Brian Sanniota made history on March 7 when he became the first ever ClemsonLIFE student elected to Clemson’s student senate.
In a Facebook post, ClemsonLIFE said that Sanniota has always wanted to run for office.
“If anyone knows Brian, you know he has dreamed of running for office,” the post said. Sanniota contacted the Clemson Undergraduate Student Government (CUSG) earlier in the year to fill out the required paperwork to run. He will begin serving on senate in a few weeks.
ClemsonLIFE is a program designed for those with intellectual disabilities who want to continue into postsecondary education on a college level. The mission of ClemsonLIFE is to provide a course of study that encompasses career exploration as well as self-awareness, discovery and personal improvement, according to the program’s website.
