Daisy Morales

Daisy Morales
Daisy Morales
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 48th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 3, 2020
Preceded by	Amy Mercado
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1960 (age 61); Bronx, New York
Political party	Democratic Party
Residence	Orlando, Florida
Education	Valencia College; Puerto Rico Junior College
Website	Website

Daisy Morales (born December 11, 1960) is an American Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives of District 48, serving Orange County since 2020. She has previously served on the Orange County board as a supervisor of the Soil and Water Conservation.

Personal life[]

Early life[]

Morales was born on December 11, 1960 in Bronx, New York from a family of Puerto Rican descent.^[1] It was reported that Morales was diagnosed with vitiligo in 2001.^[2]

Morales graduated with an Associates Degree in criminology and administration from Puerto Rico Junior College.^[3]

Career[]

In 2014, she ran for supervisor of Orange Soil and Water Conservation.

Florida House of Representatives[]

Morales was elected to the Florida House in 2020, succeeding Democratic representative Amy Mercado, after defeating Republican opponent Jesus Martinez for District 48 with 65.3% of the vote.^[4]^[5]

Electoral history[]

Florida House of Representatives, District 48[]

2020 General Elections, District 48 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daisy Morales	47,341	65.3%	- 8.1
	Republican	Jesus Martinez	25,197	34.7%	+ 8.1
Total votes			12,788	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ "About – Florida House District 48 Nominee". Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ Prieur, Danielle (2021-06-23). "State Rep. Daisy Morales Wants a Cure and Better Treatment for Vitiligo, But She Also Wants Greater Compassion For People With the Skin Condition". 90.7 WMFE. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Daisy Morales - 2020 - 2022 ( Speaker Sprowls )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
^ Young, Jessica Bryce. "Election 2020: Democrat Daisy Morales wins Florida House District 48". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ Hudak, Stephen. "Daisy Morales and Jesus Martinez compete for House District 48 in south Orange". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

External links[]

Official[]

Other[]

Daisy Morales on Ballotpedia

[1] "About – Florida House District 48 Nominee". Retrieved 2020-11-28.

[2] Prieur, Danielle (2021-06-23). "State Rep. Daisy Morales Wants a Cure and Better Treatment for Vitiligo, But She Also Wants Greater Compassion For People With the Skin Condition". 90.7 WMFE. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[3] "Daisy Morales - 2020 - 2022 ( Speaker Sprowls )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[4] Young, Jessica Bryce. "Election 2020: Democrat Daisy Morales wins Florida House District 48". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[5] Hudak, Stephen. "Daisy Morales and Jesus Martinez compete for House District 48 in south Orange". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[6] "Florida Department of State - Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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