Jonathan Lovitz

Lovitz was born in Atlantic City to a Jewish family and grew up in southern Florida, attending Broward County Public Schools.^[1] During this time he also attended Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts summer camp.^[2] He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida in 2006.^[3]

Lovitz performed in the national touring productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar from 2006 to 2008.^[4] After moving to New York City in 2008, Lovitz worked in regional theaters and began taking small roles on television.^{[citation needed]} In 2011 Lovitz joined Logo TV as an on-air interviewer for LGBTQ issues, as well as one of the hosts of Setup Squad.^[5]

Lovitz joined the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce in 2015 as Vice President of External Affairs and Director of nglccNY;^[6] he has served as Senior Vice President since 2016.^[7] At the NGLCC, Lovitz oversaw media relations and public policy initiatives focused on the LGBTQ business community.^[8] As head of the NGLCC advocacy division, he led the efforts to write, lobby for, and implement policies for the inclusion of certified of LGBTQ and other minority-owned businesses in the public sector, including in the State of New Jersey;^[9] Los Angeles, CA;^[10] Chicago, IL;^[11] Miami, FL;^[12] Orlando, FL;^[13] Nashville, TN; Baltimore, MD;^[14] Seattle, WA;^[15] and Jersey City, NJ.^[16]

In 2022, Lovitz ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 182nd district,^[17] representing Center City Philadelphia.^[18]

In February 2023, President Joe Biden appointed Lovitz^[19] as Director of Public Affairs & Senior Advisor at the US Economic Development Administration within the US Department of Commerce.^[20] He led communications and public policy strategy to implement the agenda of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Assistant Secretary Alejandra Y. Castillo.^[21]

In 2025, Lovitz joined the Human Rights Campaign as Senior Vice President of Campaigns and Communications.^[22]

Lovitz lives in Washington, DC with his husband, CBS News meteorologist^[23] Steven Sosna. The two were married in New York City in October 2017 in a ceremony officiated by Jim Obergefell, Supreme Court marriage equality plaintiff in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges case.^[24]

Out Magazine named Lovitz to the 2023 OUT 100 List^[25] of "artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people."