Meet Daniel Zapata

My name is Daniel Zapata, and it is my honor to announce my candidacy for the Florida State House of Representatives in District 89. 

I am a second-generation American and Floridian. After escaping communism in Cuba, spending years in Costa Rica and Mexico waiting for permission to enter the country, and finally entering the United States, my family settled here in beautiful Palm Beach County. This is where I was born and raised, and hopefully, this is the place I will have the honor of representing in Tallahassee. 

At the age of 14, I ​​began my first job, working as a bag boy at a Publix supermarket​ in District 89. I worked to make my way up the ladder for five years, but God eventually called me somewhere else - Education.

​I have been serving our community in education for five years now. As a high school teacher and administrator, I have seen firsthand the impact a good education can have on a student's life. We must do all we can to ensure every student has the same opportunities to succeed.

It is because of the stories that I heard growing up in a family of Cuban immigrants, of the horrors of socialism, and because of my experience working in education that I have decided to join this race. 

For too long, our community has been underrepresented and ignored in Tallahassee, and it is time that we stand up and change that. God willing, I will earn your trust and support along the way. I promise to be your champion in the Florida State House of Representatives.