Amy Mercado
2021 - Present
2029
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Amy Mercado (Democratic Party) is the Orange County Property Appraiser in Florida. She assumed office on January 5, 2021. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Mercado (Democratic Party) won re-election for Orange County Property Appraiser in Florida outright in the general election on November 5, 2024, after the Democratic primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Amy Mercado was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula in New York and relocated to Florida with her family in 1995 and became an Orange County resident in 1996. In 2004, she graduated from American Intercontinental University with a bachelor's of business administration with a concentration in management. In 2017 she completed an executive M.B.A. from the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University. She subsequently became involved with the National Mango Board in Florida and became the board’s director of operations.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2024)
General election
The general election was canceled. Amy Mercado (D) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mercado in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Orange County Property Appraiser
Amy Mercado defeated Tim Loucks and Scott Boyd in the general election for Orange County Property Appraiser on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Mercado (D) | 96.1 | 509,685 |
| Tim Loucks (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Boyd (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.9 | 20,481 | ||
| Total votes: 530,166 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Orange County Property Appraiser
Amy Mercado defeated incumbent Rick Singh and Khalid Muneer in the Democratic primary for Orange County Property Appraiser on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Mercado | 60.0 | 70,755 |
 | Rick Singh | 31.3 | 36,899 | |
 | Khalid Muneer | 8.7 | 10,237 | |
| Total votes: 117,891 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yesenia Baron (D)
- Matt McDonald (D)
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Amy Mercado defeated George Chandler in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Mercado (D) | 73.4 | 37,279 |
| George Chandler (R) | 26.6 | 13,525 | ||
| Total votes: 50,804 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scotland Calhoun (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Amy Mercado advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on August 28, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Scotland Calhoun advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on August 28, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Amy Mercado defeated Gus Martinez in the Florida House of Representatives District 48 general election.[2][3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Amy Mercado |
79.84% | 47,346 | |
| No party affiliation | Gus Martinez | 20.16% | 11,958 | |
| Total Votes | 59,304 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Amy Mercado defeated Alex Barrio in the Florida House of Representatives District 48 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Amy Mercado |
60.19% | 3,949 | |
| Democratic | Alex Barrio | 39.81% | 2,612 | |
| Total Votes | 6,561 | |||
Gus Martinez listed no party affiliation on the candidate list.
2010
Mercado did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. She lost to incumbent Dean Cannon (R) in the November 2 general election.[6] Juanita Virone (TEA) also ran.
| Florida House of Representatives, District 35 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dean Cannon (R)
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23,007 | 57.88% | ||
| Amy Mercado (D) | 15,887 | 39.97% | ||
| Juanita Virone (Tea) | 853 | 2.15% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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State legislative tenure
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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2016
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Mercado was assigned to the following committees:
- Public Integrity & Elections Committee (decommissioned)
- House Judiciary Committee
- Ways and Means Committee, Democratic Ranking Member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Public Integrity and Ethics |
| • Joint Administrative Procedures |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Amy Mercado, "Meet," accessed November 10, 2019
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "2010 Election results," accessed December 16, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rick Singh |
Orange County Property Appraiser 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Victor Torres (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 48 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Daisy Morales (D) |
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