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Ray Sosa
Ray Sosa (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Sosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ray Sosa was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sosa's professional experience includes working in financial services and as a consultant. He has been appointed to state-level committees by three U.S. governors and has experience serving on statewide commissions.[1][2]
Sosa has been affiliated with the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, League of United Latin Citizens, and Economic Development Task Force for Cheltenham Township.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis defeated Carrie DelRosso, Timothy McMaster, Michael Bagdes-Canning, and Nicole Shultz in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Austin Davis (D) | 56.5 | 3,031,137 |
Carrie DelRosso (R) | 41.7 | 2,238,477 | ||
![]() | Timothy McMaster (L) ![]() | 1.0 | 51,611 | |
Michael Bagdes-Canning (G) | 0.5 | 24,436 | ||
![]() | Nicole Shultz (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) ![]() | 0.4 | 20,518 |
Total votes: 5,366,179 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis defeated Brian Sims and Ray Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Austin Davis | 63.0 | 768,141 |
![]() | Brian Sims | 25.1 | 305,959 | |
![]() | Ray Sosa ![]() | 11.9 | 145,228 |
Total votes: 1,219,328 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carrie DelRosso | 25.6 | 318,970 | |
![]() | Rick Saccone | 15.7 | 195,774 | |
![]() | Teddy Daniels | 12.1 | 150,935 | |
![]() | Clarice Schillinger | 11.9 | 148,442 | |
![]() | Jeff Coleman | 10.1 | 126,072 | |
![]() | James Jones ![]() | 9.1 | 113,966 | |
![]() | Russell Diamond | 6.0 | 74,265 | |
![]() | John Brown | 4.8 | 59,267 | |
![]() | Chris Frye | 4.7 | 58,752 |
Total votes: 1,246,443 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerald Carnicella (R)
- Brandon Flood (R)
- Angela Grant (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Napoleon Nelson defeated Kathleen Bowers in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Napoleon Nelson (D) | 77.7 | 30,610 |
![]() | Kathleen Bowers (R) ![]() | 22.3 | 8,776 |
Total votes: 39,386 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Napoleon Nelson | 39.2 | 7,101 |
![]() | Gretchen Wisehart ![]() | 20.1 | 3,639 | |
Adrienne Redd | 13.4 | 2,435 | ||
![]() | Ray Sosa ![]() | 11.0 | 1,994 | |
Jay Conners | 9.2 | 1,664 | ||
Jennifer Lugar | 7.0 | 1,275 |
Total votes: 18,108 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Kathleen Bowers advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kathleen Bowers ![]() | 100.0 | 2,629 |
Total votes: 2,629 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
John Fetterman defeated Jeff Bartos, Kathleen Smith, and Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Fetterman (D) | 58.7 | 2,895,652 | |
![]() | Jeff Bartos (R) | 41.3 | 2,039,882 | |
![]() | Kathleen Smith (L) | 0.0 | 0 | |
![]() | Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick (G) | 0.0 | 0 |
Total votes: 4,935,534 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
John Fetterman defeated Nina Ahmad, Kathi Cozzone, incumbent Mike Stack, and Ray Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Fetterman | 37.5 | 290,719 | |
![]() | Nina Ahmad | 23.8 | 184,429 | |
![]() | Kathi Cozzone | 18.5 | 143,849 | |
![]() | Mike Stack | 16.6 | 128,931 | |
![]() | Ray Sosa | 3.6 | 27,732 |
Total votes: 775,660 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Lehman (D)
- Aryanna Berringer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Jeff Bartos defeated Kathleen Coder, Diana Irey Vaughan, and Marguerite Luksik in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jeff Bartos | 46.8 | 319,811 |
![]() | Kathleen Coder | 21.8 | 148,863 | |
![]() | Diana Irey Vaughan | 17.6 | 120,482 | |
![]() | Marguerite Luksik | 13.8 | 94,451 |
Total votes: 683,607 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Gale (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ray Sosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sosa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Ray Sosa believes that gun violence must end as it is steadily increasing throughout Pennsylvania and our Nation. He believes and supports common sense gun control and background checks for every firearm purchased.
- Ray Sosa firmly believes that our first responders should be respected, protected and given enough working hours to make a living and provide for their families.
- Ray proudly support the "Black Lives Matter" movement and supports funding for Planned Parenthood, and will always support legislation to defend a woman's right to choose.
Ray believes that our emergency management system needs to be improved upon to meet the ever changing challenges that global warming is presenting to Pennsylvania. We need open communication with all of the municipalities and the office of the Lieutenant Governor of the state so the appropriate resources can be allocated to affected areas in a timely manner. He has had extensive experience with interagency coordination during natural disasters. Presently, there is no cohesive coordination in between the different counties and the state during emergency situations.
He believes that the Lieutenant Governor is in the unique position to support and further the platform for the Governor of Pennsylvania making it indispensable to the success of the state. Ray believes this position provides an exceptional opportunity to connect the local municipalities of Pennsylvania to state resources.
For far too long we have had incumbents that are not experienced in the duties of the office and they keep using this great office to transition to other positions in government.
I am striving everyday to change the perception that sometimes people have of minority groups not being as capable as other demographics to do a stellar job for all Pennsylvanians.
This position can not be be improvised, you must have a seasoned expert to make it a good value for the state of Pennsylvania.
Ray Sosa is uniquely qualified for this position because of his past experience working with three different United States Governors leading districts in coordinating emergency management and response, Chairman of the Governor's Human Rights Advocacy Committee, fighting for hospitals, juvenile justice centers, foster care homes, equality, nursing homes and providing political legislative policy support.
They turn and start running away. But then one of them stops, takes some running shoes from his bag, and starts putting the on.
“What are you doing?” says the other man. “Do you think you will run fast than the tiger with those?”
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2020
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Ray Sosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sosa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|Even though Ray Sosa is a political outsider, he is uniquely qualified to serve in the position of State Representative for the 154th District. Ray was appointed by three different U.S. Governors to lead districts in coordinating Emergency Management and Response, was Chairman of the Governor's Human Rights Advocacy Committee, and performed state wide audits for hospitals, juvenile justice centers, foster care homes, and nursing homes rights and regulations making sure the people they serve were well cared for. He is the candidate with the most relevant legislative and governmental experience as he has been involved in local, state, and national appointments.
- Ray Sosa is the most qualified democratic candidate for the 154th District as he has the most state wide, national, and local legislative experience as he was appointed to chair different statewide programs appointed by three US Governors.
- Ray Sosa is a subject matter expert in emergent management coordination as he has chaired task forces for seven natural disasters and is the most experienced to deal with a pandemic such as COVID19.
- Ray Sosa has offered leadership in creating new revenue models for townships to lower taxes, increase employment, and protect school systems and has done so for 14 years and three administations.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
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