Service history
6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021
- Representative FL-27 2021–present
Background
- background Born November 1, 1961; journalist and author
- background News anchor for Miami WSBS TV; worked for Telemundo (3 decades), CNN Español, Univision
- achievement Republican nominee 2018 for Florida's 27th; lost to Donna Shalala
- achievement Defeated Donna Shalala in 2020 rematch
- role U.S. representative for Florida's 27th district (since 2021)
- role Re-elected 2022 and 2024; Republican assistant whip
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House FL-27 · 2026 General Election
- $1,951,030 raised
- $1,095,254 spent
- $2,266,603 cash on hand
| $1.95M | |
| $1.05M | |
| $539.87K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $522.51K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $17.36K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $506.68K |
| Candidate self-funding | $2.49K |
| Transfers from other committees | $855.57K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $90.61 |
| Other receipts | $46.33K |
| $1.10M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.07M |
| Other disbursements | $23.00K |
| Cash on hand | $2.27M |
| Debts owed by committee | $14.30K |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,640,053 | $3,620,813 | $19,240 |
| 2022 | $5,647,044 | $5,636,404 | $29,880 |
| 2024 | $3,230,464 | $1,849,517 | $1,410,827 |
| 2026 | $1,951,030 | $1,095,254 | $2,266,603 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $196,282 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 368 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 19 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
42 tickers · 13 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Maria Elvira Salazar. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (7)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Salazar, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — finance coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Financial Services, which oversees the finance sector, and disclosed 3 finance-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $115,000) in Mar 2026.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10106VISITOR ActcosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 10096To establish the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis, and for other purposes.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 9899Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9893Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9858STRATA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HRES 1445Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9760National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9569Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9557Ounce of Prevention ActcosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9268Stop Crypto ATM Scams ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HCONRES 109Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.sponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HRES 1350Expressing support of the goal of celebrating a "National Day of Honor and Respect" in conjunction with "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day".cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9214TSP Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9147Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 9094Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9052Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 9056Community Flood Resilience ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 9039PANA Act of 2026sponsoredMay 25, 2026
- HR 9043Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction ActcosponsoredMay 25, 2026
- HR 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8974To authorize the Development Finance Corporation to invest in Venezuela.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8915NO FAKES Act of 2026sponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8898End Government Pensions for Sexual Abusers Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
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