Oscar De Los Santos
American politician
Oscar De Los Santos | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 Serving with Junelle Cavero | |
| Preceded by | Mark Finchem |
| Personal details | |
| 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
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
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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official website
- Biography at Ballotpedia
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56th Legislature (2023–2025)
- Speaker of the House
- Ben Toma (R)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Travis Grantham (R)
- Majority Leader
- Leo Biasiucci (R)
- Minority Leader
- Lupe Contreras (D)
- ▌Quang Nguyen (R)
▌Selina Bliss (R) - ▌Judy Schwiebert (D)
▌Justin Wilmeth (R) - ▌Joseph Chaplik (R)
▌Alexander Kolodin (R) - ▌Matt Gress (R)
▌Laura Terech (D) - ▌Sarah Liguori (D)
▌Charles Lucking (D) - ▌Myron Tsosie (D)
▌Mae Peshlakai (D) - ▌David Cook (R)
▌David Marshall (R) - ▌Melody Hernandez (D)
▌Deborah Nardozzi (D) - ▌Lorena Austin (D)
▌Seth Blattman (D) - ▌Justin Heap (R)
▌Barbara Parker (R) - ▌Oscar De Los Santos (D)
▌Junelle Cavero (D) - ▌Patty Contreras (D)
▌Stacey Travers (D) - ▌Jennifer Pawlik (D)
▌Julie Willoughby (R) - ▌Travis Grantham (R)
▌Laurin Hendrix (R) - ▌Jacqueline Parker (R)
▌Neal Carter (R) - ▌Teresa Martinez (R)
▌Keith Seaman (D) - ▌Rachel Jones (R)
▌Cory McGarr (R) - ▌Christopher Mathis (D)
▌Nancy Gutierrez (D) - ▌Gail Griffin (R)
▌Lupe Diaz (R) - ▌Alma Hernandez (D)
▌Betty Villegas (D) - ▌Consuelo Hernandez (D)
▌Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D) - ▌Lupe Contreras (D)
▌Elda Luna-Nájera (D) - ▌Mariana Sandoval (D)
▌Michele Peña (R) - ▌Lydia Hernandez (D)
▌Analise Ortiz (D) - ▌Tim Dunn (R)
▌Michael Carbone (R) - ▌Cesar Aguilar (D)
▌Quantá Crews (D) - ▌Kevin Payne (R)
▌Ben Toma (R) - ▌David Livingston (R)
▌Beverly Pingerelli (R) - ▌Steve Montenegro (R)
▌Austin Smith (R) - ▌Leo Biasiucci (R)
▌John Gillette (R)
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