Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Maria Elvira Salazar

Official portrait of Maria Elvira Salazar
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Florida’s 27th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
1961
In Congress
House since 2021 · 5 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA
Next election
Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the current district highlighted

Florida, District 27

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 27IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H8FL27185 · Principal campaign committee: SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 27$2,519,401.34General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 27$3,230,463.98General-election nominee
2021–2022U.S. House · Florida District 27$5,647,931.39Won the general election (57.3%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Florida District 27$3,690,747.29Won the general election (51.35%)
Total raised$2,519,401.34
Total spent$2,249,750.07
Cash on hand$1,680,478.41
Debts owed by the campaign$14,300.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $639,449.37PACs and other committees: $742,578.55Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $2,492.77Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $1,068,659.86Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $66,220.79
  • Individual contributions$639,449.3725%
  • PACs and other committees$742,578.5529%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,492.770%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,068,659.8642%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$66,220.793%

Self-funding: $2,492.77 (0% of money raised): $2,492.77 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$28,553.692%
  • Contributions over $200$1,587,862.8098%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$1,324,812.2483%
  • Itemized from other states$271,769.6717%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Texas $61,665.73 · New York $49,626.35 · Virginia $32,670.78 · California $20,812.25 · District of Columbia $9,000.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2.3M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $97,172.66APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $89,630.59JULY QUARTERLY: raised $369,685.39JULY QUARTERLY: spent $93,854.38OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $214,549.94OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $268,491.78YEAR-END: raised $240,715.99YEAR-END: spent $166,872.15APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $451,116.20APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $227,878.63JULY QUARTERLY: raised $577,789.47JULY QUARTERLY: spent $248,526.23PRE-PRIMARY: raised $48,369.43PRE-PRIMARY: spent $55,425.73OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $369,384.13OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $621,470.712025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea458
Voted nay127
Did not vote89 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored19
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored390

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedNot voting
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedNot voting
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedNot voting
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNot voting
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNot voting
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedNot voting
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNot voting
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10505 Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • H.Con.Res. 109 Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
    Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • H.R. 9039 PANA Act of 2026
    Introduced May 26, 2026 · Latest action May 26, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • H.R. 8915 NO FAKES Act of 2026
    Introduced May 20, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 7777 Protecting America’s Medical Supply Chains Act of 2026
    Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Latest action Mar 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 6892 To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe to additional shares of the capital stock of the Inter-American Investment Corporation.
    Introduced Dec 18, 2025 · Latest action Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 6763 Shelter Act
    Introduced Dec 16, 2025 · Latest action Dec 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 6540 Anti-Communism Week Act
    Introduced Dec 9, 2025 · Latest action Dec 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.Con.Res. 58 Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
    Introduced Oct 24, 2025 · Latest action Dec 1, 2025: Received in the Senate.
  • H.R. 5556 Flight Refund Fairness Act
    Introduced Sep 23, 2025 · Latest action Sep 24, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

165 committees reported giving $585,355.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Maria Elvira Salazar$71,252.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Maria Elvira Salazar$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 27, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Maria Elvira Salazar (R)$2,519,401.34$1,680,478.412026-10-14
Eliott Rodriguez (D)$1,339,983.80$679,387.782026-09-30
Robin Peguero (D)$1,160,499.64$1,216.532026-09-30
Richard Lamondin (D)$743,712.29$0.002026-06-25
Vincent Michael Arias (R)$186,147.21$15,112.972026-09-30
Michael Davey (D)$45,190.26$12,609.472026-06-30
Alexander Fornino (D)$25,150.33−$719.182026-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean RSeptember 25, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLean RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RSeptember 22, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Tulchin Research (D)September 8–13, 2026600 (LV)–María Elvira Salazar 47% · Eliott Rodriguez 46%
Bendixen & Amandi International (D)August 25–30, 2026600 (LV)± 4.0%María Elvira Salazar 45% · Eliott Rodriguez 45%
Blueprint Polling (D)March 6–8, 2026451 (RV)± 4.61%María Elvira Salazar 46% · Eliott Rodriguez 43%
Kaplan StrategiesLate July 2025804 (LV)± 3.0%María Elvira Salazar 45% · Alex Fornino 35%
Kaplan StrategiesLate July 2025804 (LV)± 3.0%María Elvira Salazar 42% · Daniella Levine Cava 44%
Kaplan StrategiesLate July 2025804 (LV)± 3.0%María Elvira Salazar 45% · Mike Davey 38%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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