María Elvira Salazar
United States
Republican
United States representative
government
María Elvira Salazar is an American journalist, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 27th congressional district since 2021. She is a Republican assistant whip. Before entering politics, Salazar worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for three decades, after serving as a news anchor for Miami-based WSBS TV. She has also worked for CNN Español and Univision.
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Oct 4, 2026
Far Left
The Republican South Florida congresswoman ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration's deportation policies, jolting her party and spotlighting her Democratic opponent.
The left sees this as a textbook scramble: a Republican trying to distance herself from deportations she largely enabled, and a Democratic opponent offering no structural alternative.
Oct 3, 2026
Far Left
Salazar, a Republican congresswoman, ran an ad criticizing Trump's deportation policies in a South Florida race.
The left sees Salazar as a cynical opportunist trying to distance herself from Trump's xenophobia while enabling it in Congress.