Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa was elected to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners in June 2001 to represent the residents of District 6 and has been re-elected twice - most recently in September 2006. Since joining the Board of County Commissioners, Commissioner Sosa has submitted legislation designed to improve the quality of life for the residents of her district and Miami-Dade County, including the following:

Commissioner Sosa is committed to secure the necessary resources that will promote the core values of our community through a compassionate and dedicated government.  Through her leadership she will spearhead proactive and efficient legislative changes that will positively streamline the process for a more effective government.

Commissioner Sosa serves as chair of the State Intergovernmental Affairs Sub-committee, which is has oversight over all aspects of the County's State legislative agenda; and vice-chair of the Health and Public Safety Committee, which oversees matters relating to the health, protection and safety of county residents.  She is also a member of the Airport and Tourism and Budget and Finance Committees as well as the Metropolitan Planning Organization  (MPO).

Previously, she chaired the Procurement Management Policy Sub-committee where she accomplished many positive initiatives including but not limited to:  The development of procedures to ensure that County Departments monitor contracts within their jurisdiction; mandatory ethics training for all procurement department employees; the development of a standard process for evaluating the work of construction contractors and consultants during and after a project completion and the inclusion of a tracking system that will red-flag any company that has not lived up to its contractual obligations.

In addition to the Procurement Management Policy Sub-committee, Commissioner Sosa served as chair the Community Outreach, Safety & Healthcare Administration (COSHA) Committee and was a member of the Regional Transportation Committee and the Internal Management & Fiscal Responsibility Committee.

Prior to joining Miami-Dade County, Commissioner Sosa served as mayor of the City of West Miami for seven years where her leadership resulted in the city's recovery from a 52% budget deficit, thus removing it from the State Governor's Emergency list. During her tenure, she was able to secure more than $5 million in grants for capital improvement projects for the City as well as improving its drainage and parks systems.

Commissioner Sosa's civic activities are extensive. They include serving as the first vice president of the Miami-Dade League of Cities, Chairing the West Miami Financial and Budget Committee, the Miami-Dade Coalition for Community Education Committee, and the West Miami Hurricane Preparedness Committee. In addition, she has been a member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Bilingual Task Force, the Governor's Commission for the Everglades Restoration, the Revision Committee for the Miami-Dade County Executive Mayor Form of Government, the Legislative Committee of the Miami-Dade County Public School System, the Hispanic Women Chamber of Commerce, Hands in Action, Women in Government (WIG), Anti-Graffiti Task Force, and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials.

Commissioner Sosa graduated summa cum laude from Biscayne College, now Saint Thomas University, with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education; and from the University of Puerto Rico, with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education. She is both a certified elementary education teacher and an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instructor. She has been an educator for more than 23 years and is currently a teacher-trainer for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Born in Camaguey, Cuba, Commissioner Sosa has been happily married to her husband, Armando for the past 30 years, and is the proud mother of Armando, Jr. (wife Janice) and Veronica and grandson Alexander.