The Position of Senators at MGA
Abigail Arquette
One of the most important roles at Model General Assembly is that of being a senator. As senators, participants represent their delegations in ways such as presenting bills, speaking in Senate committees and on the floor of the Senate. Even though senators are not allowed to enter the floor of the House of Delegates, they still work with the HoD to work on bills. The senator that was interviewed also happened to be a bill patron this year and she spoke about how she enjoyed that experience and about how it was such a fun and interesting experience. She also mentioned how she learned a lot from it and if she were to do it again she believed she could do a better job.
To further learn about the position of Senator, multiple MGA senators was interviewed. Upon reflecting on their view of the position, one of the senators said: “we listen to many different bills, and debate them as well as adding amendments”. When asked about the most interesting bills presented, one of the senators described important bills on major topics such as the death penalty, mandatory sign language for VA schools, and the prevention of discrimination. This role of debating and presenting bills adds up to be one of the most important jobs at MGA.
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