Carla Morales Maldonado

Carla Morales Maldonado (born 27 October 1977) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Family and early life She was born in Rancagua on 27 October 1977, the daughter of Alejandro Pablo Morales Carmona and Marta del Carmen Maldonado Martínez.

Professional life She completed her secondary education at Eduardo Charme High School in the commune of San Fernando between 1992 and 1995.

She later pursued studies in social work.

Political career She is a member of National Renewal (RN). She began her political career in 2004, when she ran for the municipal council of Santa Cruz as an independent candidate supported by the right-wing coalition Alliance for Chile. She was elected with 798 votes, representing 5.34% of the valid votes cast, serving for the 2004–2008 term.

She was re-elected for the 2008–2012 term, this time as a National Renewal member, obtaining 1,402 votes, equivalent to 8.88% of the valid votes. In 2012, she sought a third term on the municipal council of Santa Cruz but was not elected.

In 2013, she ran for the position of regional councillor of the O'Higgins Region, representing the Colchagua Province, and was elected after obtaining 7,118 votes, equivalent to 8.84% of the valid votes cast. She was re-elected in 2017 with 14,281 votes, representing 18.31% of the valid votes.

On 21 March 2018, she was elected by her peers as president of the Regional Council of O'Higgins, a position she held during the 2018–2022 term. She resigned from this post effective 12 August 2020 and subsequently resigned from the Regional Council on 20 November 2020.

In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, she was elected deputy for the 16th electoral district of the O'Higgins Region, comprising the communes of Chépica, Chimbarongo, La Estrella, Las Cabras, Litueche, Lolol, Marchihue, Nancagua, Navidad, Palmilla, Paredones, Peralillo, Peumo, Pichidegua, Pichilemu, Placilla, Pumanque, San Fernando, Santa Cruz and San Vicente. She was elected representing National Renewal within the Chile Podemos Más coalition for the 2022–2026 legislative term, obtaining 16,042 votes, equivalent to 11.85% of the valid votes cast.

She sought re-election for the same district in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, representing National Renewal within the Chile Grande y Unido pact, but was not elected. She obtained 21,829 votes, equivalent to 8.52% of the valid votes cast.