this position is that I am a student myself,” said Bachman. “I am a part of this college, I take the courses, I have the same struggles as the people in my college…and I know what it’s like to not get into a course you need to graduate because the program is so impacted.”

Homecillo said she wants to get students on campus more connected with resources that would help them in their college career if she were to be elected into office.

Hendsbee has lived in Sacramento her whole life and mentioned a substantial involvement in the community. She is already involved with ASI at the funding meetings that decide the amount of money an organization receives and has a good understanding of how things are done in office.

“I want to utilize ASI so we can collaborate all of our majors within the college and just create that one voice and unite it all as a whole and really make those changes that they want to see happen because it’s all about the students,” said Hendsbee.

Spending four years at Sac State made Masburn feel confidence in how to provide opportunities to and help students because of her association with clubs and organizations that relate to the Health and Human Services on campus.

All candidates agreed at the end of the forum that if not elected into office, they would still help each other and students in their specific college to make a change.