Miguel Dante Alvarado is a senior at The University of Texas at El Paso, majoring in political science with a minor in legal reasoning. On campus, Alvarado sought to reduce student food insecurity through his work as senator-at-large of the UTEP Student Government Association and councilman of the UTEP Food Equity Student Council. As the student leader of the Texas Rising UTEP chapter, he led monthly voter registration drives across campus and spearheaded efforts to educate students about their voting rights. Off campus, Alvarado gained public service experience as a congressional intern for U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar (TX-16). Additionally, Alvarado has interned in his community with County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and mentored under the honorable Judge William Moody for the Texas 34th District Court. These experiences have had a significant influence on Alvarado’s life aspirations, leading him to pursue a career in public service focused on policy and legislation.