Nathan Sosa | |
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| Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Janeen Sollman |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Nevada,Las Vegas (BA,JD) |
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Nathan Sosa is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 30th district. He assumed office on February 1,2022.
Sosa grew up in Las Vegas. He and his younger brother were raised by their single mother in a working-class family. As a teenager,he began working at a grocery store to help financially support his family.
After graduating from high school,he attended the University of Nevada,Las Vegas. While pursuing his undergraduate degree,he worked two jobs and also spent multiple semesters as an intern in the office of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History degree in 2006. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor from UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law in 2009. [1]
From 2009 to 2014,Sosa worked as an associate attorney in Las Vegas. In early 2014,Sosa and his wife moved to Washington County,Oregon. He continued his career in the law and devoted his legal practice to helping individuals navigate the insurance claims process. In 2022,Sosa became a partner in the law firm of Vames,Wang &Sosa Injury Lawyers.
In addition to his legal work,Sosa has been an active volunteer with multiple organizations. [2]
In 2015,he joined the board of the Hillsboro Schools Foundation. He was elected as the board’s vice president from 2017 –2018 and president from 2019 –2022. He also served on the Grant Committee and currently serves on the Marketing Committee.
In 2017,he was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to serve on the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. He was elected by his colleagues as the commission’s vice chair in 2019 and its chair in 2020. His term ended in 2021.
On January 31,2022,Sosa was appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives by the Washington County Board of Commissioners. [3] [4] On November 08,2022,he was elected to retain the seat and continue to represent District 30. His margin of victory was 61% to 39%.
In the 2023 legislative session,Sosa was appointed as vice chair to the House Committee on Business and Labor as well as a member of the House Committee on Higher Education;the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development;and the Joint Committee on Semiconductors. [5] He championed bills related to consumer protection,government transparency,and higher education. [6] He also led the effort to expand the authority of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to enforce public meetings laws. [7]
In the 2024 legislative session,Sosa was a chief sponsor of the Family Financial Protection Act. The bill strengthened protections for consumers under the Unfair Debt Collection Practices Act. It also increased the amount of assets that are protected from debt collection. [8] A few months after the session was over,Sosa was named chair of the new House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nathan Sosa | 15,572 | 61.7 | |
| Republican | Joe Everton | 9,632 | 38.2 | |
| Write-in | 34 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 25,238 | 100% | ||
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