The chair of the Student Association Senate Finance Committee has thrown his hat into the ring in the race for SA president.
SA Sen. Chris Clark, U-At Large, is the third candidate to declare for president, alongside fellow SA Sen. Jason Kaplan, CCAS-U and SA outsider John Richardson.
As a two-year veteran of the SA Senate, Clark said he will focus his campaign on reforming the organization’s lack of efficiency and structure.
“We need structure and procedure to everything,” Clark said. “Even something as simple as the file cabinets in the SA office. Everything can be made more efficient.”
If elected, Clark said he will champion Gelman Library renovations and free printing for students. He said he wants to reform 4-RIDE by adding additional operators during peak hours.
Clark’s top priority is to create “George’s List,” modeled after the website craigslist, where GW students can sell their books, tickets and other items to fellow students.
Clark said his previous experience with the SA is key to the changes and improvements he says the organization needs.
“Experience gives you the intangibles that no one else has. You know the inner workings because you’ve bee there so long,” Clark said. “I know the little things that make a difference. I know how to work those things into a good presidency.
Clark, a junior, is a brother of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, president of the Undergraduate Business Association and a member of the GW Troubadours.
Candidate registration began Monday and will run until Feb. 21 at noon.
Elections will be held March 9 and 10.