Diego Morales
Diego Morales (Republican Party) is the Indiana Secretary of State. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Morales (Republican Party) ran for election for Indiana Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Morales was born in Guatemala in 1979 and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1991. He received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, an MBA from Purdue University, and an International MBA from Tilburg University in the Netherlands. After becoming a naturalized citizen, Morales served in both the U.S. Army and Indiana National Guard.[1]
Before taking office, Morales worked as a business development executive and consultant. He worked as the director of intergovernmental affairs under then-Secretary of State Todd Rokita (R) and as senior advisor to then-Gov. Mike Pence (R).[1]
In 2022, Morales became the first Latino elected to statewide office in Indiana. Morales won the Republican nomination at a convention, defeating incumbent Holli Sullivan (R), who was appointed to the position in 2021. In an editorial published before the convention, Morales criticized Sullivan for not discussing the 2020 election. "In clear contrast to Sullivan, let me make my own position on 2020 crystal clear. The 2020 election was flawed and the outcome is questionable," he wrote.[2] WFYI's Brandon Smith wrote in June 2022, "Morales’s bid was viewed by many as a challenge to the governor and the so-called Republican 'establishment.'"[3] Morales defeated Destiny Scott Wells (D) 54.1%-40.2% in the general election.
Morales supported HB 1264, which created additional identification and proof of residency requirements for first-time voters and allows the Secretary of State's office to compare voter rolls with commercially available data, such as data from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Morales said, "Voter registration lists need to be accurate. HB 1264 will give county clerks and voter registration boards tools to update voter information, including current address and citizenship status."[4] HB 1264 was signed in March 2024. Click here to read a full summary of the legislation on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker.
Morales was the only one of 17 candidates supported by the America First Secretary of State Coalition to win election in 2022.[5] Jim Marchant (R), the group's founder and Republican nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in 2022, told BBC ahead of the November 2022 elections, "When my coalition of secretary of state candidates around the country get elected we're going to fix the whole country and President Trump is going to be president again in 2024."[6]
Biography
Diego Morales served in the U.S. Army. Morales earned a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Indiana University, a master's degree in international business administration from Tilburg University, and a master's degree in business administration from Purdue University. His career experience includes working as the director of intergovernmental affairs of the office of the Indiana Secretary of State, a senior advisor to then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a business development executive with The Free Enterprise System, Inc., and the chief business development officer with Sodrel Holding Companies.[7][8]
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana Secretary of State
Diego Morales defeated Destiny Scott Wells, Jeff Maurer, David Wetterer, and Andrew Straw in the general election for Indiana Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Morales (R) | 54.1 | 999,893 | |
| Destiny Scott Wells (D) | 40.2 | 742,624 | ||
| Jeff Maurer (L) | 5.7 | 104,519 | ||
 | David Wetterer (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 107 | |
| Andrew Straw (Disability Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 1,847,179 | ||||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Indiana Secretary of State
Destiny Scott Wells advanced from the Democratic convention for Indiana Secretary of State on June 18, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Destiny Scott Wells (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Indiana Secretary of State
Diego Morales defeated incumbent Holli Sullivan and David Shelton in the Republican convention for Indiana Secretary of State on June 18, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| Holli Sullivan (R) | ||
| ✔ | Diego Morales (R) | |
| David Shelton (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Conrad (R)
- Paul Hager (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Indiana Secretary of State
Jeff Maurer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana Secretary of State on March 5, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Maurer (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 4
Jim Baird defeated Tobi Beck in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 4 on November 6, 2018.
| Total votes: 244,363 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tobi Beck | 34.6 | 6,467 | |
| Veronikka Ziol | 21.1 | 3,938 | |
| Joe Mackey | 16.1 | 3,013 | ||
| Roger Day | 12.4 | 2,324 | |
| Roland Ellis | 9.2 | 1,712 | |
| Darin Patrick Griesey | 6.7 | 1,249 | ||
| Total votes: 18,703 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sheryl Shipley (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Baird | 36.6 | 29,319 | |
| Steve Braun | 29.5 | 23,602 | ||
| Diego Morales | 15.0 | 11,997 | ||
| Jared Thomas | 10.5 | 8,435 | ||
| Kevin Grant | 4.6 | 3,667 | ||
| James Nease | 2.6 | 2,097 | ||
| Tim Radice | 1.3 | 1,013 | ||
| Total votes: 80,130 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Campaign finance
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly April 2018 reports with information on all funds raised and spent since the beginning of the 2017-2018 campaign cycle on January 1, 2017. It includes only candidates who had reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of March 31, 2018.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Diego Morales did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "Biography," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ Hoosier State Today, "OPINION: Holli Sullivan Dodges on Election Sanctity: I Will Lead," March 8, 2022
- ↑ WFYI, "Diego Morales upsets Secretary of State Holli Sullivan at Indiana GOP convention," June 19, 2022
- ↑ WRTV, "Two bills at the statehouse could create changes ahead of the general election," February 26, 2024
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Election skeptics slow to get sweeping changes in GOP states," February 5, 2023
- ↑ BBC, "US midterms: The election deniers running to control 2024 vote," November 3, 2022
- ↑ Diego Morales for Congress, "Home," accessed March 10, 2018
- ↑ Diego for Indiana, "Home," accessed November 30, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Steve Braun for Congress, "Four Conservative Leaders Endorse Steve Braun for Congress," April 25, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Steve Braun," March 6, 2018
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Steve Braun for Congress, "TIPPECANOE COUNTY LEADERS ENDORSE CONSERVATIVE BUSINESSMAN STEVE BRAUN FOR CONGRESS," February 22, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Facebook, "Steve Braun," January 17, 2018
- ↑ Babushahi, "SikhsPAC hosts fundrasing event for Diego Morales," December 19, 2017
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Steve Braun for Congress, "Eight Hendricks County Leaders Endorse Steve Braun for Congress," March 15, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Steve Braun," April 26, 2018
- ↑ Steve Braun for Congress, "Indiana Chamber Endorses Steve Braun for Congress in the 4th District," April 17, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Jim Baird," April 2, 2018
- ↑ With Honor, "Press Release: With Honor Endorses Nine Principled Veterans for Congress," March 15, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "SikhsPAC," January 26, 2018
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