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 |
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]
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]
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]
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 |
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]
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]
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]