Arturo Alonso

American politician

Arturo Alonso-Sandoval
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 89th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 16, 2022
Preceded byJose Cruz
Personal details
Born (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999 (age 25)[1]
United States
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BS)

Arturo Alonso-Sandoval is an American politician who is the member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 89th district.

Early life and education

Alonso was born in the United States, but lived in Guanajuato City, Mexico until he was four. His family then moved to Oklahoma City, where he attended Santa Fe South High School for middle and high school.[1] While in high school, he volunteered on Michael Brooks-Jimenez's state senate campaign.[2] He then attended the University of Oklahoma where and graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering in May 2022. Alonso is bilingual in English and Spanish.[1]

Career

Alonso ran for the 89th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2022. The seat was vacant after the resignation of Jose Cruz. He faced Cristian Zapata and Chris Bryant in the Democratic primary.[2] Alonso won the June 28 Democratic primary and since no candidate from another party filed in the district, he won the seat outright.[3] He was sworn in November 16, 2022.[4]

In October 2023, Alonso co-lead a bipartisan study on artificial intelligence alongside Representative Daniel Pae.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hancock, Andrea (June 27, 2022). "Democratic primary will determine next House District 89 representative". NonDoc. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Martinez, Ainsley (June 24, 2022). "3 Democrats seek open south Oklahoma City House seat in Tuesday's primary election". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Hancock, Andrea; Brinkman, Bennett; Savage, Tres (June 30, 2022). "In Legislature, 3 incumbents out, 10 races go to runoffs". NonDoc. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Shular, Daniel (November 16, 2022). "Photos: Lawmakers sworn in at Capitol on Oklahoma Statehood Day". Tulsa World. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lawton Representative to help lead study on artificial intelligence". The Lawton Constitution. October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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