Orlando Sonza is a proud Ohioan. A second generation Filipino American, Orlando was raised in New Jersey and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. While there he met his wife, Jessica, a Mexican/Filipino American, fellow Academy classmate, and Cincinnati native.
Orlando graduated top ten in his class at West Point where he majored in political science and minored in systems engineering. Upon graduation, he and Jessica both commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Orlando served on active duty as an Infantry Officer and Finance Officer with the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
After leaving active duty, Orlando and Jessica moved to Cincinnati to raise a family. While helping to raise their kids, Orlando obtained his master's degree in taxation from the University of Cincinnati and his law degree from Georgetown Law.
Orlando worked as an Ohio CPA with experience working in Big 4 Accounting as a senior tax accountant. While in law school, he worked at the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal & Tax Divisions. Orlando went on to work as an Assistant Prosecutor at the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office. He currently works as an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Orlando and Jessica currently live in Springfield Township with their four children.
