Daniel Morey
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| United States Representative | ||||
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| In Office: 2001 - 2011; 2013 - 2014; 2016 - Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Zach Wamp | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| Senator from the Southeast | ||||
| In Office: 2011 - 2013 Served alongside: Alyssa Richards | ||||
| Preceded by | Hiroko Fox | |||
| Succeeded by | Harmon C. Dooley | |||
| Born | September 28, 1959 Chattanooga, TN | |||
| Political Party | Republican | |||
| Spouse | Rebecca Morey (1979-2016), deceased Elisabeth Morey (2018-Present) | |||
| Religion | Episcopalian | |||
Daniel James Morey is an American politician. He's the current Representative for Tennessee's 3rd District, former House Minority Leader and former Senator for the Southeast Region.
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Early Life and Military Career
Daniel, the patriarch of the Morey family, was born in 1959 in Chattanooga, Tennessee as second son to a U.S. war veteran and a secondary school teacher.
Family Background
His father, General James Morey, served in both Korea and Vietnam, being awarded several medals including the Congressional Medal of Honor for his outstanding bravery during the Vietnam War.
Marion Morey, was born in Germany but emigrated with her parents to the United States in 1947. She was an activist for the women's rights movement and supported female candidates for office in Tennessee. She also served two terms as Mayor of Chattanooga.
Military Service and Law Career
After finishing high-school he served in the United States Navy from 1977 to 1980 being stationed in Europe holding the rank of Lieutenant, although he later retired. It is here that he met his wife Rebecca, to who he married in 1979.
After returning home to Tennessee Daniel started his studies of Law at the Tennessee State University and graduated in 1986. While his wife had completed her degree in medicine and had her own clinical practice Daniel joined a law firm in Chattanooga, TN and quickly rose to become a partner. In 1994 he opened his own law firm, Morey & Kaiser together with his old friend Jonathan Kaiser.
Political Career
In 2000 Daniel decided to give back something to his beloved home and successfully campaigned for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district seat. From Jan. 2001 until early 2011 he served as member of the United States House of Representatives before being assigned by the Governor to serve as Senator of the Southeast.
He served as United States Senator from 2011 until 2013 winning his election in 2012 by a clear margin.
Cancer
In 2013 his wife was diagnosed with cancer and Daniel resigned from the Senate to help his wife overcome the struggle with cancer. After her victory over the disease Daniel and Rebecca returned to Tennessee and Daniel once again picked up Tennessee's 3rd district seat to serve the people of Tennessee and was elected House Minority Leader after Senator Buford T. Justice's appointment to the United States Senate.
In late 2014 Daniel himself got diagnosed with cancer and had to resign his seat once more. He was replaced by Danny Pennypacker as Minority Leader.
In December of 2015 Daniel had won the battle against cancer and in January of 2016 announced his intentions to serve as Representative for Tennessee's third district once more. Since then he is a member of the United States House of Representatives again.
Personal Life
Daniel Morey married to Rebecca Morey in 1979, both being very young.
Both Mrs. and Mr. Morey were diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and 2014. While she seemed to have won the battle, Mrs. Morey died on October 19th, 2016. He however achieved to overcome the disease.
Mr. Morey's closest friend has always been Elisabeth Morey, who he met in 1984. Although their friendship was very strong, they lost contact when she moved to Germany in 1995. Although she moved back to the United States in 2008, they didn't meet again until 2016. It was then when they discovered very strong romantic feelings for each other, and decided to marry in 2018.
Research on Cancer
Daniel also chairs a national fund to fund research on cancer and to help citizens struggling with the disease. The Fund has recently renamed to be called "The Rebecca Morey Fund", named after Mr. Morey's first wife who died of cancer, and has an annual budget of some $4 million, $2 million out of this budget are direct donations made by Daniel Morey. Daniel enjoys hunting, golf, cigars, traveling, horses, writing, religion, history and baseball.
