David Morales (politician)

David Morales
David Morales
Member of the; Rhode Island House of Representatives; from the 7th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 5, 2021
Preceded by	Daniel P. McKiernan
Personal details
Born	September 16, 1998 (age 22) Soledad, California
Political party	Democratic Party
Education	University of California, Irvine (BA) Brown University (MPA)[1]
Website	Personal website

David Morales (born September 16, 1998) is an American politician and activist who is the state representative in the Rhode Island House of Representatives for the 7th district.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, Morales primaried incumbent state representative Daniel P. McKiernan with support from the Democratic Socialists of America and other progressive groups.[3] Morales was inspired to enter politics due to the two presidential campaigns of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.[2] Morales is currently the youngest member of the Rhode Island House.[4]

Political positions

Morales is a supporter of the Green New Deal, and is an advocate of reforming the Rhode Island tax code to allow local areas to tax "wealthy nonprofit institutions", such as Brown University.[2]

References

"David Morales announces candidacy for Rhode Island House District 7". Uprise RI. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
Bautista, Karlos (November 20, 2020). "Guided by grassroots advocacy, David Morales MPA'19 will now enter R.I. State House". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
Rock, Julia (October 26, 2020). "Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island". The Nation. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
Gregg, Katherine; Andersen, Patrick (December 27, 2020). "Political Scene: RI's top politicos share their New Year's resolutions". The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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[1] "David Morales announces candidacy for Rhode Island House District 7". Uprise RI. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[Brown-2] Bautista, Karlos (November 20, 2020). "Guided by grassroots advocacy, David Morales MPA'19 will now enter R.I. State House". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[3] Rock, Julia (October 26, 2020). "Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island". The Nation. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[4] Gregg, Katherine; Andersen, Patrick (December 27, 2020). "Political Scene: RI's top politicos share their New Year's resolutions". The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2021.