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Daniel Perez
104th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office November 19, 2024
Preceded by	Paul Renner
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 116th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 6, 2018
Preceded by	Jose Felix Diaz
Personal details
Born	Daniel Anthony Perez (1987-06-22) June 22, 1987 (age 37) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Stephanie Perez
Children	3
Education	Florida State University (BA) Loyola University New Orleans (JD)
Website	Official website

Daniel Anthony Perez is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 116th House district, which includes part of Miami-Dade County.

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Perez defeated Jose Mallea in a special Republican primary held on July 25, 2017, winning 54.8% of the vote. In the September 26, 2017 special general election, Perez won 65.8% of the vote, defeating Democrat Gabriela Mayaudon.

Seeking election to his first full term in 2018, Perez defeated Frank Polo in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary, winning 80.5% of the vote. In the November 6, 2018 general election, Perez won 57.32% of the vote, defeating Democrat James Harden.

In 2022, Perez defended Republican efforts to add elaborate requirements for voters to vote by mail. These included forcing voters to put their double-enveloped ballots inside a third envelope and to mark the last four letters of their identity numbers. Election officials characterized the requirements as a "recipe for disaster" while voting rights advocates characterized the efforts as voter suppression. Perez defended the measures, saying "the process is actually going to be simpler... and at the same time it would be safer."

In September 2023, Perez was nominated Speaker-designate of the Florida House of Representatives by his caucus. Assuming Republicans hold the state house in the 2024 elections, he will assume the Speakership in November 2024, and succeed Paul Renner.

References

1. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
2. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
3. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
4. "Florida Election Watch - State Representative". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
5. "Vote-by-mail changes would add envelopes and ID numbers". Florida Courier. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
6. "Five things to know about future Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez". City & State FL. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

v t e Statewide political officials of Florida
U.S. senators	Marco Rubio Rick Scott
State government	Ron DeSantis, Governor Jeanette Nuñez, Lieutenant Governor Ashley Moody, Attorney General Jimmy Patronis, Chief Financial Officer Wilton Simpson, Agriculture Commissioner Cord Byrd, Secretary of State (appointed)
Senate	Ben Albritton, President Jason Brodeur, President pro tempore Jim Boyd, Majority Leader Jason Pizzo, Minority Leader
House	Daniel Perez, Speaker Wyman Duggan, Speaker pro tempore Tyler Sirois, Majority Leader Fentrice Driskell, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	Carlos G. Muñiz, Chief Justice Charles Canady Jorge Labarga John D. Couriel Jamie Grosshans Renatha Francis Meredith Sasso, Justices

v t e Speakers of the Florida House of Representatives
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v t e Current members of the Florida House of Representatives
Speaker ▌Daniel Perez (R) Speaker pro tempore ▌Wyman Duggan (R) Majority Leader ▌Tyler Sirois (R) Minority Leader ▌Fentrice Driskell (D)
▌Michelle Salzman (R) ▌Alex Andrade (R) ▌Joel Rudman (R) ▌Patt Maney (R) ▌Shane Abbott (R) ▌Philip Griffitts (R) ▌Jason Shoaf (R) ▌Gallop Franklin (D) ▌Allison Tant (D) ▌Chuck Brannan (R) ▌Sam Garrison (R) ▌Wyman Duggan (R) ▌Angie Nixon (D) ▌Kimberly Daniels (D) ▌Dean Black (R) ▌Kiyan Michael (R) ▌Jessica Baker (R) ▌Kim Kendall (R) ▌Sam Greco (R) ▌Judson Sapp (R) ▌Yvonne Hayes Hinson (D) ▌Chad Johnson (R) ▌J.J. Grow (R) ▌Ryan Chamberlin (R) ▌Taylor Yarkosky (R) ▌Nan Cobb (R) ▌Richard Gentry (R) ▌Bill Parrington (R) ▌Webster Barnaby (R) ▌Chase Tramont (R) ▌Tyler Sirois (R) ▌Thad Altman (R) ▌Monique Miller (R) ▌Robbie Brackett (R) ▌Erika Booth (R) ▌Rachel Plakon (R) ▌Susan Plasencia (R) ▌David Smith (R) ▌Doug Bankson (R) ▌LaVon Bracy Davis (D) ▌Bruce Antone (D) ▌Anna V. Eskamani (D) ▌Johanna López (D) ▌Rita Harris (D) ▌Leonard Spencer (D) ▌Jose Alvarez (D) ▌Paula Stark (R) ▌Jon Albert (R) ▌Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (R) ▌Jennifer Canady (R) ▌Josie Tomkow (R) ▌John Temple (R) ▌Jeff Holcomb (R) ▌Randy Maggard (R) ▌Kevin Steele (R) ▌Brad Yeager (R) ▌Adam Anderson (R) ▌Kim Berfield (R) ▌Berny Jacques (R) ▌Lindsay Cross (D) ▌Linda Chaney (R) ▌Michele Rayner (D) ▌Dianne Hart (D) ▌Susan Valdes (R) ▌Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R) ▌Traci Koster (R) ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) ▌Lawrence McClure (R) ▌Danny Alvarez (R) ▌Michael Owen (R) ▌Will Robinson (R) ▌Bill Conerly (R) ▌Fiona McFarland (R) ▌James Buchanan (R) ▌Danny Nix (R) ▌Vanessa Oliver (R) ▌Tiffany Esposito (R) ▌Jenna Persons (R) ▌Mike Giallombardo (R) ▌Adam Botana (R) ▌Yvette Benarroch (R) ▌Lauren Melo (R) ▌Kaylee Tuck (R) ▌Dana Trabulsy (R) ▌Toby Overdorf (R) ▌John Snyder (R) ▌Mike Caruso (R) ▌Jervonte Edmonds (D) ▌Debra Tendrich (D) ▌Joe Cassello (D) ▌Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R) ▌Kelly Skidmore (D) ▌Anne Gerwig (R) ▌Meg Weinberger (R) ▌Christine Hunschofsky (D) ▌Dan Daley (D) ▌Lisa Dunkley (D) ▌Patricia Hawkins-Williams (D) ▌Daryl Campbell (D) ▌Chip LaMarca (R) ▌Hillary Cassel (R) ▌Michael Gottlieb (D) ▌Robin Bartleman (D) ▌Felicia Robinson (D) ▌Marie Woodson (D) ▌Fabián Basabe (R) ▌Wallace Aristide (D) ▌Dotie Joseph (D) ▌Ashley Gantt (D) ▌Tom Fabricio (R) ▌David Borrero (R) ▌Alex Rizo (R) ▌Vicki Lopez (R) ▌Demi Busatta (R) ▌Omar Blanco (R) ▌Daniel Perez (R) ▌Kevin Chambliss (D) ▌Mike Redondo (R) ▌Juan Carlos Porras (R) ▌Jim Mooney (R)
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