Amy Mercado

{{Short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Amy Mercado

|image = Amy Mercado 2017.jpg

|office = Property Appraiser of Orange County

|term_start = January 4, 2021

|term_end =

|predecessor = Rick Singh

|successor =

|state_house1 = Florida

|district1 = 48th

|term_start1 = November 8, 2016

|term_end1 = November 3, 2020

|predecessor1 = Victor M. Torres Jr.

|successor1 = Daisy Morales

|birth_date =

|birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|education = American Intercontinental University (BBA)
Strayer University (MBA)

|relatives = Victor M. Torres Jr. (father)

|website = {{URL|amymercado.com|Official website}}

}}

Amy Mercado is an American politician of Puerto Rican descent who has served as the property appraiser of Orange County, Florida since 2021.{{Cite news|date=2020-11-03|title=Amy Mercado wins Orange County property appraiser race|work=WKMG|url=https://www.clickorlando.com/results-2020/2020/11/04/amy-mercado-wins-orange-county-property-appraiser-race/}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wesh.com/article/mercado-defeats-singh-orange-county-property-appraiser/33639124|title = Amy Mercado defeats incumbent Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh|date = 19 August 2020}}{{cite news |last=Quesinberry |first=Amy |publisher=OrangeObserver |title=County officers to take oath of office |date=January 4, 2021 |accessdate=January 5, 2021 |url=https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/county-officers-to-take-oath-of-office}} Previously, she served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020, representing parts of the Orlando area. She is a member of the Florida Democratic Party.{{cite news |last1=Hohmann |first1=James |title=The Daily 202: Puerto Ricans who fled to Florida after Hurricane Maria are not registering to vote |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/07/27/daily-202-puerto-ricans-who-fled-to-florida-after-hurricane-maria-are-not-registering-to-vote/5b5a82a61b326b0207955dcb/?noredirect=on |access-date=29 July 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=27 July 2018}}