Jesus Sanchez, University of New Mexico
Jesús Sanchez is a BA/MA political science student at the University of New Mexico. A 2024 Truman Scholarship finalist and 2024 Clauve Outstanding Senior, Jesús is passionate about basic needs and welfare policy. Jesús has previously hosted a conference, sponsored by New Mexico’s Higher Education Department, about food and housing insecurity on college campuses and what student leaders can do to advocate for the basic needs of their peers. He is also a member of the UNM Political Science Honors program. His previous experience interning for New Mexico’s Legislative Education Study Committee and Think New Mexico helped him develop his interest in working in public policy. Jesús has previously done research through the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship about how effective different forms of welfare are at reducing income inequality within a country. After graduation, Jesús intends to pursue a PhD in education policy, with the goal of working for New Mexico’s Higher Education Department as a Policy Analyst and advocating for the physical and mental well-being of college students, staff, and faculty.