Maria Martinez is an incoming senior at UC Davis majoring in Political Science and minoring in Sociology. Originally from California’s Central Valley, Maria is especially interested in the different ways public policy impacts communities and the representative efficacy of governmental systems. Maria is a current honors thesis researcher in the UC Davis Political Science department and will be graduating in June 2022! Outside of academia, Maria has served as a board member of the University of California Student Association and is a current Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP. pre-law fellow. In her free time, Maria creates Spotify playlists and explores the menus of different coffee shops.