The speaker of the Undergraduate Student Government senate, Diana Carpio, was removed Tuesday night after an anonymous two-thirds majority vote from the senators excluding Carpio, according to a statement from vice president Brianna Sánchez to the Daily Trojan.

In an interview, Carpio told the Daily Trojan she resigned from USG as a whole — despite keeping her position as a senator after the removal vote — effective immediately.

“I think that the reason why I was removed was more for personal reasons than professional,” Carpio said. “All I’ve ever tried to do is support senators, including times when I’ve not felt supported by them, so I think I’ve done the best I could as a speaker, and to the next speaker, I wish nothing but good luck.”

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Carpio said the individuals she thought initiated the removal process had not addressed specific grievances with her, which she said negatively impacted the culture of USG.

“I’d hope that in the future, people … [are able] to really be straightforward with the next speaker and to be honest and transparent about what it is they’re feeling,” Carpio said.

When asked about her legacy in USG, Carpio mentioned her work to reinstate the 24/7 Tommy Watch and her laundry stipend project, which received $4,000 of legislative branch funding through senate bill 144-11 on Oct. 2. Carpio said she hopes to be able to name her successor to lead the laundry stipend project.

In her statement, Sánchez — a member of the executive cabinet — said the executive branch does not have direct oversight over the removal process, limiting her knowledge on the removal.

“The decision of the senators to remove the Speaker will be respected and the proper procedure to elect a new Speaker will be followed,” Sánchez wrote.