Member brief No. FL-27
Reviewed October 31, 2026
FL-27 · Florida
Maria Elvira Salazar
Republican. Trump won Florida in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.
- Age on Election Day 2028
- 67
- Born November 1, 1961.
- Lean
- R+6
- Lean Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
- In the House since
- 2021
- Served since January 3, 2021.
- Cash on hand
- $1.68M
- $1,680,478. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026
The 2026 race
- November 3, 2026
- Leads the count
Against Eliott Rodriguez (D). As of November 5, 2026.
- Primary
- Won with 81.3%
Aug. 18. Next: V. Michael Arias, 18.7%.
Endorsements, 2026
Endorsed: Donald Trump.
None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.
Latest poll of the 2026 race
Tulchin Research · September 2026 · 600 likely voters
Sponsored by House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC, which backs Rodriguez.
4 public polls in all; the record lists each.
What a race here costs
TV: Miami–Fort Lauderdale, 1.76 million homes. The district is 16.3% of the market.
2026 primary: $1.2M spent, $34.47 a vote
2024 general: $1.1M spent, $3.28 a vote
In the House, 119th Congress
- Chair of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
Committees: Financial Services · Foreign Affairs
General-election outcomes
- 2024 vote share
- 60.38%
- Victory margin
- +20.75 pts
- Trump, 2024
- 56.94% · +14.66 pts
Margin 6.09 points above Trump. Vote share 3.44 points above.
2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Lucia Baez-Geller. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.
Money, past cycles
| Cycle | Raised | From individuals | Cash at year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.7M | 86% | $21K |
| 2022 | $5.6M | 69% | $30K |
| 2024 | $3.2M | 28% | $1.4M |
Scorecards and grades
- Conservative average, out of 100
- 73.1
- Progressive average, out of 100
- 14.8 (LCV 11, Progressive Punch 13, Stop Corruption Now 20)
- IAP Action score, immigration
- 42, rank 216 of 431
- Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
- D
Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.