Maria Elvira Salazar
Appearance
Maria Elvira Salazar | |
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![]() Official portrait, June 2021 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 27th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Donna Shalala |
Personal details | |
Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | November 1, 1961
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Miami (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Maria Elvira Salazar (born November 1, 1961) is an American journalist, broadcast television anchor and politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 27th congressional district since 2021.
As a journalist, she worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for thirty years as a news anchor for Miami-based Mega TV. She has also worked for CNN en Español and Univision.[1]
She was the Republican nominee for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2018, losing the general election to Donna Shalala. Salazar and Shalala faced off again in the 2020 general election, and Salazar won.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Daugherty, Alex (March 1, 2018). "Journalist Maria Elvira Salazar joins GOP race for Ros-Lehtinen's seat". The Miami Herald. Retrieved August 31, 2018.