Dan Daley

Dan Daley is an American politician. He is a Democrat representing the 96th district in the Florida House of Representatives. Previously, he served as a city commissioner and vice mayor of Coral Springs, FL.

Daniel Patrick Daley
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office June 18, 2019
Preceded by	Jared Moskowitz
Constituency	97th district (2019–2022) 96th district (2022–present)
City Commissioner of Coral Springs
In office 2012–2019
Vice Mayor of Coral Springs
In office 2015–2017
Personal details
Born	Huntington, New York, U.S.[1]
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	Florida State University Nova Southeastern University[1]

Education

Daley earned a BS in subjects like Political Science and Criminology from Florida State University in 2010, and JD from Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University in 2015.^[1]

Political career

Daley served as a city commissioner in Coral Springs, FL from 2012 to 2019, and also as vice mayor from 2015 to 2017.^[1]

In 2019, he was the only candidate to qualify for the special election to replace Jared Moskowitz as the Florida state representative for the 97th district. He had been endorsed by Moskowitz and Congressman Ted Deutch, among others.^[2]

Daley sits on the following House subcommittees:^[3]

• Local Administration
• Transportation & Tourism Appropriations
• Workforce Development & Tourism

On April 21, 2022, Daley attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration to prevent a vote on Florida's congressional district maps.^[4] Opponents of the tactic compared his actions to an insurrection.^[5] The demonstration was ultimately unsuccessful.

iN 2025, Daley sponsored HB 479 to strengthen penalties for drivers who leave the scene of crashes involving property damage The bill mandates that offenders provide restitution to affected parties, emphasizing accountability.^[6]