Daniel Walker Morey
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| Democratic Party | ||||
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| Congressman | ||||
| Began Present Office: 2006 - 2010 (retired) | ||||
| Electoral District | 4th Congressional district | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Region and Superregion | Deep South, Gulf Coast | |||
| Previous Offices | Arkansas Attorney General, State Senator from Arkansas | |||
| Born | Sep. 28, 1964 Ashdown, Arkansas | |||
| Spouse | Aanchal Nayar Morey | |||
| Religion | Southern Baptist | |||
| Residence | Ashdown, Arkansas | |||
| Occupation | Lawyer | |||
| Education | Georgetown University; Oxford University, Yale University | |||
Daniel Walker Morey is a retired American politician and former Representative for Arkansas' 4th Congressional District (2006-2010). He previously served as Arkansas State Senator from 1996 to 2006 and as Arkansas Attorney General from 1994 to 1996. In 2010 he was the Democratic Party's candidate for Gulf Coast Governor. Following the election of Dmitri Kowalchuk as Governor of the Gulf Coast he accepted an appointment to serve as Chief Domestic Policy Advisor to the Kowalchuk administration.
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Early Life and Family
Daniel Morey was born on September, 28, 1964, in Ashdown, Arkansas, to James Morey, a farmer turned Arkansas Attorney General and Congressman, and Martha Morey, a school secretary. Dan Morey has three siblings. He has a brother, Alexander (*1962) who was a police officer and now owns a Security Firm, a sister Ava (*1968), who is a college teacher and his youngest sister Viven (*1975), who studied and worked in London, UK before returning to the U.S. in 2009 where she owns a real estate business. He is the cousin of Great Lakes Senator Daniel James Morey. As a boy Dan spent most summers in England with his uncle who worked at the American Embassy in London. His great-grandparents immigrated originally in the late 19th century from Germany and Ireland.
Daniel excelled as a student and as a baseball player and once considered becoming a professional baseball player. As a delegate to Boys Nation while in high school, he met President Jimmy Carter in the White House Rose Garden. The encounter led him to enter a life of public service.
Higher Education
Morey was graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Relations in 1986 and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. There he completed his Masters in Government and returned to America where he enrolled at Yale Law School. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1991, and entered politics in Arkansas. Daniel is also member of the Individual Ready Reserve of the United States Navy and holds the rank of Captain.
Political Career and Family
He was defeated in his campaign for Congress in Arkansas' 4th district in 1992. Morey was elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 1994. In 2004 he was elected Arkansas Attorney General, and won his campaign for Congress in Arkansas' 4th district in 2006. In 2010 he challenged Florida State Senator Matt Mitchell for the position of Gulf Coast Governor. Running a campaign based upon tackling the region's devastating standings on education and crime, while protecting Southern Values and strengthening the economy he could not beat demographics and lost the election, despite having won Louisiana by more than 10% and his home state of Arkansas by more than 33%. The Morey campaign suffered a big blow during the first week of campaign when Daniel Morey's running mate Thomas Zantzinger disappeared and abandoned the campaign.
In 2008 he married Dr. Aanchal Nayar Morey. One year later their first daughter Anusha Leena Morey was born in Ashdown. Mrs. Morey is currently pregnant with twins. Further the Moreys have recently filed the paperwork to adopt a young girl from India.
Private Life
Following his defeat in the Gubernatorial election against Florida Senator Matt Mitchell Daniel and his family moved to England for several years where worked as consultant. The returned to America in 2016 when he joined his cousin's law firm as partner. In 2018 he was named Chief Domestic Policy Advisor for Governor Kowalchuk.
Memorable Quotes
"We need a national economic strategy as well as a human-development strategy that recognizes that what people earn depends largely on what they can learn and whether their economies are organized for change." - during the first week of campaigning in Hope, Arkansas, 2010
"We need leadership which once again can tap into that special blend of Southern confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges." - during the first week of campaigning in Monroe, Louisiana, 2010
"We should be working to keep a basic bargain with all Americans living in the Gulf Coast: If you work hard and are responsible, you will not live in poverty." - during the first week of campaigning in Miami, Florida, 2010
"I'll make you this deal: I will work for you. I'll wake up every morning thinking about you. I'll fight and worry and sweat and bleed to get our economy reformed, to give you the support you need to move on up." - during the first week of campaigning in Miami, Florida, 2010
"Economics is and has always been founded upon the family." - during the second week of campaigning in Cape Coral, Florida, 2010
"Decency, honor, hard work, caring: That's the America I know." - during Mr. Morey's pre-campaigning tour, speech in Jackson, Mississippi, 2009
"Social Security has given seniors the dignity, security, and peace of mind that Franklin Roosevelt promised. Our job is to keep that same promise to our own children and grandchildren." - during Mr. Morey's pre-campaigning tour, speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, 2009
Memorable Speeches
"My friends,
Thank you so very, very much for the wonderful welcome. It is great to be standing her today in Arkansas, my home. Here in Hope not too long ago another Southern man began his impeccable journey to move America forward. Today I am proud to announce my campaign for Governor, here in this truly historic place, because I believe in Arkansas, I believe in the Gulf Coast, and I believe that we can make our region a better place to work, a better place to learn, and a better place to live and raise a family.
Working together, we can take the best in our great region and make it available to every single person living within its boundaries. Friends, I believe in a Gulf Coast region that provides health care for its children, for all its children. That is my goals as your governor.
I believe in a Gulf Coast region that demands the highest education standards from both its pupils and its teachers. That is my goal as your governor.
And I believe in a Gulf Coast region that competes for jobs in the 21st century, not only with our neighbors, but with the nation and the world. That is my goal as your governor.
My friends, these are not just political promises. This is a commitment to make the best in our region available to everyone here. Man and woman; young and old; urban and rural; black and white; the poor and the rich alike. Today I promise to you that I will be a governor who will work to bring people together to move our proud region forward while protecting our most sacred values and ideals.
It is my honest belief that neither political party has a monopoly on the truth. I believe that both Democrats and Republicans have good ideas and that our challenge is to find common-sense solutions to the problems we face. As your Governor that will be my biggest task and friends, I am ready for that task.
Together we will protect our common ideals and beliefs and make Arkansas and the Gulf Coast more prosperous and more secure for all its citizens.
Thank you so, very, very much! God bless you all and God bless our United States of America!"
- Daniel Walker Morey announcing his candidacy for Governor of the Gulf Coast in Hope, Arkansas, 2009.
"My friends,
It's great to be here today. It's good to see so many of you came out here today regardless of the fact that recently your employee shut down your shipyard here to ship your jobs to other parts of the world, where they are cheaper. Well, now I'm here, and I'm lookin' at you, and you wouldn't believe me if I told you what you wanted to hear in any case, right?
So here is what I will tell you: No politician can bring these shipyard jobs back or make your union strong again. No politician can make it be the way it used to be. That's because we're living in a new world now, a world without borders, economically, that is. Some guy can push a button in New York and move a billion dollars to Tokyo before you blink an eye. We've got a world market now. And that's good for some. In the end, you've gotta believe it's good for America, good for the Gulf Coast. We as Americans come from everywhere in the world, so we're gonna have a leg up selling to everywhere in the world. Makes sense, right? But muscle jobs are gonna go where muscle labor is cheap, and the sad truth is that's not here.
So if you want to compete and do better, you're gonna have to exercise a different set of muscles, the ones between your ears. And anyone who gets up here and says he can do it for you isn't leveling with you. Anybody who comes up here and promises to get your old jobs back is simply not honest with you. Friends, I'm not gonna insult you by doing that. But I'm going to tell you this instead: This whole region, the whole country is gonna have to go back to school. We're gonna have to get smarter, learn new skills and so create new, better jobs. As your Governor I will work overtime figuring out ways to help you get the skills you need. Right now, right here I'll make you this deal: I will work for you. I'll wake up every morning thinking about you. I'll fight and worry and sweat and bleed to get the money to make education a lifetime thing in this region, to give you the support you need to move on up. That's my contract with you good folks. And I promise I won't let you down.
Thanks so much for coming out here today! God bless you all!"
- Daniel Walker Morey addressing workers who recently lost their job due to their shipyard closing down and sending jobs overseas, Miami, Florida, 2009.
Press Reaction to the Morey2010 campaign
"His plans to solve all the problems facing our region today start with that core belief that the government has to do right by the folks first. Most politicians say it, but Morey’s return to that core belief on so many issues shows a real drive behind it that is motivated by more than finding a winning catchphrase. Morey’s answers were in-depth, and had minimal election-speak. We appreciate his appearance on this program, but more so his candid answers." - Avery Passerday, Their Take... My Show segment, Wednesday, October 20, 2010
"I also found his position on crime especially interesting, because it showed something unique, where the Democrat and Republican candidates have diverging viewpoints. Very rarely does a Democrat come across as stronger on crime than a Republican." - Avery Passerday, Their Take... My Show segment, Wednesday, October 20, 2010
"I also thought Morey’s answer to my last question, about the economy, to be very eloquent. I laid at his feet the failure of his party in Congress, and asked him a curve ball question. He was able to turn the issue around, giving a positive answer to a negative question. Instead of deflecting the issue, and going into damage control, he spun it around and probably won some votes in doing so. He did not throw the Democratic Party, or their policies, under the bus, but instead disassociated himself from the toxic policies, and made it appear that the Democratic Party had not made the recovery worse. That is a trait of a very good politician. Whether or not Congressman Morey possesses similarly admirable traits as a Governor is something voters will have to decide. But I will not argue the fact that Congressman Morey is a very effective orator." - Avery Passerday, Their Take... My Show segment, Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Election Results
Gulf Coast Governor
| Election Result for Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 54.43% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 45.04% | |||
State by State Results
- Morey Wins
Arkansas
| Election Result for Arkansas Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 32.96% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 66.14% | |||
Morey wins Arkansas Democratic Vote 90.8-8.7, 31.1% turnout Morey wins Arkansas Independent Vote 59.6-39.0, 22.9% turnout Morey Loses Arkansas Republican Vote 21.1 - 77.8, 16.5% turnout
Louisiana
| Election Result for Louisiana Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 44.73% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 54.72% | |||
Morey wins Louisiana Democratic Vote 89.0-10.6, 30.1% turnout Morey wins Louisiana Independent Vote 54.7-44.5, 29.1% turnout Morey Loses Louisiana Republican Vote 12.8 - 86.7, 27.8% turnout
- Morey Losses
Mississippi
| Election Result for Mississippi Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 63.22% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 35.89% | |||
Morey wins Mississippi Democratic Vote 79.8-19.1, 20.1% turnout Morey Loses Mississippi Independent Vote 41.5-56.7, 21.9% turnout Morey Loses Mississippi Republican Vote 12.8-86.7, 27.8% turnout
Alabama
| Election Result for Alabama Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 65.48% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 33.74% | |||
Morey wins Alabama Democratic Vote 76.5-22.4, 21.5% turnout Morey Loses Alabama Independent Vote 35.9-62.9, 24.6% turnout Morey Loses Alabama Republican Vote 8.6-90.9, 29.5% turnout
Georgia
| Election Result for Georgia Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 59.02% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 40.34% | |||
Morey wins Georgia Democratic Vote 84.4-14.9, 24.7% turnout Morey Loses Georgia Independent Vote 39.6-59.5, 26.6% turnout Morey Loses Georgia Republican Vote 9.4-90.2, 31.1% turnout
Florida
| Election Result for Florida Gulf Coast Governor, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Matt Mitchell | Challenger | 53.62% | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Walker Morey | Challenger | 46.03% | |||
Morey wins Florida Democratic Vote 87.8-12.0, 34.9% turnout Morey wins Florida Independent Vote 50.2-49.1, 31.1% turnout Morey Loses Florida Republican Vote 7.8 - 91.9, 37.2% turnout
