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

Despite being allowed to keep her position as a senator following the removal vote, Carpio told the Daily Trojan in an interview she plans to resign from USG as a whole, 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.”

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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.

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.

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.