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Press Release: Daisy Morales Endorses Karolyn Campbell in Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Race

ORLANDO, Fla. (August 21, 2020) – State Representative nominee and Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor Daisy Morales has endorsed the Board’s first legally blind candidate, Karolyn Campbell, who is running to replace Supervisor Morales on the Board.

“I endorse Karolyn Campbell for Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Seat 2. She brings experience and extensive knowledge of Orange County’s natural resources,” said Supervisor Morales.

Campell serves on the Orange County Disability Board, where Supervisor Morales also serves as Vice Chair. She also often volunteered with Supervisor Morales on several community events over the years.

Campbell boasts a background in environmental education, life cycle sustainment, soil and water conservation management and green initiatives. As a speaker and mentor, she’s been an advocate for increasing diversity, women, and people with special needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for creative solutions.

Supervisor Morales has advocated for the special needs community for many years. She was the legal guardian and caretaker for her mother and special needs sister, both of whom are now deceased. This cause is so personal to her, she made it a campaign promise in her run for State Representative for District 48.

Supervisor Morales won the Florida House District 48 primary against four opponents Tuesday night.

“I promised the people of District 48 that I would go to Tallahassee and fight for quality healthcare for all and for the special needs community,” said Supervisor Morales recently. “What better way to advocate for them than to help someone from the community get elected to public office?” Supervisor Morales added. “Karolyn is more than qualified for the seat.”

Campbell, a military veteran and UCF graduate, has four Bachelor of Science degrees: in Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Molecular and Microbiology, and Psychology; she holds a Master of Science in System Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Business Administration in Aviation and Finance from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Campbell also graduated from the Department of the Navy Acquisition Development Program in August 2012. She is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III Career Field Certified in Engineering and Life Cycle Logistics and also holds certifications in Program Management, Facilities Engineering, Science & Technology Management, SPRDE – Program Systems Engineering, and is a Defense Acquisition Corps Member.

Campbell is running against Sean McQuade in a special election in November to serve the remaining two years of Supervisor Morales’s Seat 2 term. The seat is available again in 2022.

McQuade ran against incumbent Supervisor Morales in the 2018, losing with 144,321 votes to Morales’s 256,342.

The general election takes place November 3, 2020.

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Press Release: Morales Campaign Announces Endorsement From State House Candidate and Community Leader Andrew Jeng

ORLANDO, Fla. – Supervisor Daisy Morales‘ campaign announces endorsement from Asian American community leader and Florida House District 43 candidate Andrew Jeng in her primary race for State Representative.

Jeng is a global business leader who has served as the president of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs of Central Florida, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, and Kiwanis Club of Kissimmee. Jeng is also a former police lieutenant of the Taiwan National Police Agency and a current member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Congressman Darren Soto also recently recognized Jeng in the Congressional Record as a distinguished community leader on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

“I’m endorsing Supervisor Daisy Morales for Florida House District 48 because of her ongoing track record of being a champion for diversity and inclusion for communities of color, low-income families, seniors and the special needs community,” said Andrew Jeng.

“Daisy has proven time after time that she is a true public servant for all communities, including the Asian-American community. She is a leader we trust to be our voice in Tallahassee. We know her and she knows our community.

“She’s in the trenches building trust and acceptance by making sure no community is left behind. I am proud to see Daisy run as the diversity and inclusion candidate.

“Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang and members of the Asian-American community were invited as special guests by Supervisor Morales to witness Orange County’s first African-American mayor, Jerry Demings, administer her oath of office for re-election in 2018. Daisy was the first elected official to receive this historic honor by our new mayor.

“Daisy made sure our community had a seat at the table, and she’ll do even more for the people of District 48 and our state as the next State Representative, ” Jeng stated.

“It’s an honor beyond measure to receive the endorsement from such a distinguished community leader like Andrew Jeng,” said Supervisor Daisy Morales. “Families in Orange and Osceola counties trust Andrew to fight for them every day as a community leader, and I am honored to have his trust, his ideas, and his participation as we build this bottom-up campaign to make sweeping change in Tallahassee and real progress in Florida.”

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Press Release: State Representative HD 48 Candidate Daisy Morales Qualifies For 2020 Primary Election Ballot

ORLANDO, Fla. (June 8, 2020) – State Representative HD 48 candidate Supervisor Daisy Morales has qualified for the August 18^th primary election ballot, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

While Morales was the only elected official candidate to enter the race just three weeks ago, she was the first candidate to meet Florida’s requirements to earn a spot on the ballot.

“Our campaign is humbled by the outpouring of support from across Orange County, specially in House District 48. The hard work of my family, friends, and our amazing team of volunteers has enabled me to qualify for the primary election ballot to compete for the Democratic nomination, Supervisor Daisy Morales. “I’m the only candidate in this race with a proven track record of defeating my opponents to win back-to-back countywide elections. In 2018, over 256,000 voters or 64% of the total votes trust me to be their elected leader for a second four-year term.

I currently represent the residents of House District 48 at the county level, as their elected Supervisor on the Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. They know me and know them. I look forward to representing them in Tallahassee as the next State Representative.

My campaign earned endorsements from former Democratic Deputy Whip and State Representative John Cortes , City of Ocoee Commissioner George Oliver, III and Music Artist Lillie Nicole McCloud.

Release: Morales Campaign Announces Endorsement From City of Ocoee Commissioner George Oliver, III

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 29, 2020) – Supervisor Daisy Morales announced today, City of Ocoee Commissioner George Oliver, III has endorsed her campaign for State Representative of House District 48, which is part of Orange County.

“Supervisor Daisy Morales is a proven leader whose six-year record as a countywide elected official shows her commitment to diversity and inclusion of all people,” former Ocoee Mayor Pro Tem and Commissioner George Oliver, III said.

“She is the only candidate who understands the challenges Orange County families face everyday and she has the experience necessary to immediately offer real solutions.

With Supervisor Morales, you get a humble leader and quiet warrior who has shown the ability to build consensus in the public and private sectors, work with local, state and federal elected officials to get things done, and that is exactly what the people of House District 48 need in Tallahassee. I am proud to endorse her candidacy for State Representative.”

“I’m proud to earn the support and endorsement of City of Ocoee Commissioner George Oliver, III” Supervisor Morales said. “As local elected officials, we work closely on issues that matters to the people we serve in Ocoee and Orange County to reach the greatest outcome.”

“As the next State Representative of House District 48, I will work tirelessly for the people of House District 48 to expand economic opportunity, improve our schools, fight for affordable healthcare, protect our environment and defend the values that make Florida exceptional.”

Supervisor Daisy Morales was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 to serve on the Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. The District is a subdivision of the State of Florida.

Release: Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor Daisy Morales Files to Run for Florida House District 48

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 23, 2020) – Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor Daisy Morales filed paperwork Thursday, May 21, 2020 with the Florida Division of Elections to run for State Representative Amy Mercado’s House District 48 seat. Representative Mercado recently filed to run for Orange County Property Appraiser.

The district includes Azalea Park and other south-central Orange County communities, such as Meadow Woods, Taft and Sky Lake. “Representative Mercado has done a great job representing the residents of House District 48 in Tallahassee,” said Morales. “I am running for State Representative to expand upon her work as we move the district and state beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.”

As State Representative for District 48, Morales will focus on:

· Advocating for small businesses and workers’ rights

· Affordable access to quality healthcare, including coverage for mental health and pre-existing conditions

· Protecting Florida’s natural resources and green spaces· Florida agriculture and helping farmers succeed

· Protecting Florida’s most vulnerable populations, especially seniors and the special needs community

For Morales, protecting seniors and the disabled is personal. Morales was caretaker and legal guardian for her sister Diana, who had Down Syndrome and was non-verbal. Diana’s parents were already deceased, she couldn’t work, and she had no spouse. Diana contracted a bedsore while in a nursing home and suffered further, eventually dying, after being transferred to the hospital. Supervisor Morales joined the race for State Representative to ensure what happened to her sister doesn’t happen to anyone else. “One of the bills I will file is to change the Wrongful Death law so it won’t discriminate against people with disabilities,” said Morales. “I want to make sure their siblings have rights to sue when the disabled person’s parents pass away, have no spouse, no children, and no job. I will fight for Diana’s Law to correct the Wrongful Death law.”

Morales was first elected Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor in 2014 against three opponents, including a current and former board chair (by 83,000 votes). Supervisor Morales was re-elected in 2018 to a second four-year term with 256,000 Orange County votes. As Soil & Water Supervisor, Morales made it a priority to forge strong working relationships with county commissioners and other elected officials, state and federal entities, to serve her constituents. She has worked in partnership with the USDA to secure grant funding for Orange County residents; and the Board partnered with the USDA on a $1 million program to help Apopka nurseries upgrade their water filtration systems with more energy- and water-efficient components to help conserve water being drawn from the aquifer.In partnership with Orange County Commissioners Maribel Gomez Cordero (District 4) and Emily Bonilla (District 5), Morales erected several Soil & Water Conservation District signs along the Orange-Osceola County border, raising environmental awareness for travelers as they pass through Orange County, including one on south Orange Avenue near Mary Louis Lane in District 48.

The 59-year-old Bronx, New York native is of Puerto Rican descent and later moved to Puerto Rico during her teen years. She moved to Orlando in 1989 and has been a resident of Orange County for over 30 years. She retired from the U.S. government after working 24 years for various agencies, including the Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security and State Department.

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