David Morales (Rhode Island)
David Morales (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Morales (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
David Morales graduated from Soledad High School in 2016. Morales earned a bachelor's degree in urban studies from the University of California at Irvine and a graduate degree from Brown University. His career experience includes working as an employment specialist.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Morales was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent David Morales won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Morales (D) | 95.7 | 3,757 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.3 | 170 | ||
| Total votes: 3,927 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent David Morales advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Morales | 100.0 | 497 |
| Total votes: 497 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent David Morales defeated Christopher Ireland in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Morales (D) | 81.1 | 2,154 |
 | Christopher Ireland (Independent) | 17.8 | 473 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 2,655 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent David Morales advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Morales | 100.0 | 1,469 |
| Total votes: 1,469 | |||
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2020
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
David Morales won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Morales (D) | 96.0 | 4,069 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 170 | ||
| Total votes: 4,239 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
David Morales defeated incumbent Daniel McKiernan and Angel Subervi in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Morales | 49.4 | 875 |
 | Daniel McKiernan | 27.8 | 493 | |
| Angel Subervi | 22.8 | 403 | ||
| Total votes: 1,771 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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- Universal Healthcare: For far too long, working people in Rhode Island have been denied the healthcare treatment they deserve as over 47,000 of people are uninsured and even more are ‘underinsured’. No one should go bankrupt or find themselves in debt just because they visited the doctor, went to the emergency room, or filled a prescription. That is why during these last two years in the legislature, I’ve prioritized making healthcare more affordable for everyone with the long term goal of establishing a statewide single-payer healthcare system. Last year, I fought tirelessly to cap the cost of insulin to $40, successfully stop budget cuts to Medicaid, and this year I fought to make sure that every child in our state has healthcare.
- Affordable and Public Housing: In 2006, Rhode Island passed the second largest set of tax-cuts for the rich in US history as wealthy people went from paying a 9.99% income tax to a 5.99% income tax (the same as a working-class person). As a result, we have lost over one billion dollars of tax revenue leading to budget cuts in social programs like Medicaid. I remain focused on repealing our state’s tax-cuts for the rich and using these funds to reinvest in our communities by expanding behavioral healthcare, making public transportation free, and further investing in our public schools by revising our state’s inequitable education funding formula. I’m proud to co-sponsor legislation that would help us do this.
- Fair Taxation: We are in an affordable housing crisis as working people are being priced out of our community, first-generation homeownership is unattainable, and the state continues to invest in market-rate housing, as opposed to real affordable housing. To address this, I’m focused on investing state funds for the development and maintenance of public housing along with legislation to cap annual increases in rent (rent stabilization). Both efforts combined with partnering with non-profit agencies on affordable housing projects, is how we are going to ensure all our neighbors are safely housed.
This is why I have continued to introduce and fight for legislation to establish a statewide single-payer healthcare system. This would ensure that healthcare is no longer tied to employment; instead, allowing a majority of Rhode Islanders to pay less for health insurance and provide all Rhode Islanders access to comprehensive coverage that includes dental, vision, and mental health care, in addition to prescription drugs. At the same time, I'm focused on lowering prescription drug costs and expanding Medicaid.
It is also unfair that Brown University and other wealthy private universities do not pay taxes to our city or state, yet they continue to expand and grow in wealth at the expense of working families (e.g., gentrification and displacement). Given these ongoing issues of wealth and tax inequality, I’ve introduced two bills to tax the property and endowments of private universities while earmarking the generated tax-revenue specifically to public education.
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2020
David 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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- Healthcare Justice
- Investing in Public Education
- Higher Wages
Each year, prescription drug prices continue to increase, forcing working families and our elderly to choose between paying for their medication, rent, or groceries. Therefore, I am going to advocate for:
- Limiting Monthly Co-Pays on Prescription Drugs; and
- Establishing a "Prescription Drug Affordability Board" - an independent body with the authority to negotiate with drug companies and establish fair drug costs
At $10.50, our current minimum wage is not enough to support a person, much less a family. We need to urgently raise our minimum wage to $15 and adjust for inflation thereafter. Without our minimum wage workers, most of which are "essential", we would not have an economy or the ability to access to basic services. Instead of empty platitudes to our essential workers, all our workers deserve economic dignity and the ability to live in comfort.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16.
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2022
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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "Representative David Morales Biography," accessed March 26, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 25, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
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| Preceded by Daniel McKiernan (D) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
