{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Nathan Sosa | image = Legislative Photo.jpg | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | state_house = Oregon | district = [[Oregon's 30th House district|30th]] | term_start = February 1, 2022 | predecessor = [[Janeen Sollman]] |signature=Nathan Sosa Signature.png }}
'''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.
== Early life and education == 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Egener |first=Max |title=At least four seek appointment to upcoming Senate vacancy |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/fgnt/36-news/523780-418536-at-least-four-seek-appointment-to-upcoming-senate-vacancy |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=joomlakave.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204201105/https://pamplinmedia.com/fgnt/36-news/523780-418536-at-least-four-seek-appointment-to-upcoming-senate-vacancy |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Legal career == 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 [https://www.vameswang.com/ Vames Wang Sosa Hood Injury Lawyers].
== Community involvement == In addition to his legal work, Sosa has been an active volunteer with multiple organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |url=https://www.nathansosa.com/community-involvement |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Nathan for Oregon |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508152934/https://www.nathansosa.com/community-involvement |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2015, he joined the board of the [https://hsfonline.org/ 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 [https://www.oregon.gov/ogec/pages/default.aspx 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.
== Political career == On January 31, 2022, Sosa was appointed to the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] by the Washington County Board of Commissioners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Chas Hundley-Banks |date=2022-02-01 |title=County commissioners appoint Nathan Sosa to vacant House District 30 seat |url=https://www.bankspost.com/posts/1112/county-commissioners-appoint-nathan-sosa-to-vacant-house-district-30-seat |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Banks Post |language=en |archive-date=2022-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204201105/https://www.bankspost.com/posts/1112/county-commissioners-appoint-nathan-sosa-to-vacant-house-district-30-seat |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehman |first=Chris |date=2022-02-01 |title=With new speaker and new faces, Legislature kicks off 2022 session |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/with-new-speaker-and-new-faces-legislature-kicks-off-2022-session.html |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=oregonlive |language=en |archive-date=2022-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204201103/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/with-new-speaker-and-new-faces-legislature-kicks-off-2022-session.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Nathan Sosa Home |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/sosa |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=www.oregonlegislature.gov |archive-date=2023-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508152934/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/sosa |url-status=live }}</ref> He championed bills related to consumer protection, government transparency, and higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LEGISLATIVE RECORD |url=https://www.nathansosa.com/legislative-record |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Nathan for Oregon |language=en}}</ref> He also led the effort to expand the authority of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to enforce public meetings laws.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Oregon legislation could increase accountability in public meetings |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/10/new-oregon-legislation-could-increase-accountability-in-public-meetings/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=opb |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Debt collectors will not be able to wipe out entire bank account, seize house in Oregon consumer protections bill |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/oregon-lawmakers-consumer-protections-unfair-debt-collection/283-aa81151f-ea07-4177-9c92-0973b959b8b9 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the 2025 legislative session, Sosa served as chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection and a member of the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oregon Legislative Information System |url=https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025I1 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=olis.oregonlegislature.gov}}</ref> He was a champion for consumer protection. He led the fight for the Fairness & Affordability in Residential (FAIR) Energy Act to limit the rise of residential gas and electrical bills by requiring the Public Utility Commission to consider consumer interests when evaluating requests for rate increases from investor-owned utilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=FOX 12 |date=2025-02-21 |title=Oregon lawmakers introduce legislation to rein in utility bills |url=https://www.kptv.com/2025/02/21/oregon-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-reign-utility-bills/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=www.kptv.com |language=en}}</ref> He advanced a bill to crack down on bait-and-switch financing tactics used by automotive dealers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/oregon-legislature-moves-to-crack-down-on-bait-and-switch-auto-loans/ar-AA1CLS7l?ocid=BingNewsVerp |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> He brought a bill to add text messaging to existing robocall and telemarketing laws, prohibit solicitations late in the evenings, and ban solicitors from contacting someone more than three times in 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statesman Journal Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts |url=https://subscribe.statesmanjournal.com/restricted |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=subscribe.statesmanjournal.com}}</ref> He teamed up with other legislators to eliminate hidden fees in online sales.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oregon Legislative Information System |url=https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025r1/Error |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=olis.oregonlegislature.gov}}</ref> He also led the effort in the House to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill to bar medical debt from credit reports poised to pass Oregon Legislature {{!}} The Lund Report |url=https://www.thelundreport.org/content/bill-bar-medical-debt-credit-reports-poised-pass-oregon-legislature |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=www.thelundreport.org}}</ref> In addition, he championed a bill to address age discrimination in job applications by banning employers from asking for an applicant's age or date of graduation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inside AARP’s Fight to Stop Age Discrimination in the Workplace |url=https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/oregon-law-age-discrimination-2025/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709132203/https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/oregon-law-age-discrimination-2025/ |archive-date=2025-07-09 |access-date=2025-08-01 |work=AARP |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the 2026 legislative session, Sosa was chief sponsor of a bill to stop online lenders from using a loophole in federal law to charge triple-digit interest rates on consumer loans in Oregon, which violate the state’s interest-rate cap of 36%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-04 |title=New Oregon Bill Aims To Curb Predatory Lending {{!}} MyCentralOregon.com - Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC |url=https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2026/02/04/new-oregon-bill-aims-to-curb-predatory-lending/ |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=www.mycentraloregon.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also one of the lawmakers who worked to pass a bill to ban the sale of “speculative tickets” that the seller does not possess.<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Newsroom |date=2026-02-10 |title=Oregon targets ticket fraud with new consumer protection bill |url=https://www.kdrv.com/news/regional/oregon-targets-ticket-fraud-with-new-consumer-protection-bill/article_d9aeb404-d443-440d-8f00-b0ff4bc0b3e0.html |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=NewsWatch 12 KDRV |language=en}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = [[2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 30th House district|30th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = June 12, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230612205817/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Nathan Sosa | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 15,572 | percentage = 61.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Everton | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 9,632 | percentage = 38.2}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 34 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 25,238 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 30th House district|30th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Nathan Sosa | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 20,254 | percentage = 96.4}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 750 | percentage = 3.6}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 21,004 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
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