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After testing positive for the [[CCP virus]] days before being expected to take office,<ref>Axelrod, Tal (December 31, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532207-rep-elect-elvira-salazar-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Florida Rep.-elect Elvira Salazar tests positive for COVID-19]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> Elvira Salazar announced that she would miss the swearing-in ceremony held on January 3, 2021.<ref>[https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/12/31/maria-elvira-salazar-to-miss-swearing-in-ceremony-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus/ Maria Elvira Salazar to miss swearing-in ceremony after testing positive for coronavirus]. ''local10.com''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
 
After testing positive for the [[CCP virus]] days before being expected to take office,<ref>Axelrod, Tal (December 31, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532207-rep-elect-elvira-salazar-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Florida Rep.-elect Elvira Salazar tests positive for COVID-19]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> Elvira Salazar announced that she would miss the swearing-in ceremony held on January 3, 2021.<ref>[https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/12/31/maria-elvira-salazar-to-miss-swearing-in-ceremony-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus/ Maria Elvira Salazar to miss swearing-in ceremony after testing positive for coronavirus]. ''local10.com''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
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In mid-January 2021, House Minority Whip [[Steve Scalise]] named Elvira Salazar as one of his assistant whips.<ref>Nicol, Ryan (January 19, 2021). [https://floridapolitics.com/archives/396383-salazar-assistant-whip-house Maria Elvira Salazar named assistant whip for House GOP]. ''Florida Politics''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:14, January 24, 2021

Maria Elvira Salazar, born November 1, 1961 (age 65), 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, defeating Democrat Donna Shalala in a major upset.[1] She previously lost to Shalala in the 2018 Midterms in her bid then to replace retiring RINO Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

United States House of Representatives

2018 election

After longtime RINO Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced in late April 2017 that she would retire rather than seek re-election in the 2018 Midterms,[2] Elvira Salazar declared her run for the open seat. The district was carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by a twenty-point margin.[3]

Elvira Salazar won the Republican primary to face Democrat nominee Donna Shalala, a former president of the corrupt Clinton Foundation, in the general election.[4] While backed by Ros-Lehtinen, who was popular in the majority-Hispanic district, she lost in what was expected to be a likely flip for the Democratic Party.[5] However, Shalala's inability to speak Spanish in the heavily Cuban-American district proved to be a weakness compared to Elvira Salazar's popularity as a television host and her ability to speak Spanish well.[6]

2020 election

Elvira Salazar announced in August 2019 her run against incumbent Rep. Shalala in the 2020 elections.[7] She easily won the Republican primary to face the former Clinton crony in the general election.[8] Several "expert" election ratings sites including the Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Democrat".[9]

In a debate held on October 25, 2020, Elvira Salazar called out Shalala for being a career politician and focused heavily on local issues.[10]

Elvira Salazar, again being able to connect with voters better in an election cycle that was more favorable for Republicans,[11] won the general election narrowly over Shalala.[1]

Tenure

After testing positive for the CCP virus days before being expected to take office,[12] Elvira Salazar announced that she would miss the swearing-in ceremony held on January 3, 2021.[13]

In mid-January 2021, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise named Elvira Salazar as one of his assistant whips.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Two references:
  2. ↑ Lush, Tamara (April 30, 2017). Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, 1st Cuban-American in Congress, to retire. Associated Press. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Wasserman, David; Flin, Ally (April 7, 2017). Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index. Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Two references:
  5. ↑ Rivero, Daniel (November 6, 2018). Maria Elvira Salazar Loses Race But Keeps Her Head High. WLRN. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ Clark, Leslie (October 7, 2018). Everybody knows her name, but Donna Shalala is finding it difficult to get to Congress. McClatchy DC Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ Daugherty, Alex; Smiley, David (August 1, 2019). Salazar seeks 2020 rematch with Shalala, mistakenly directs voters to opponent’s website. Miami Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ Bikales, James (August 18, 2020). Shalala to face Salazar in Florida rematch. The Hill. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ 2020 House Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ Facing South Florida: Rep. Donna Shalala Debates Challenger Maria Elvira Salazar. CBS Miami via YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Longtime Health Advocate Donna Shalala Loses House Reelection Race. Physician's Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ Axelrod, Tal (December 31, 2020). Florida Rep.-elect Elvira Salazar tests positive for COVID-19. The Hill. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ Maria Elvira Salazar to miss swearing-in ceremony after testing positive for coronavirus. local10.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ Nicol, Ryan (January 19, 2021). Maria Elvira Salazar named assistant whip for House GOP. Florida Politics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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