Clifford G. Sosamon was born and raised in Central Illinois and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after high school. In 1994 he participated in Operation Uphold Democracy in the Caribbean Island of Haiti. After the mission was completed he received orders to attend Marine Security Guard School in Quantico, VA. Upon completion of this course he was sent to the American Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand and then to the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2004, having completed his Associate of Arts degree from Collin County Community College, Clifford was accepted to Southern Methodist University. After 5 semesters he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy with a minor in Economics. He is the Senior Vice Commander of VFW Post 8273, a member of the Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee, Governmental Advisory Committee for the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, Frisco Veterans Memorial Upgrade Committee. He previously served as the Panther Creek Estates home owner’s association board president as well as the President of the North Texas Libertas Society.