Oscar De Los Santos
Oscar De Los Santos | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 Serving with Junelle Cavero | |
| Preceded by | Mark Finchem |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) University of Oxford (MPP) Union Theological Seminary (MA) Yale University |
Oscar De Los Santos is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 11 in 2022.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]De Los Santos was born in Los Angeles to Gregorio and María Dolores, both immigrants from Tenamaxtlán.[2] In 2015, De Los Santos completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Southern California, where he graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.[2] He was also a Truman scholar.
As a Rhodes Scholar, he completed a master's in public policy from the University of Oxford in 2018. He earned a master's degree in Christian social ethics from the Union Theological Seminary in 2020.[2] He is a Juris Doctor student at Yale Law School and received a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans in 2022.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2012, De Los Santos was the youngest Florida field organizer for the Obama campaign.[3] From 2015 to 2016, he taught English and social studies to sixth graders at Champion South Mountain School in Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He also interned for the National Economic Council and the U.S. House Of Representatives.[3] De Los Santos was a lobbyist and head of public policy for the Association of Arizona Food Banks.[2][3]
During the 2022 Arizona House of Representatives election, De Los Santos was elected to represent the 11th district.[1] He is the first out LGBT person to represent the district.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Atwood, Michelle (2022-10-27). "From Arizona to Texas to North Carolina: Getting out the LGBTQ vote". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Meet the Fellows | Oscar De Los Santos". www.pdsoros.org. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ a b c d "Oscar De Los Santos - Rhodes Trust". Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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