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Daisy Morales
Daisy Morales (Democratic Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 48. She assumed office on November 3, 2020. She left office on November 8, 2022.
Morales (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 44. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 20, 2024.
Biography
Daisy Morales was born in New York, New York, and lives in Orlando, Florida. Morales earned an A.A. in criminology and administration from Puerto Rico Junior College in 1983. Her career experience includes working for the U.S. federal government and as a grief facilitator with New Hope for Kids. She served on the Orange County 4-H Youth Development Associate Advisory Board, the Board of Access Community Awareness Center Inc., and the Orange County Disability Advisory Board.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Morales was assigned to the following committees:
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.
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Harris won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 44.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent Jennifer Harris defeated Daisy Morales in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Harris | 65.0 | 7,335 |
 | Daisy Morales | 35.0 | 3,949 | |
| Total votes: 11,284 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Morales in this election.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Jennifer Harris won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 44.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44
Jennifer Harris defeated incumbent Daisy Morales in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Harris | 54.2 | 8,348 |
| Daisy Morales | 45.8 | 7,053 | |
| Total votes: 15,401 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Daisy Morales defeated Jesus Martinez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daisy Morales (D) | 65.3 | 47,341 |
 | Jesus Martinez (R) | 34.7 | 25,197 | |
| Total votes: 72,538 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Daisy Morales defeated Samuel Vilchez Santiago, Julio Rocha, Nelson Pena, and Tony Tsonis in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daisy Morales | 39.9 | 4,897 |
 | Samuel Vilchez Santiago | 29.9 | 3,676 | |
 | Julio Rocha | 10.7 | 1,309 | |
| Nelson Pena | 10.2 | 1,248 | ||
 | Tony Tsonis | 9.3 | 1,145 | |
| Total votes: 12,275 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amy Mercado (D)
- Alex Taylor (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jesus Martinez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48.
Endorsements
To view Morales' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District District 2
Incumbent Daisy Morales defeated Sean McQuade in the general election for Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daisy Morales (Nonpartisan) | 64.0 | 256,342 |
 | Sean McQuade (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 144,321 | |
| Total votes: 400,663 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Daisy Morales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Daisy Morales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Daisy Morales completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morales' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Member
Florida Urban Forestry Council
Elder Ambassador
Orange County Commission on Aging
Advisor
Orange County 4-H Youth Development
Former Advisor
OCPS Farmworker Career Development
Former Advisor
Orange Technical College's Advisory Council
Former Peer Educator
Hispanic Health Initiative- Unemployement - Every Floridian deserves financial peace of mind. Daisy will work across the aisle and fight for fair wages and taxes, and continue to support small businesses, entrepreneurs, and unions.
- Affordable Housing - No one should be living on the street because they can't afford to live in reasonable accomodations. Daisy will work to increase access to affordable housing, hold developers accountable to build more affordable housing units, and work with agencies to help the homeless find a place to call home.
- Healthcare - Daisy will fight to expand Medicaid, identify funding sources for mental health, and will ensure every Floridian, has access to the health care they need, regardless of pre-existing conditions
Integrity
Ethics
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 44 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 24, 2020
- ↑ Florida House of Representatives, "Daisy Morales," accessed December 31, 2020
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Amy Mercado (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 48 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Sam Killebrew (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District District 2 2014-2020 |
Succeeded by - |
