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]
Oscar De Los Santos | |
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| Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lupe Contreras |
| 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 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MPP) Union Theological Seminary (MA) Yale University |
Early life and education
editDe 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 St Antony's College, Oxford in 2018.[3] 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
editIn 2012, De Los Santos was the youngest Florida field organizer for the Obama campaign.[4] From 2015 to 2016, he taught English and social studies to sixth graders at Champion South Mountain School in Phoenix, Arizona.[4] He also interned for the National Economic Council and the U.S. House Of Representatives.[4] De Los Santos was a lobbyist and head of public policy for the Association of Arizona Food Banks.[2][4]
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.
- ^ https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholar-community/rhodes-scholar-bios/rhodes-scholars-class-of-2017/oscar-de-los-santos/
- ^ 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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