Maria Elvira Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar

María Elvira Salazar (born November 1, 1961) is an American journalist, author, and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 27th congressional district. She is currently one of the Republican assistant whips under Steve Scalise. Prior to entering politics, she worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for three decades after serving as a news anchor for Miami-based Mega TV. She has also worked for CNN Español and Univision. She was the Republican nominee for Congress in 2018, losing to Donna Shalala. Salazar won the 2020 rematch, receiving 51.4% to Shalala's 48.6%. Salazar's term in office commenced on January 3, 2021, and she was scheduled to be sworn in to the 117th United States Congress that day, but she was diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly before the start of the term, and was sworn in on January 12 instead.

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