What is Maria Elvira Salazar?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Maria Elvira Salazar | image = File:REP.MES Headshot (cropped 2).jpg | state = [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]] | district = [[Florida's 27th congressional district|27th]] | term_start = January 12, 2021 | predecessor = [[Donna Shalala]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|11|1}} | birth_place = [[Miami]], [[Florida]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | education = [[University of Miami]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]]) | website = {{url|mariaelvirasalazar.com|Campaign website}} | caption = Official portrait, June 2021 }} '''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|Florida's]] [[Florida's 27th congressional district|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 (United States)|Mega TV]]. She has also worked for [[CNN en Español]] and [[Univision]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daugherty |first1=Alex |title=Journalist Maria Elvira Salazar joins GOP race for Ros-Lehtinen's seat |url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2018/03/journalist-maria-elvira-salazar-joins-gop-race-for-ros-lehtinens-seat.html |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=The Miami Herald |date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> She was the [[Republican Party (United States)|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== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Salazar, Maria Elvira}} [[Category:1961 birt