Sophia M. Tse, Councilmember

Councilmember Sophia M. Tse was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2025. A resident of Cerritos since 1983, Councilmember Tse began her elected service career with the ABC Unified School District Board of Education in 2007, and was re-elected four times. During that span, she served three terms as Board of Education President. 

Boards and Committees

Councilmember Tse serves on the following external groups:

• Asian Pacific Islander School Board Association
• Chinese American Elected Officials Organization

Councilmember Tse previously served on the following external groups: 

• Compton College By-Law, Enrolment Management and Academic Senate Committees
• Whitney High School Chinese PTA President 

Personal and Professional

Councilmember Tse is a business owner and teaches in the Nursing Program at Compton College. She previously taught at California State University’s Long Beach and Dominguez Hills campuses, the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a long-time employee at St. Francis Medical Center. Councilmember Tse holds numerous instructor licenses, including Basic Life Support, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, and for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. Councilmember Tse’s volunteer service includes former President of the Whitney High School Chinese PTA, Member of the Chinese American Elected Officials Organization, and Member of the Asian Pacific Islander School Board Association. At Compton College, she has served on By-Law, Enrollment Management and Academic Senate committees. Additionally, Councilmember Tse has served with the American Red Cross, Soroptimist International Club, and Optimist Club of Cerritos, and has volunteered in Neighborhood Watch and as a community instructor for basic life support and parenting classes.  

Councilmember Tse and her husband, Nie Long Tse, are the parents to three children, Susan, Gary, and Gabriel.