Sophia A. Nelson Explained
Sophia A. Nelson |
Birth Name: | Sophia Angeli Nelson[1] [2] |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1967 |
Birth Place: | Munich, West Germany |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Independent (2020–present)[3] |
Otherparty: | Republican (until 2020) |
Education: | San Diego State University (BA) American University (JD) |
Occupation: | Lawyer, author, political commentator |
Website: | Official website |
Sophia Angeli Nelson (born January 5, 1967) is a German-born American author and journalist.
Education and early career
She was born in Munich, Germany, and grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey, graduating from Sterling High School in 1985.[4] She received her B.A. in economics and political science from San Diego State University, and became politically active as a Republican in 1988 after hearing Jack Kemp during the 1988 presidential primaries.[5] She was legal counsel to New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman[5] [6] and ran for Congress in New Jersey's 1st congressional district in 1996. She was also a GOP counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee,[5] but ultimately decided to become a journalist and author. As of 2020, she is a political independent.[3]
Works
- Black Woman Redefined : Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama, Dallas, Tex. : BenBella Books, 2012.
- E Pluribus One : Reclaiming our Founders' Vision for a United America, New York : Center Street, 2017.
External links
Notes and References
- https://auislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/auislandora%3A14513#page/24/mode/1up/search/Nelson 100th Commencement Program, American University, Winter 1995
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/nelson-sophia-angeli-1967/ SOPHIA ANGELI NELSON (1967-)
- Web site: Sophia A. Nelson . Here's Why I Left the GOP . Thedailybeast.com . 2022-04-15.
- Nelson, Sophia A. "High school teacher was Sterling example of someone who made a difference", Courier-Post, September 21, 1997. Accessed April 20, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The writer, a 1985 graduate of Sterling High School in Somerdale, and a former candidate for Camden County freeholder and Congress, works on Capitol Hill as an investigative counsel for the Government Reform and Oversight Committee."
- News: Nelson . Sophia . What's Trump's Problem With Black Women? . 2017-10-16 . Politico Magazine . 2017-10-26.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/nyregion/on-politics-a-new-gop-face-emerges-in-a-democratic-stronghold.html A New G.O.P. Face Emerges In a Democratic Stronghold