Full Name:
Daisy Josefina Baez
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child: Nicole
Birth Place:
Dominican Republic
Home City:
Coral Gables, FL
Religion:
Catholic
BS, Social Work
MA, Sam Houston State University, 1995
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 114, 2016-2017
Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 114, 2014
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2012
Member, White House Working Group, Colombian Free Trade Agreement, 2012
Member, White House Working Group, Florida Leaders on Fiscal Cliff, 2012
Former President, Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami Dade County
Democratic Executive Committee, Miami Dade County
Miami-Dade Democratic Party Committee Woman, Precinct #610
Member, Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives, 2016-2017
Member, Health Innovation Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives, 2016-2017
Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Florida State House of Representatives, 2016-2017
Member, Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives, 2016-2017
Member, Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives, 2016-2017
Executive Director/ Founder, Dominican Health Care Association of Florida, present
Former First Cavalry Division Surgeons Office, United States Army
Board of Directors, Merrick House Museum in Coral Gables, present
Member, Barry University Advisory Committee for the Health Care Professions
Former Area Vice Chair, Democratic Executive Committee, Miami-Dade Democratic Party
Awards:
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Thelma Gibson Award, Women's Chamber of Commerce, 2013
Beacon Council Finalist Award for Dominican Health Care Association of Florida
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, AXA Advisors Business Woman of the Year Finalist Award
Miami Dade Women Chamber of Commerce, Thelma Gibson Finalist Award, 2012
Excellence Recognition Award, Acroarte/La Florida Newspaper/Ministerio de Turismo de la Republica Dominicana, Miami, 2011
Pets (include names):
Oso and Coco (dogs)