Daisy Baez
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Daisy Baez | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 114th district | |
| In office November 8, 2016 – November 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Erik Fresen |
| Succeeded by | Javier Fernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1959 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | American Technological University (BS) Sam Houston State University (MA) |
| Occupation | Health care consultant |
| Website | Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1980-1983 |
| Rank | Specialist |
| Awards | |
Daisy Josefina Baez (born August 7, 1959) is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 until her resignation in 2017. She represented the 114th district, stretching from western Miami to Cutler Bay in Miami-Dade County.[1]
Baez was born in the Dominican Republic and raised there by her grandmother after her parents divorced and her mother moved to New York City to support her family. Baez immigrated to the United States at the age of 17. She joined the U.S. Army in 1980, and served for three years as a Preventive Medicine Specialist in the 1st Cavalry Division Surgeon's Office in Fort Hood, Texas.[2]
After an honorable discharge, Baez received a bachelor's degree in social work at American Technological University, and later a master's degree in education counseling from Sam Houston State University.[2]
After over 15 years working in hospital management and health care consulting, in 2011 she founded the Dominican Health Care Association of Florida. The group is a nonprofit organization with the mission of advocating for and supporting healthcare services by and for the Dominican community in Florida. She is currently the association's executive director.[3]
Baez has one daughter, whom she raised as a single parent.[2][1]