Lucy Gichuhi is in the Senate after the High Court ruled former Family First senator Bob Day was invalid.
As number two on the party ticket, Senator Gichuhi was found to be the next eligible candidate.
But she rejects being called the "accidental senator."
"I don't call it accidental, I call it preparation. And when you are preparing, and preparation meets opportunity, that is the intersection we refer to as 'accidental,' 'luck.' But there's nothing accidental or, you know, luck about putting up your hand to be on a ticket, which is where all this started."
