Erica Mosca
Mosca in 2023
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 9, 2022
Preceded by	Maggie Carlton
Personal details
Born	(1986-06-29) June 29, 1986 (age 39)
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Nicholas Jared Smith ​ ​ (m. 2020)​ [1]
Alma mater	Boston University (BS) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MEd) Harvard University (EdM)
Occupation	Teacher

Erica Mosca is an American politician and teacher, serving in the Nevada Assembly since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,^[2] Mosca represents parts of Las Vegas, and is the first Filipina legislator in Nevada.^[3]

Early childhood

Erica Mosca was born in San Diego, California and grew up in the naval base in Mira Mesa. Her father, was a naval officer who immigrated from the Philippines, and her mother, was from the US. She has a younger brother, Eddie. In the earlier days, the family struggled financially and often moved when her father landed a better job. When Mosca was 16, they moved to Novato, California, and Mosca describes this as a very "pivotal experience" that "propelled her for the rest of her personal and professional career." ^[4]

In 2008, they moved to Nevada and worked as enumerators and go house to house for census'. Later, her mother found a temp agency where she was placed to work at R and O construction and has been working there since as a secretary.^[4]

Education

Mosca went to Novato High School in Palm Springs. She got her Bachelor's Degree from Boston University. She then went on to earn two graduate degrees: MEd from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and EdM from Harvard University. While she was at Harvard, she joined the Education Pioneers Program. While in Boston, she worked at Teach Plus in 2011 as well has interned with Jeff Riley, the Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts. ^[4]

Career

In 2008, Mosca accepted in Teach in America in Las Vegas, initially working at Goldfarb Elementary School. She describes this experience as "interesting" as she had a diverse group of students.^[4]

In 2012, she started her 501 c(3) nonprofit "Leaders in Training," a tutoring service as well as leadership sessions run by Mosca and local high schoolers. This was targeted towards middle school and elementary students. By 2017, the nonprofit grew, moving from a portable to an office on Lamb and Washington. The primary vision of Leaders in Training was to encourage students to pursue colleges, military, or trade school. ^[4]

In 2022, she left the position so she could run for office. She won, representing East Las Vegas and became the first Filipina to be on state legislature. As of 2023, she worked in the Education and Revenue Committee. Since then, she has been working the "Portrait of a Learner" to receive feedback from youth as well as the Asian Community Development Council. She was also on Charter Authority.^[4]

Sponsored bills

Source:^[5]

References

External links

• Erica Mosca - Ballotpedia page
• Nevada Assembly - Legislator page