Priscila S. Sousa is an American politician serving as a member of the

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for the 6th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 4, 2023.

Early life and education

Sousa was born in

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the interior of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Situated in the Vale do Rio Doce (meso ...

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, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was seven. Raised in

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, she graduated from Marian High School. Sousa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from

Simmons University Simmons University (previously Simmons College) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1899 by clothing manufacturer John Simmons. In 2018, it reorganized its structure and changed its name to a ...

Career

In 2009, Sousa served as an intern in the office of State Representative

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. She worked as a legal assistant for Foglia & Associates, P.C. from 2009 to 2011 and Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. as an assistant director during the

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. Sousa worked as a training coordinator for

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from 2013 to 2015 and briefly rejoined Foglia & Associates P.C. as a legal assistant in 2016. From 2016 to 2017, she worked as a legal secretary for the Wagner Law Group. Since 2019, Sousa has been a sales manager at

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. She was elected to the

in November 2022.

References

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