ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Representative Daisy Morales wasted no time attacking her opponent, incumbent Representative Rita Harris, blasting her for delivering a pile of dead bills each Legislative Session (2023 and 2024) in a heated rematch for Florida House District 44.

On Tuesday, Morales campaign fired off a loaded press release blasting Harris as a “bad actress playing lawmaker” for the Democratic establishment. The two Democrats will face-off in the August Primary Election. At this point, no other candidate qualified before the qualifying deadline June 14.

Morales’ Full Press Release

Former state Representative Daisy Morales has qualified for the August 20, 2024 ballot in a rematch election against Rita Harris for the Florida House District 44 seat.

The Daisy Morales Campaign paid a qualifying fee of $1781.82 on May 31, ahead of her opponent.

Daisy Morales also plans to self fund her campaign up to $50,000.

She first won her House seat with 65% of the vote in 2020.

The former State Representative and former Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor has a eight year history of defeating her Democrat and Republican opponents who gathered more donors and endorsements.

Daisy Morales is an old name that has been cemented in Orange County politics. In this race name recognition and community engagement matters, especially to Hispanic voters.

“My campaign team is excited and fired up to take back Florida House District 44 from an ineffective Democratic lawmaker, Rita Harris. She has delivered a pile of dead bills each Legislative Session. Zero bills passed.

It’s time for District 44 voters to pink slip this bad actress playing lawmaker for the Democratic establishment. The people deserve better.”

“I am running for State Representative because of my love for public service. I’ve spent over 30 years of my life working for the people at the local, state, and federal levels. I’m simply a dedicated public servant committed to making the government work for all people in District 44.”

As former State Representative, Daisy sponsored and cosponsored over 100 bipartisan bills (2021 and 2022) that became state law in her first term.

As the Mother of a Military Veteran, and a State Lawmaker, Daisy will continue to fight every day to make sure our Veterans have access to programs and services that meet their needs.

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“I’m proud that the Governor included my bill, HB 45 in a 2022 bill signing ceremony. House Bill 45 provides educational opportunities for disabled veterans by providing additional assistance to achieve a 100 percent award for tuition and fees.

HB 45 National Model For States
“Florida’s HB 45 of the 2022 legislative session could serve as a national model to provide educational opportunities to our disabled veterans and provide an avenue for their future success,” said Louisiana State Representative Beau Beaullieu.

Also, a South Carolina State Lawmaker is considering HB 45 for their disabled veterans in 2024.

“I look forward to returning back to the Florida House to deliver results for the people of Florida.”

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It’s shots fired in House District 44, as former Rep. Daisy Morales is looking to paint her Primary opponent, Democratic Rep. Rita Harris, as “ineffective.” “She has delivered a pile of dead bills each Legislative Session. Zero bills passed,” Morales said. Maybe it’s time for a Fireball with all that heat.