Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Maria Elvira Salazar
- 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
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 27
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8FL27185 · Principal campaign committee: SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Florida District 27 | $2,519,401.34 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Florida District 27 | $3,230,463.98 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Florida District 27 | $5,647,931.39 | Won the general election (57.3%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Florida District 27 | $3,690,747.29 | Won the general election (51.35%) |
Total raised$3,690,747.29
Total spent$3,682,371.15
Cash on hand$21,258.20
Debts owed by the campaign$182,000.00
Loans from the candidate$182,000.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$3,169,543.5186%
- PACs and other committees$237,500.006%
- Party committees$5,100.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$182,621.185%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$92,805.163%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,177.440%
Self-funding: $182,621.18 (5% of money raised): $621.18 given and $182,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Capital Markets
- Housing and Insurance
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Africa
- Western Hemisphere Chair
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
92 committees reported giving $296,060.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- WINREDHybrid PAC$32,013.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$11,000.00
- VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- E-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- POLICE ACTION FUNDPAC$7,000.00
- NEW PIONEERS PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- WINNING FOR WOMEN, INC. PACPAC$5,047.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDAParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ILA-COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- U.S.-CUBA DEMOCRACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COWBOY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
Show all 92 committees
- MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- FRIENDS OF SUSAN BROOKSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- THE WENDYS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SPIRIT OF '76 PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- CUT THE BULL PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLAINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DANIEL WEBSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MIKE HCandidate committee$2,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- LEE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DAVID PAC DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DCLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CLYDE FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM PROJECT; THEPAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LONE STAR LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUCSHON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PA PROSPERITY FUND PACPAC$1,000.00
- MARTHA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ANN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JODY HICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JUMP INTO ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVES TO KEEP OUR IDEAS ELEVATED PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TOGETHER UNITED FOR LIBERTY, INTEGRITY AND PROSPERITY PAC (TULIP PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RE-JOYCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$500.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOWLeadership PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Maria Elvira Salazar$147,060.26
- Independent expenditures opposing Maria Elvira Salazar$59.76
FEC totals for the 2020 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.
- LEADERSHIP FOR A STRONG AMERICASupporting$83,417.00
- AMERICAN LIBERTY FUNDSupporting$25,200.00
- FREEDOMWORKS FOR AMERICASupporting$17,496.00
- MIAMI-DADE JEWISH ALLIANCE FOR POSITIVE LEADERSHIPSupporting$11,520.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDSupporting$6,941.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$2,312.00
- WINNING FOR WOMEN, INC. PACSupporting$168.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 27, 2020 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Elvira Salazar (R) | $3,690,747.29 | $21,258.20 | 2020-12-31 |
| Donna Shalala (D) | $3,922,822.03 | $169,727.94 | 2020-12-31 |
| Raymond Molina (R) | $32,755.10 | $0.00 | 2020-11-18 |
| Juan E Fiol (R) | $28,060.20 | $2,353.50 | 2020-07-29 |
| Michael Hepburn (D) | $10,300.00 | $0.00 | 2020-04-06 |
| Enrique Tarrio (R) | $9,526.10 | $0.00 | 2020-08-01 |
| Frank E. Polo Sr. (R) | $4,606.12 | −$56.35 | 2020-11-06 |
| Gabriel A Ferrer (R) | $329.00 | −$2,771.72 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendixen & Amandi Research (D) | October 9–13, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Donna Shalala 50% · Maria Salazar 43% |
| 1892 Polling (R) | September 2–6, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Donna Shalala 43% · Maria Salazar 46% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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