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Sophia Angeli Nelson (born January 5, 1967) is a
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-born American author and journalist.


Education and early career

She was born in
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, and grew up in
Somerdale, New Jersey Somerdale is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,566, an increase of 415 (+8.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,151,Sterling High School in 1985.Nelson, Sophia A
"High school teacher was Sterling example of someone who made a difference"
''
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'', September 21, 1997. Accessed April 20, 2022, via
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. "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."
She received her B.A. in economics and political science from
San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
, and became politically active as a Republican in 1988 after hearing
Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bu ...
during the 1988 presidential primaries. She was legal counsel to New Jersey Governor
Christine Todd Whitman Christine Temple Whitman (née Todd; born September 26, 1946) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration o ...
A New G.O.P. Face Emerges In a Democratic Stronghold
New York Times. 1996-04-21. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
and ran for Congress in
New Jersey's 1st congressional district New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, which includes Camden and South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since November 2 ...
in 1996. She was also a GOP counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, but ultimately decided to become a journalist and author. As of 2020, she is a political independent.


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.


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