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| − | '''Maria Elvira Salazar''', born November 1, 1961 (age {{age|1961|11|1}}), is a [[Miami]] television journalist currently serving as the U.S. representative for [[Florida]]'s 27th congressional district in the [[House of Representatives]]. She was elected in [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020]], defeating Democrat [[Donna Shalala]] in a major upset.<ref>Two references: | + | '''Maria Elvira Salazar''', born November 1, 1961 (age {{age|1961|11|1}}), is a [[Miami]] television journalist currently serving as the U.S. representative for [[Florida]]'s 27th congressional district in the [[House of Representatives]]. She was elected in [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020]], defeating Democrat [[Donna Shalala]] in a major upset.<ref name="Salazar upsets Shalala in rematch">Two references: |
| | *Daugherty, Alex (November 3, 2020). [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article246867257.html Maria Elvira Salazar defeats Donna Shalala in Florida’s 27th Congressional District]. ''Miami Herald''. Retrieved January 24, 2021. | | *Daugherty, Alex (November 3, 2020). [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article246867257.html Maria Elvira Salazar defeats Donna Shalala in Florida’s 27th Congressional District]. ''Miami Herald''. Retrieved January 24, 2021. |
| | *Fineout, Gary (November 3, 2020). [https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/11/03/salazar-upsets-shalala-in-rematch-1333638 Salazar upsets Shalala in rematch]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> | | *Fineout, Gary (November 3, 2020). [https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/11/03/salazar-upsets-shalala-in-rematch-1333638 Salazar upsets Shalala in rematch]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> |
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| | + | ==United States House of Representatives== |
| | + | ===2018 election=== |
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| | + | ===2020 election=== |
| | + | Elvira Salazar announced in August 2019 her run against incumbent Rep. Shalala in the 2020 elections.<ref>Daugherty, Alex; Smiley, David (August 1, 2019). [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article233385717.html Salazar seeks 2020 rematch with Shalala, mistakenly directs voters to opponent’s website]. ''Miami Herald''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> |
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| | + | ===Tenure=== |
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| | *[https://ballotpedia.org/Maria_Elvira_Salazar Profile] at ''Ballotpedia | | *[https://ballotpedia.org/Maria_Elvira_Salazar Profile] at ''Ballotpedia |
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| | [[Category:Florida]] | | [[Category:Florida]] |
| | [[Category:Journalists]] | | [[Category:Journalists]] |