María Elvira Salazar ran multiple competitive campaigns for Florida's 27th Congressional District, initially losing to Democrat Donna Shalala in 2018 by six percentage points but securing the seat in a 2020 rematch with a narrow victory Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times.
Salazar consistently received strong support from national and local GOP leaders, notably including endorsements from Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, and House Republican leadership Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald.
She often ran on platforms focused on the economy, anti-socialism/anti-communism themes, and support for law enforcement, which resonated with Cuban-American and Hispanic voters, especially in Miami-Dade Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald.
Salazar overcame strong Democratic challenges in each cycle, winning reelection in 2022 and 2024 by increasing margins; in 2024, she defeated Lucia Báez-Geller with over 60% of the vote, maintaining a significant financial advantage throughout the campaign Islander News, Miami Herald.
Several vulnerabilities emerged, including campaign finance reporting violations, the acceptance of donations from controversial figures (e.g., convicted spy Manuel Rocha), and criticism that her messaging focused more on anti-communism than local issues Florida Bulldog, Folicua News, Miami Herald Editorial.
Despite occasional internal and independent polling showing close races, Salazar's broad name recognition, strong fundraising, and support from the local Cuban-American community helped secure her repeated electoral successes Miami Herald, Miami Herald.
2022: CNN Stated Salazar Was In 'Pretty Good Shape' To Win Reelection According to Florida Jolt, "CNN: 'Polling is showing that South Florida Congresswoman María Salazar is in pretty good shape...making it difficult for the Democrats to maintain their majority'" [Florida Jolt, 9/23/22]
2022: July Poll Showed Salazar With 5 Percent Lead Over Taddeo According to Florida Jolt, "a poll released by Floridians for Economic Advancement in late July that showed Salazar with a 5 percent lead." [Florida Jolt, 9/23/22]
Salazar Ran For Reelection In Florida's 27th Congressional District In 2024 According to Floricua News, "Maria Elvira Salazar [...] is running on a pro-Donald Trump, anti-socialism platform to keep her seat in Florida's 27th Congressional District, which includes large swathes of Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Miami." [Floricua News, 5/13/24]
2022: Salazar Was Endorsed By DeSantis And Pompeo According to Orlando Sentinel, "She has also netted endorsements from key Republican figures that include Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 10/17/22]
Polls Showed Salazar Leading Or Tied With Taddeo In The 2022 Race According to Miami Times, "Taddeo believes the last-minute ad is indicative of panic spurred by recent polling that finds the state senator statistically tied with Salazar in what many believe is the most competitive congressional seat in the state. ... Other polls, however, find Salazar in the lead - and she has Taddeo beat in cash reserves." [Miami Times, 11/2/22]
2022: Palm Beach Post Reported Salazar Won Her House Seat In Miami-Dade County According to Palm Beach Post, "Salazar's district lies completely within Miami-Dade County. In 2022, Salazar's race was considered one of the most competitive in the state, but she defeated her Democratic opponent in a surprise double-digit blowout." [Palm Beach Post, 4/7/24]
2024: Davey Targeted Salazar's Four-Year Congressional Tenure For Replacement According to Islander News, Davey stated, "My objective is to replace Salazar in Congress (ending her four-year run)." [Islander News, 8/1/24]
November 2024: AP Called The Race For Salazar Shortly After Polls Closed According to Miami Herald, "Shortly after closing the polls at 7:00 p.m., AP called the races for the three GOP candidates." [Miami Herald, 11/5/24]
11/5/24: María Elvira Salazar Was Reelected To Congress According to El Nuevo Herald, "Los votantes enviaron a los actuales representantes estadounidenses María Elvira Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart y Carlos Giménez a Washington para un nuevo mandato en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/5/24]
November 2024: Maria Elvira Salazar Defeated Lucia Báez-Geller In Congressional District 27 Race According to Islander News, "Rep. Congress District 27: Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar cruised to victory against Lucia Báez-Geller, collecting more than 60% of the vote." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 11/6/24]
November 2024: Maria Elvira Salazar Received 197,767 Votes For Congressional District 27 According to Islander News, "Rep. Congress District 27 (220/221 reporting) Maria Elvira Salazar (REP) 197,767 votes (60.48%) Lucia Báez-Geller (DEM) 129,232 (39.52%)" [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 11/6/24]
November 2024: Salazar Won Congressional District 27 With Over 60% Of The Vote According to Islander News, "Rep. Congress District 27: Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar cruised to victory against Lucia Báez-Geller, collecting more than 60% of the vote." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 11/6/24]
November 2024: Islander News Identified Salazar As Congressional District 27's Incumbent Representative According to Islander News, "Rep. Congress District 27: Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar cruised to victory against Lucia Báez-Geller, collecting more than 60% of the vote." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 11/6/24]
2024: Maria Elvira Salazar Won Reelection To U.S. House In Florida's District 27 According to Islander News, "Rep. Congress District 27: Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar cruised to victory against Lucia Báez-Geller, collecting more than 60% of the vote." [Islander News, 11/7/24]
2022: Salazar Defeated Annette Taddeo By About 35,000 Votes In Congressional Election According to Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), "Salazar defeated Democrat Annette Taddeo by about 35,000 votes in November 2022." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 11/8/24]
2022: Annette Taddeo Ran Against Salazar In The General Election According to Florida Jolt, "She is facing Florida State Senator Annette Taddeo, D-Fl. in the general election." [Florida Jolt, 9/23/22]
2022: Salazar Was Expected To Face A Competitive Reelection Bid In Her District According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, who represents thousands of Latin American immigrants in Congress, is likely to face a competitive reelection bid in 2022." [Miami Herald, 5/14/21]
Mayo 2021: Salazar Representó A Inmigrantes Latinoamericanos Y Enfrentó Reelección Competitiva According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, que representa a miles de inmigrantes latinoamericanos en el Congreso, probablemente enfrente una competitiva postulación para la reelección en 2022." [El Nuevo Herald, 5/15/21]
2021: Janelle Perez Announced Challenge To Maria Elvira Salazar For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Perez will run against Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District, a Democratic-leaning seat that changed party hands in 2020 after Republicans performed well in South Florida." [Miami Herald, 8/4/21]
2021: María Elvira Salazar Representó Al Distrito 27 De Florida En El Congreso According to El Nuevo Herald, "Pérez se postulará contra la representante federal republicana María Elvira Salazar en el Distrito Congresional 27 de la Florida, un escaño de tendencia demócrata que cambió de manos partidistas en 2020 después que los republicanos obtuvieran buenos resultados en el sur de la Florida." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/4/21]
August 2021: Perez Announced Challenge To Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Janelle Perez, a former GOP staffer for Miami Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, announced she will run as a Democrat and challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District." [Miami Herald, 8/9/21]
2022: DCCC Criticized Salazar's Congressional Record On Infrastructure, Climate, And Democracy According to Miami Herald, "From infrastructure to climate to defending democracy, Maria Elvia Salazar and Carlos Gimenez have utterly failed Miamians in Congress. The DCCC remains actively engaged in South Florida and we look forward to taking them on and sending them home," said DCCC spokesman Abel Iraola. [Miami Herald, 1/18/22]
2022: Democrats Faced Challenges Fielding A Challenger Against Salazar According to Miami Herald, "The only Democrat with an active campaign committee for Salazar's seat is Angel Montalvo, a self-described progressive Democrat who had less than $4,200 as of the end of September." [Miami Herald, 1/18/22]
2022: DCCC Afirmó Que Salazar Y Giménez Fallaron A La Gente De Miami En El Congreso According to El Nuevo Herald, "Desde la infraestructura hasta el clima y la defensa de la democracia, María Elvria Salazar y Carlos Giménez han fallado completamente a la gente de Miami en el Congreso. El DCCC sigue participando activamente en el sur de la Florida y esperamos enfrentarlos y enviarlos a casa", dijo el portavoz del DCCC, Abel Iraola. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 1/18/22]
2022: Miami Herald Reported Ken Russell And Eileen Higgins Challenged Salazar For Congressional District 27 According to Miami Herald, "Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell announced on Tik Tok last week that he would drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate against U.S. Rep. Val Demings. He announced he would switch to the congressional race against first-term Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar., Eileen Higgins, in the second year of her first full four-year term on the county commission, plans to announce her Congressional campaign soon for the District 27 seat held by Salazar, said Christian Ulvert, her longtime campaign manager." [Miami Herald, 5/2/22]
2022: Salazar Faced No Prominent Democratic Challenger Before June Filing Deadline According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Salazar tampoco tenía ningún aspirante demócrata prominente antes de la fecha límite de calificación del 13 de junio.' [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/2/22]
2022: Ken Russell Announced Congressional Run To Challenge Salazar In CD 27 According to Westside Gazette, "Democratic candidate Ken Russell will no longer compete with Democratic Rep. Val Demings' Senate campaign - and will instead seek to oust GOP U.S Rep. María Elvira Salazar in CD 27." [Westside Gazette, 5/5/22]
May 2022: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Incumbent For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Higgins dropping out of the race means that U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican representing Florida's 27th congressional district, is currently being challenged by Miami Commissioner Ken Russell and Angel Montalvo." [Miami Herald, 5/11/22]
May 2022: Republican National Committee Claimed Salazar Was A Strong Opponent According to Miami Herald, "it only took Florida Democrat Eileen Higgins 6 days to realize she didn't stand a chance against" Salazar, said Julia Friedland, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee." [Miami Herald, 5/11/22]
2022: Salazar Was Challenged By Ken Russell And Ángel Montalvo For District 27 Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "el hecho que Higgins abandone la contienda significa que la representante federal María Elvira Salazar, republicana que representa el Distrito Congresual 27 de la Florida, es desafiada por el comisionado de Miami Ken Russell y Ángel Montalvo, un candidato que se describe como 'abiertamente progresista' y que ha prometido realizar una campaña completamente 'de base.'" [El Nuevo Herald, 5/12/22]
2022: Republican National Committee Spokesperson Cited Salazar As A Strong Opponent According to El Nuevo Herald, "el juego de los demócratas fue celebrado al instante por el Comité Nacional Republicano, cuya portavoz Julia Friedland dijo en un comunicado que 'solo le tomó seis días a la demócrata de la Florida Eileen Higgins darse cuenta que no tenía ninguna oportunidad contra' Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald, 5/12/22]
Annette Taddeo Announced 2022 Congressional Run Against María Elvira Salazar According to Florida Today, "Senator Annette Taddeo, who kicked off her campaign in January, is challenging Republican María Elvira Salazar in the 27th Congressional District." [Florida Today (Brevard County, Florida), 6/8/22]
2022: Taddeo Announced Challenge To María Salazar For Congressional Seat According to Miami Times, "State Sen. Annette Taddeo first announced her decision to drop out of the governor's race and switch to Florida's 27th Congressional District race in an interview with WFOR's Jim DeFede, who tweeted that Taddeo called Rep. Maria Salazar, who she is challenging for her seat, is 'a demagogue, a liar and an embarrassment, and someone that has not even voted in the best interests of our community.'" [Miami Times, 6/8/22]
2022: Salazar Named Republican Incumbent In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Times, "The winner will challenge Republican incumbent Salazar." [Miami Times, 6/8/22]
2022: Ken Russell Described Salazar As 'Ineffective' For Her Voters According to Miami Times, '"I am singularly focused on unseating [Salazar], who has been ineffective for her voters," Russell tweeted Monday after Taddeo's announcement.' [Miami Times, 6/8/22]
2022: Salazar Referred To As Potentially The 'Most Vulnerable GOP Freshman' According to Miami Times, "Having been elected twice in this district (as a member of the city commission) delivering on affordable housing and the environment, I am the best candidate to beat the country's most vulnerable GOP freshman." [Miami Times, 6/8/22]
June 2022: Rumors Circulated That Taddeo Would Challenge Salazar For Congress According to Ocala Star Banner (Florida), "Rumors had emerged last month that Taddeo was considering leaving the gubernatorial contest and instead launching a campaign against U.S. Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District. Taddeo's campaign team, had denied the rumors." [Ocala Star Banner (Florida), 6/8/22]
2022: Taddeo Was Rumored To Challenge María Elvira Salazar For Congress According to The Stuart News, "Rumors had emerged last month that Taddeo was considering leaving the gubernatorial contest and instead launching a campaign against U.S. Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District. Taddeo's campaign team, had denied the rumors." [Stuart News, 6/8/22]
2022: Taddeo Was Rumored To Challenge María Elvira Salazar In FL-27 According to News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida), "Rumors had emerged last month that Taddeo was considering leaving the gubernatorial contest and instead launching a campaign against U.S. Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District. Taddeo's campaign team, had denied the rumors." [News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida), 6/8/22]
Taddeo Launched Campaign Against U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar In Florida's 27th District In 2022 According To Tallahassee Democrat According to Tallahassee Democrat, "Rumors had emerged last month that Taddeo was considering leaving the gubernatorial contest and instead launching a campaign against U.S. Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District." [Tallahassee Democrat, 6/9/22]
2022: Internal Poll Found Race Between Salazar And Taddeo Virtually Tied According to Tampa Bay Times, "An internal poll for Taddeo found a virtual tie, with Salazar leading, 47%-45%. But internal polls always merit a grain of salt." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/22/22]
August 2022: Salazar Won Republican Primary For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, meanwhile, handily won her primary race against Frank Polo. Unofficial results showed Salazar with about 81% of the vote." [Miami Herald, 8/23/22]
2022: Salazar Faced Annette Taddeo In Congressional Race For Florida's 27th District According to Miami Herald, "Florida state Sen. Annette Taddeo will challenge incumbent Republican María Elvira Salazar this November in what may be the only competitive congressional race in Miami, after both won their respective primary contests on Tuesday for Florida's 27th Congressional District." [Miami Herald, 8/23/22]
August 2022: María Elvira Salazar Won Republican Primary For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, por su parte, ganó con holgura las primarias contra Frank Polo. Los primeros resultados muestran a Salazar con 82% de los votos." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/23/22]
August 2022: El Nuevo Herald Reported Salazar Won Republican Nomination For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald, "En el distrito 27 (Miami), la congresista republicana María Elvira Salazar también consolidó la nominación republicana sin mayores problemas al obtener el 81% de los votos frente al 18% obtenido por su rival Frank Polo. Salazar se enfrentará en noviembre a la legisladora estatal Annette Taddeo, quien derrotó fácilmente a sus rivales demócratas Ken Russell y Angel Montalvo, con una votación de 68%." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/23/22]
2022: Salazar Ran For Re-Election In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Orlando Sentinel, "The race between Democratic state Sen. Annette Taddeo and Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Congressional District 27 is one of the tightest in the state." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 10/17/22]
2022: María Elvira Salazar Sought Reelection In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to an opinion piece by Andres Oppenheimer in El Nuevo Herald, "Tomemos el caso de la congresista de Miami María Elvira Salazar, quien se postula para la reelección en el Distrito 27 de Miami contra la senadora estatal Anette Taddeo en una de las contiendas más disputadas del país." [Andres Oppenheimer - El Nuevo Herald, 10/21/22]
October 2022: Salazar Was Challenged By Taddeo In Florida's Congressional District 27 Race According to Miami Herald, "Annette Taddeo, a Democratic Florida senator, is challenging U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican, for Florida's Congressional District 27. Both candidates have focused on immigration and threats on democracy in appealing to the district's large Hispanic community." [Miami Herald, 10/24/22]
2022: Salazar Campaigned For Reelection In Florida's District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar se postula a la reelección para el recién modificado Distrito Congresual 27 de la Florida contra la demócrata Annette Taddeo, una senadora estatal colombianoamericana." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/24/22]
August 2022: Annette Taddeo Won Democratic Primary To Face Maria Elvira Salazar In November According to Miami Herald, "Annette Taddeo won the Democratic primary election on Aug. 23, 2022 and will challenge U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in the November election for Florida's 27th Congressional District." [Miami Herald, 1/19/23]
2024: Baez-Geller Announced Bid To Challenge Salazar For Congress According to Miami Herald, "Miami-Dade County School Board member Lucia Baez-Geller will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar for her Miami House seat in a race seen as one of Democrats' few-remaining opportunities to reassert themselves in Florida." [Miami Herald, 11/9/23]
2024: María Elvira Salazar's Congressional Seat Targeted By Democrats According to El Nuevo Herald, "El ex alcalde de Key Biscayne Mike Davey presentó el jueves su candidatura demócrata para enfrentar a la representante republicana María Elvira Salazar, en una contienda que los demócratas ven como una oportunidad clave para ganar terreno en la delegación congresual de la Florida, dominada por el Partido Republicano." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/22/24]
2024: María Elvira Salazar Se Postuló A La Reelección En El Distrito 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "La representante federal republicana María Elvira Salazar se postula a la reelección en su distrito, que abarca partes de Miami-Dade, incluyendo Coral Gables, Key Biscayne y la ciudad de Miami." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 4/27/24]
2024: Salazar Fue Considerada La Favorita Para La Nominación Republicana En El Distrito 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Otro republicano, Royland Lara, calificó para las elecciones primarias de agosto, aunque Salazar es vista como la gran favorita para obtener la nominación del Partido Republicano." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 4/27/24]
2024: Salazar Faced Republican Challenger Royland Lara In Primary According to Islander News, "Salazar, meanwhile, faces Republican Primary challenger Royland Lara." [Islander News, 8/1/24]
2024: Davey And Báez-Geller Campaigns Focused On Unseating Salazar According to Islander News, "Certainly, Lucia and I both believe we are the best person to defeat Salazar. My objective is to replace Salazar in Congress (ending her four-year run)." [Islander News, 8/1/24]
2024: Salazar Faced Republican Primary Challenger Royland Lara According to Islander News, "Salazar, meanwhile, faces Republican Primary challenger Royland Lara." [Islander News, 8/1/24]
2022: Salazar Focused Reelection Campaign On Immigration And Economy According to Florida Jolt, "Salazar, for her part, has focused on pointing out Biden's failures and staying on message about immigration and the economy." [Florida Jolt, 9/23/22]
Salazar Accepted $750 Campaign Donation From Convicted Spy Manuel Rocha According to Floricua News, "Salazar accepted $750 in campaign donations from Rocha as she ran for reelection in 2022. Officials said at the time that Salazar had no personal relationship to Rocha and that they would return the money." [Floricua News, 5/13/24]
2021: Salazar Campaign Admonished For Misreporting $147,700 In Contributions According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's campaign was recently admonished by the Federal Elections Commission for misreporting $147,700 in campaign contributions. The campaign contributions from 13 different donors exceeded the $2,900 threshold for the 2022 election cycle, according to an FEC warning letter." [Miami Herald, 9/10/21]
2021: María Elvira Salazar Recaudó $642,000 Para Defender Su Puesto En el Distrito 27 De Florida According to La Prensa, "la representante federal María Elvira Salazar, logró recaudar $642K para defender su puesto en la cámara parlamentaria. Los fondos son destinados al Distrito 27 de Florida que Salazar representa." [La Prensa (Tampa, Orlando, Florida), 10/21/21]
2021: María Elvira Salazar Recibió Aproximadamente 400 Donaciones En Su Estrategia De Recaudación According to La Prensa, "La estrategia de recaudación de Salazar resultó óptima. La política recibió cerca de 400 donaciones, entre personas y corporaciones, donde las donaciones van desde $15 dólares, hasta $5,800 dólares." [La Prensa (Tampa, Orlando, Florida), 10/21/21]
2021: Salazar Devolvió Menos De $10,000 De Su Comité Salazar Victory Commettee According to La Prensa, "Su comité político, Salazar Victory Commettee, donó $59,000; pero la política devolvió el monto, menos de $10,000." [La Prensa (Tampa, Orlando, Florida), 10/21/21]
2021: Salazar Donó $27,000 Al Comité Take Back The House 2022 According to La Prensa, "Salazar donó $27,000 al comité Take Back the House 2022; un comité del que forma parte, junto con otros 78 representantes republicanos." [La Prensa (Tampa, Orlando, Florida), 10/21/21]
2021: Salazar Devolvió Fondos De Abelardo De La Espriella Por Acusaciones Relacionadas Con Vínculos Políticos According to La Prensa, "Tal es el caso de la devolución de fondos por parte de Abelardo de la Espriella, un abogado colombiano; cuyos vínculos con el presidente socialista venezolano Nicolás Maduro, provocaron fuertes acusaciones de hipocresía frente a varios críticos." [La Prensa (Tampa, Orlando, Florida), 10/21/21]
2021: Salazar Mostró Un Límite De $806,000 En Su Campaña Hasta Septiembre Y Gastó $355,000 According to La Prensa, "En general, la campaña de Salazar mostró un límite de $806,000 hasta septiembre de este año, de los cuales, lleva $355,000 invertidos en la misma campaña." [La Prensa (Tampa, Orlando, Florida), 10/21/21]
May 2022: Salazar Ran For Reelection While Commenting On Jan. 6 Subpoenas According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, who is running for reelection in November, did not respond on Sunday to explain what she meant by her statements." [Miami Herald, 5/22/22]
2022: Salazar Reported Holding Nearly $1.5 Million For Re-Election Campaign According to Tampa Bay Times, "Salazar, meanwhile, has almost $1.5 million in the bank." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/22/22]
2022: Salazar Received Significant Financial Backing From House Republicans According to Orlando Sentinel, "She has received significant financial support from U.S. House Republicans, including a $1.7 million ad buy from the Congressional Leadership Fund, a PAC run by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 10/17/22]
November 2022: Salazar Encouraged Early Voting In Miami According to Miami Herald, "U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, the incumbent, also advocated for residents to vote Sunday. 'I'm your Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar & I'd be honored to count on your vote!' Salazar said." [Miami Herald, 11/6/22]
2023: Salazar Maintained Over $700,000 In Campaign Funds And GOP Support According to Miami Herald, "She also has more than $700,000 in her campaign account and the support of the national GOP's House campaign arm." [Miami Herald, 11/9/23]
2023: Salazar Held Over $700,000 In Campaign Funds And Had National GOP Support According to El Nuevo Herald, "También tiene más de $700,000 en su cuenta de campaña y el apoyo del comité de la campaña nacional del Partido Republicano". [El Nuevo Herald, 11/10/23]
2022: Salazar Recibió Donaciones Políticas De Víctor Manuel Rocha According to El Nuevo Herald, "¿Adivine a quién le hizo Rocha dos donaciones políticas por un total de $750, el año pasado, en Miami? A la campaña de la congresista republicana María Elvira Salazar, acérrima crítica del presidente Biden y partidaria de Trump, una ex periodista que en 1995 consiguió una exclusiva y polémica entrevista nada menos que con Fidel Castro." [El Nuevo Herald, 12/11/23]
2022: Salazar Campaign Committees Misreported $2 Million In Cash Due To Treasurer's Actions According to Florida Bulldog, "The errors led the Salazar campaign, Salazar's leadership Freedom Force PAC and her joint fundraising committee Salazar Victory, to misreport their cash on hand by a whopping $2 million in various quarterly reports in 2021." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2021: Salazar Hired Nancy Marks As Treasurer For Her Political Committees According to Florida Bulldog, "Salazar hired Marks in January 2021." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2022: Salazar Campaign Reported Treasurer To FEC Over Financial Reporting Errors According to Florida Bulldog, "Approximately four months before, after Marks left the campaign in July 2022, Salazar for Congress and its new campaign manager, Les Williamson, blew the whistle on Marks to the FEC -- blaming her for 'numerous errors' the FEC later found in quarterly financial reports filed by Salazar's committees, according to a settlement agreement." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2022: FEC Found Multiple Reporting Errors In Salazar Campaign Filings According to Florida Bulldog, "As described by the FEC, Salazar's committee reports were a mess. The 'errors' included the duplicate and incorrect reporting of contributions, disbursements and transfers; incorrect reporting of transfers and disbursements that did not occur, and failing to provide attribution information for contributors." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2022: Marks Deposited Checks Meant For Salazar Victory And Freedom Force PAC Into Wrong Account According to Florida Bulldog, "At the same time, Marks deposited nearly $93,000 in checks made payable to Salazar Victory Committee and $10,000 in checks made payable to Freedom Force PAC into Salazar for Congress's bank account." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2023: Salazar Committees Cited Treasurer For Reporting Errors In FEC Settlement According to Florida Bulldog, "The FEC's conciliation report made public in January states, 'The committees contend that the reporting errors and misdeposited checks are attributable to the actions of their former treasurer, Nancy Marks. The committees further contend that Marks was replaced after the committees became aware of reporting errors and Marks was unresponsive to requests for information and draft reports. The committees contend that, after Marks was replaced, the committees' new treasurer conducted a full review of financial records and filed amended reports to correct identified errors.'" [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2023: Salazar Campaign And Committees Fined $22,800 For Reporting Violations According to Florida Bulldog, "The three committees were fined a total of a relatively small amount, $22,800, likely because the Salazar campaign self-reported. The FEC has what's known as a 'Sua Sponte Submissions' policy to encourage such self-reporting of violations. Under it, penalties can be cut up to 75 percent of what might otherwise be assessed." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2024: Salazar Led Democratic Challengers In Fundraising With Over $1.2 Million According to Tampa Bay Times, "Both trail Salazar handily on the money race; the incumbent has more than $1.2 million in the bank." [Tampa Bay Times, 5/16/24]
2024: Salazar Outraised Her Opponent In District 27 Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, "Still, she significantly outraised her opponent and, along with her two Miami colleagues, had over 90% chance of winning ahead of Tuesday night, according to a prediction model built by The Hill." [Miami Herald, 11/5/24]
July 2022: Salazar Committees Reported Nancy Marks To FEC And Replaced Her As Treasurer According to Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), "Approximately four months before, after Marks left the campaign in July 2022, Salazar for Congress and its new campaign manager, Les Williamson, blew the whistle on Marks to the FEC -- blaming her for 'numerous errors' the FEC later found in quarterly financial reports filed by Salazar's committees, according to a settlement agreement." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 11/8/24]
2021: FEC Warned Salazar's Committee For Accepting $147,400 In Excessive Campaign Contributions According to Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), "The Nancy Marks affair isn't the first time Salazar's had problems with the FEC. In 2021, following her upset defeat of Democratic incumbent Donna Shalala, the FEC sent warning letters to her re-election committee stating it had accepted $147,400 in illegal excessive campaign contributions for her primary run. The money was eventually refunded." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 11/8/24]
2022: Salazar Stated Her Focus Was On Reducing Taxes And Growing Jobs In District 27 According to Miami Herald, "On Monday, Salazar's campaign released a statement that said: 'While two career politicians try to seek yet another office, I'll continue fighting for people in our community. My focus remains on reducing taxes and the cost of living, growing jobs, and funding our police.'" [Miami Herald, 5/1/22]
2022: Salazar Criticized Democratic Opponents For Supporting DC Liberal Policies According to Miami Herald, Salazar's campaign stated: "These politicians will be defending the policies of liberals in DC that have destroyed our economy, led to rampant inflation, and increased crime in our community." [Miami Herald, 5/1/22]
August 2022: Salazar Cited American Dream And Criticized Reckless Policies After Primary Victory According to Miami Herald, "In a statement after her victory, Salazar said her ascent to represent thousands of exiles in Congress after her family fled communist Cuba is only possible in the U.S. 'The American Dream is achievable, but it must be protected. Our community is one of the most diverse in the country, most of us related to exiles from all over the world,' she said. 'Today's families are struggling with many of the same issues we fled from: record-high inflation, increased crime in our communities, and jobs that don't pay the bills. I'm ready to continue the fight against reckless policies that led us here and put American exceptionalism at risk.'" [Miami Herald, 8/23/22]
November 2022: Salazar Stated 2022 Was The 'Year Of Hispanic Republicans' According to Miami Herald, '"This election proves what Ronald Reagan famously said, that Latinos are Republicans, they just don't know it," Salazar said. "Until tonight, because 2022 has been the year of the Hispanic Republicans."' [Miami Herald, 11/8/22]
November 2022: Salazar Urged Washington To 'Stay Out Of Our Way, And Out Of Our Pockets' According to Miami Herald, '"We have sent during this election a very clear message to Washington," Salazar said Tuesday night. "Stay out of our way, and out of our pockets."' [Miami Herald, 11/8/22]
November 2022: Salazar Framed Reelection As A Rejection Of Democratic Party By Hispanics According to Miami Herald, 'On Tuesday, Salazar celebrated her reelection as a signal that Hispanics in her district are firmly rejecting the Democratic Party.' [Miami Herald, 11/8/22]
2022: Salazar Focused Campaign On Inflation, Economy, And Immigration Reform Law According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's main messages to voters focused on inflation, the economy and her efforts to pass an immigration reform law [...]" [Miami Herald, 11/8/22]
2024: Salazar Ran On Economy And Opposition To Socialism According to Miami Herald, "Salazar ran a campaign focusing on the economy and the spectrum of socialism, two main themes for the GOP during this cycle, which have found a good reception among many Cuban American Republicans." [Miami Herald, 11/5/24]
2024: Salazar Called For Working With Trump If He Returns To White House According to Miami Herald, "'We have to vote with President Trump. Let's hope he gets to the White House,' she said." [Miami Herald, 11/5/24]
2024: Salazar Advocated For Immigration Reform And Environmental Protection According to Miami Herald, "Salazar and Giménez, who represent more diverse communities that have voted for Democrats in the past, have advocated for issues that resonate locally, such as immigration reform or environment protection measures in the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay." [Miami Herald, 11/5/24]
2024: Salazar Ran A Campaign Focused On Economy And Anti-Socialism Message According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar dirigió una campaña centrada en la economía y el espectro del socialismo, dos temas principales para el Partido Republicano durante este ciclo, que han tenido una buena acogida entre muchos republicanos cubanoamericanos." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/5/24]
2024: Salazar Voiced Support For Trump And Immigration Reform According to El Nuevo Herald, "En su fiesta de victoria en el restaurante Sergio's en Coral Way, Salazar dijo que trabajaría para mejorar la economía y solucionar el problema de la inmigración. 'Hay que votar con el presidente Trump, esperemos que llegue a la Casa Blanca', dijo." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/5/24]
2024: Salazar Held High Party Loyalty And Moderate Conservative Ratings According to El Nuevo Herald, "Obtuvieron una alta calificación en cuanto a lealtad partidaria según voteview.com, un rastreador de los registros de votación del Congreso. También recibieron calificaciones de 'A+' de Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America [...] Sin embargo, voteview.com y la Heritage Foundation los califican como conservadores más moderados en términos de ideología." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/5/24]
November 2022: El Nuevo Herald Quoted Salazar At Her Victory Event Claiming 2022 Was The Year Of Hispanic Republicans According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Esta elección prueba lo que dijo Ronald Reagan, que los latinos son republicanos, simplemente no lo saben', dijo Salazar en el restaurante cubano La Carreta de La Pequeña Habana donde celebró su victoria. 'Hasta esta noche, porque 2022 ha sido el año de los republicanos hispanos'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/8/22]
February 2018: María Elvira Salazar Announced She Considered Running For U.S. Congress In District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "La periodista cubanoamericana María Elvira Salazar anunció el miércoles que está 'considerando seriamente' su candidatura para aspirar al Congreso de Estados Unidos por el distrito 27, que dejaría vacante con su retiro Ileana Ros-Lehtinen." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/7/18]
February 2018: María Elvira Salazar Considered Congressional Run For District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "El anuncio de María Elvira Salazar el 7 de febrero de que está considerando aspirar al Congreso por el distrito 27 tras el retiro de Ileana Ros-Lehtinen estuvo marcado por su postura ante el candente tema de la inmigración." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/9/18]
2018: Salazar Stated She Aimed To Represent Hispanics As A Republican In Congress According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, con una larga trayectoria en los medios de comunicación, pero novata en la arena política, reafirmó en entrevista con el Nuevo Herald que se propone ser la voz de los hispanos en el Congreso, desde su posición como republicana." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/9/18]
March 2018: Salazar Expressed Her Intent To Advocate For Immigrants In Congress According to El Nuevo Herald, 'La veterana periodista, nacida en Miami de padres cubanos, expresó en varias ocasiones su postura a favor de los inmigrantes, indicando que se propone ser la voz de estos en el Congreso.' [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 3/1/18]
May 2018: María Elvira Salazar Announced Congressional Candidacy For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald, "La periodista cubanoamericana María Elvira Salazar, que planea aspirar como repblicana al Congreso de Estados Unidos por el distrito 27, en la vacante que dejaría Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [...] Salazar señala que su objetivo es representar a 'todos los hispanos' sin importar si son republicanos, demócratas o independientes e impulsar a los pequeños empresarios, mientras que Chirino se propone ser 'una candidata del pueblo', no del 'sistema'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/4/18]
2018: El Nuevo Herald Reported Salazar Raised $287,000 For Her Campaign Before The Second Quarter According to El Nuevo Herald, "Barreiro tenía más efectivo a la mano que los $287,000 de Salazar para comenzar el segundo trimestre del año, pero Salazar recaudó esa cifra en menos tiempo que Barreiro." [El Nuevo Herald, 6/20/18]
2018: Stephen Marks Circulated Political Ads Criticizing Salazar's Castro Interview According to El Nuevo Herald, "el también candidato Stephen Marks --quien se ha descrito a sí mismo como un 'sicario político'-- ha trasmitido fragmentos de la entrevista de Salazar [...] junto con una presentación en inglés en Fox News tras la muerte de Castro en el 2016, en la que Salazar dice que las intenciones del acercamiento del entonces presidente Barack Obama a Cuba eran algo 'noble'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/1/18]
2018: Salazar Faced Public Accusations Of Being Soft On Castro By Primary Opponents According to Miami Herald, "On Thursday, all eight of Salazar's opponents and two Bay of Pigs veterans sat shoulder-to-shoulder at La Fragua Restaurant to accuse her of being soft on Castro, who died in 2016." [Miami Herald, 8/16/18]
2018: Stephen Marks Ran Ads Using Salazar's Past Comments On Fidel Castro According to Miami Herald, "Marks ran an ad on Spanish language TV with snippets of Salazar referring to Castro as 'comandante' and 'un revolucionario por excelencia' alongside an English-language appearance on Fox News following Castro's death in 2016 in which Salazar referred to Barack Obama's change in Cuba policy as 'noble.'" [Miami Herald, 8/16/18]
2018: Salazar Responded With Ad Emphasizing Endorsement By Lincoln Diaz-Balart According to Miami Herald, "In response, Salazar ran an ad of her own touting the endorsement of former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a well-known figure among anti-Castro Cuban exiles." [Miami Herald, 8/16/18]
2018: Opponents Of Salazar Accused Her Of Being Soft On Fidel Castro According to El Nuevo Herald, "el jueves, los ocho oponentes de Salazar y dos veteranos de Bahía de Cochinos se sentaron juntos en La Fragua Restaurant para acusarla de no se dura con Fidel Castro, quien murió en el 2016." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/17/18]
2018: Political Ad Featured Salazar Referring To Castro As Comandante And Praising Obama's Cuba Policy Changes According to El Nuevo Herald, "Marks colocó en la televisión en español un anuncio político en que se veían imágenes de Salazar llamando a Castro 'comandante' y 'un revolucionario por excelencia', además de una presentación en Fox News tras la muerte de Castro en que Salazar dice que los cambios en la política hacia Cuba del entonces presidente Barack Obama eran 'nobles.'" [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/17/18]
2018: Salazar Responded To Criticism By Highlighting Endorsement From Lincoln Díaz-Balart According to El Nuevo Herald, "En respuesta, Salazar lanzó su propio anuncio en que se enorgullecía del apoyo del ex representante federal Lincoln Díaz-Balart, una figura bien conocida entre los exiliados anticastristas." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/17/18]
2018: Miami Herald Editorial Board Noted María Elvira Salazar Ran Low-Key Platform According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar's platform has been low key because she has made few public appearances as part of her primary bid." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 8/19/18]
2018: Salazar Denied Allegations Of Being Pro-Castro Due To Past Interview According to Miami Herald, "They have nothing to catch me on, my record is very clean," Salazar said. "Otherwise they would have brought it out. They had to go 25 years back. What about the last 15 when I've been on the air at 8 o'clock at night Monday through Friday for 52 weeks every year? It's been 25 years, couldn't you dig something?" [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Cited Interviews With Castro And Pinochet As Evidence Of Journalistic Independence According to Miami Herald, "I've interviewed the two most important dictators of the 20th century in the Americas," Salazar said. "When I was able to acquire that interview with Fidel I was lauded, I was very much complimented for having been able to sit in front of him and ask him tough questions." [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Defended Her Comments On Cuba Relations After Castro's Death According to Miami Herald, "She said the attack ads from Marks were edited in a 'malicious way' and that he misconstrued her comments on Fox News after Castro's death in which she praised President Barack Obama's efforts to reestablish relations with Cuba." [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Skipped Republican Primary Debate Citing Criteria Concerns According to Miami Herald, "She didn't show up to a TV debate on Tuesday night, saying America TeVe didn't have a defined criteria for who was invited to speak on air." [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Focused Campaign Efforts On Older Cuban Voters According to Miami Herald, 'I have spent the last five months, ever since I filed, touching the base, touching the real base which is this,' Salazar said, referring to the older Cuban voters who her opponents think will abandon her candidacy if she is perceived as pro-Castro. [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Supported The Right Of Voters To Choose Their Candidate According to Miami Herald, 'My opponents? It's odd, but we are in a very free country, which is what I love,' Salazar said. 'You vote for whoever you want to, you register in the party that you want to and if you want to gang up against me, let the voters decide.' [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Claimed Strong Support In Republican Primary Polls According to Miami Herald, 'The result is that out of eight people running in the primary I am, what, 20 points ahead in every single poll that has been conducted ever since I filed,' Salazar said. 'I got the path to victory and I know what it looks like.' [Miami Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Maintained Lead In Republican Primary Polls According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar ha evitado en gran medida aparecer en público en el gran campo republicano ya que mantiene una ventaja de dos dígitos en las encuestas realizadas por su campaña y sus oponentes." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Skipped Television Debate Over Invitation Criteria According to El Nuevo Herald, "No se presentó a un debate televisivo el martes por la noche, diciendo que América TeVe no tenía un criterio definido sobre quién fue invitado a hablar en el programa." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Campaigned Among Elderly Cuban Voters In Miami-Dade According to El Nuevo Herald, "Durante un acto de campaña el viernes en Las Mercedes Adult Daycare, en el suroeste de Miami-Dade, Salazar era una cara conocida para la multitud de unas 200 personas de la tercera edad que usaban cintas rojas adornadas con su nombre." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Older Cuban Voters Were Key Target For Salazar's Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "He pasado los últimos cinco meses, desde que me postulé, llegando a la base, llegando a la base real que es esta", dijo Salazar, refiriéndose a los votantes cubanos mayores que sus oponentes creen que la abandonarían si perciben que está a favor de Castro." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Independent Voter Ada Borees Planned To Vote For Salazar If Nominated According to El Nuevo Herald, "Ada Borees, una jubilada de 75 años registrada como independiente, planea votar por Salazar en las elecciones generales si gana en las primarias." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Reported Larger Campaign Funds Than Main Rival Barreiro According to El Nuevo Herald, "Ella tiene al menos $231,000 para gastar en las últimas semanas de la primaria en comparación con los $146,000 de Barreiro, de acuerdo con los documentos de financiamiento de campaña presentados hace dos semanas." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Claimed Large Polling Lead In Congressional Primary According to El Nuevo Herald, 'El resultado es que de las ocho personas que se postulan en la primaria estoy, qué, 20 puntos por delante en cada encuesta que se ha realizado desde que me postulé', dijo Salazar. 'Voy por el camino de la victoria y sé lo que es'. [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
2018: Salazar Agreed With Much Of Ros-Lehtinen's Policies And Aimed To Carry On Her Legacy According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, who considers herself a 'common sense Republican' who agrees with much of what Ros-Lehtinen does, said she plans to carry on Ros-Lehtinen's legacy in Congress." [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
2018: Diaz-Balart Said Salazar Would Continue Ros-Lehtinen's Legacy Of Integrity According to Miami Herald, "Diaz-Balart, one of Salazar's early supporters, said the GOP nominee will carry on Ros-Lehtinen's legacy of 'integrity.'" [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
2018: Salazar Cited Encouragement From Community Leaders For Her Congressional Run According to Miami Herald, "She said Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balart and other members of the community approached her and convinced her to run." [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
August 2018: Salazar Identified Key Campaign Priorities According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "En su discurso del martes en la noche, Salazar identificó como sus prioridades de campaña mejorar la situación del transporte en Miami, atraer mejores empleos, trabajar para la prevención de los tiroteos masivos que afectan al país y al sur de la Florida así como la defensa de las libertades en Cuba, Venezuela y Nicaragua." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
August 2018: Ros-Lehtinen Praised Salazar As Extraordinary Leader According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 'Salazar es uña líder extraordinaria...Ella va a ser la voz de la libertad', dijo Ros-Lehtinen. Esta noche celebramos pero mañana empieza la campaña'. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
August 2018: Díaz-Balart Endorsed Salazar According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "La periodista había conseguido el crucial apoyo del excongresista Lincoln Díaz-Balart." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
August 2018: Ros-Lehtinen Supported Maria Elvira Salazar In GOP Primary According to Miami Herald, "Ros-Lehtinen is supporting Cuban-American journalist Maria Elvira Salazar -- who handily won her GOP primary Tuesday -- as the way to continue the legacy that began 29 years ago." [Miami Herald, 8/31/18]
2018: Encuesta De McLaughlin & Associates Mostró Que Salazar Aventajó A Shalala En El Distrito Congresional According to El Nuevo Herald, "En la encuesta que hizo la firma McLaughlin & Associates para la campaña de Salazar, la ex periodista aventaja a Shalala por un 51 por ciento contra un 42 por ciento, en tanto hay un siete por ciento indeciso." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
2018: Ros-Lehtinen, Marco Rubio, Y Otros Republicanos Respaldaron A Salazar According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar tiene el respaldo de los tres miembros republicanos de la Cámara, entre ellos la propia Ros-Lehtinen y el senador Marco Rubio." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
2018: Tom Emmer Declaró Que Salazar Era La Mejor Candidata Para El Distrito De Mayoría Latina According to El Nuevo Herald, "el representante de Minnesota Tom Emmer, líder del ala republicana de la Cámara, dijo que Salazar era la mejor candidata para el distrito de mayoría latina donde Donald Trump perdió por más de 19 puntos porcentuales en el 2016." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
2018: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Elogió La Energía E Inteligencia De Salazar En Campaña According to El Nuevo Herald, "Ros-Lehtinen predijo en una entrevista que le hizo McClatchy que los republicanos conservarían el escaño. 'Sin embargo, estos expertos no conocen a María Elvira Salazar. Ella es una mujer de una gran energía, tiene fuerza, es inteligente. Es telegénica, conoce los problemas y me parece que dentro de poco los expertos cambiarán sus cálculos.'" [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
September 2018: María Elvira Salazar Led In McLaughlin & Associates Poll For Congressional Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "En la encuesta realizada por la firma McLaughlin & Associates para la campaña de Salazar, la candidata republicana supera a Shalala con un 51 por ciento sobre el 42 por ciento de la demócrata, con un siete por ciento de indecisos." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
September 2018: Salazar's Favorable Ratings Surpassed Shalala's In McLaughlin Poll According to El Nuevo Herald, "La encuesta también encontró que los negativos de Shalala eran dos veces superiores a los de la ex periodista, y que sus favorables estaban 14 puntos más abajo." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
September 2018: María Elvira Salazar Traveled To Washington To Promote Her Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar estuvo en Washington la semana pasada reuniéndose con legisladores republicanos para promocionar su candidatura y recaudar dinero." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
September 2018: Republican Party Leaders Endorsed María Elvira Salazar For Congressional Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar cuenta con el respaldo de los tres miembros republicanos de la Cámara de Miami-Dade, incluyendo a Ros-Lehtinen y el senador Marco Rubio." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
September 2018: Marco Rubio Voiced Confidence In María Elvira Salazar's Candidacy According to El Nuevo Herald, '"Ella es una gran candidata. La conozco desde hace mucho tiempo", dijo Rubio sobre Salazar. "Creo que ella va a ganar."' [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/20/18]
María Elvira Salazar Pursued Hispanic Vote With Álvaro Uribe's Endorsement In 2018 According to El Nuevo Herald, "La periodista cubanoamericana María Elvira Salazar anda a la caza del voto hispano del sur de Florida para obtener un escaño en el Congreso de EEUU y para atraer a los electores colombianos cuenta con un respaldo de peso: el ex presidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez." [El Nuevo Herald, 9/24/18]
Álvaro Uribe Endorsed María Elvira Salazar's 2018 Congressional Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "En un video, Uribe ofreció su apoyo a la candidata republicana por el codiciado distrito 27 del Condado Miami-Dade que deja vacante la congresista Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, quien se retira del ruedo político." [El Nuevo Herald, 9/24/18]
María Elvira Salazar Expressed Gratitude For Uribe's Support In 2018 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar aseguró este lunes en una entrevista con la emisora colombiana La W Radio que el video fue una iniciativa de Uribe y recalcó que para ella es un honor contar con ese respaldo." [El Nuevo Herald, 9/24/18]
2018: Salazar Highlighted Importance Of Colombian-American Voters In District 27 Race According to El Nuevo Herald, "Para la candidata republicana cada voto cuenta en esta contienda, incluyendo el de los colombianos residentes en Estados Unidos, a los que llamó 'hermanos' y afirmó que son 'altamente importantes en el sur de la Florida.'" [El Nuevo Herald, 9/24/18]
September 2018: María Elvira Salazar Cast Herself As A Moderate Republican In FL-27 Race According to Miami Herald, "Republican Maria Elvira Salazar cast herself Wednesday as the moderate heir apparent to retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, saying she would consider an assault weapons ban, support a carbon tax and vote to give certain groups of undocumented immigrants a path to legality." [Miami Herald, 9/26/18]
September 2018: María Salazar Said She Would Stand Up To President Trump Respectfully According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said she wants to do 'whatever makes sense to the community,' even if it means 'respectfully' standing up to President Donald Trump, whom she called an 'unconventional figure.'" [Miami Herald, 9/26/18]
2018: Salazar Campaigned For Congress As A Republican In Florida's 27th District According to Miami Herald, "Maria Elvira Salazar is trying to hug her way to Congress. The telegenic former TV host turned Republican candidate is at Las Mercedes senior center in West Dade, a campaign stop full of elderly Cuban-American voters who helped fuel the GOP's dominance in Miami for the last 40 years." [Miami Herald, 10/5/18]
Salazar Cast Herself As Successor To Ileana Ros-Lehtinen In 2018 Campaign According to Miami Herald, "Salazar is campaigning as Ileana 2.0. [...] she will 'ask tough questions' in Washington and focus on pushing through legislation that helps her constituents." [Miami Herald, 10/5/18]
Salazar Declared Intent To Represent District Interests If Elected According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said she wants to be an advocate for her district, and represent the desires of those who vote for her. 'I convinced them in the primary, and I proved to the electorate, to Republicans, that I had real life experiences, that I knew the topics that affect them,' she told the Herald." [Miami Herald, 10/5/18]
Salazar Campaigned On Bringing 'New Blood' To Miami Politics According to Miami Herald, "A middle-aged single mother of two daughters, Salazar has said she wants to inject 'new blood' into Miami politics." [Miami Herald, 10/5/18]
October 2018: Salazar Maintained Net Favorability Of 22 Points In District 27 Poll According to Miami Herald, "Salazar has a net favorable rating of 22 percentage points and Shalala has a net favorability rating of 4 points, though more voters recognize her than Salazar." [Miami Herald, 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Campaigned On Job Creation, Healthcare, Environment, Education According to Miami Herald, "She's focused on job creation, healthcare, the environment and education. These numbers really reflect that her message, her ideas and vision are continuing to resonate throughout with voters in District 27." [Miami Herald, 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Criticized Shalala's Record During Spanish-Language Debate According to Miami Herald, "Salazar evoked the janitors' hunger strike in order to win higher pay from a university contractor, when Shalala led the University of Miami. And when questioned about their qualifications, Salazar went on the attack by ripping Shalala's role in UM's purchase of Cedars Medical Center." [Miami Herald, 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Was Credited With Republican Competitiveness Due To Her Media Career and Hispanic Voter Appeal According to El Nuevo Herald, "El historial particular de Salazar' como periodista en un partido dominado por Trump y su atractivo entre electores de habla hispana y mayores ha permitido al Partido Republicano mantenerse en la batalla." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Focused Campaign On Jobs, Healthcare, Environment, And Education According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Ella está centrada en la creación de empleos, los servicios médicos, el medioambiente y la educación. Esas cifras reflejan que su mensaje, sus ideas y su visión siguen llegando a los electores del Distrito 27', dijo José Luis Castillo, gerente de la campaña de Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Defended Citizenship Pathway And Criticized Obamacare During Debate According to El Nuevo Herald, "La candidata republicana defendió un camino a la ciudadanía para millones de indocumentados, criticó las fallas del Obamacare (en el distrito con más beneficiarios inscritos en todo el país) y alabó la economía, todo ello entre críticas al historial de Shalala." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Criticized Shalala On University Of Miami Labor Disputes And Cedars Medical Center Purchase According to El Nuevo Herald, "Cuando Shalala criticó los aplausos de Salazar a la economía [...] Salazar trajo a colación la huelga de hambre del personal de limpieza para pedir aumentos de sueldo a un contratista universitario, cuando Shalala presidía la Universidad de Miami. Y en materia de calificaciones, Salazar tomó la ofensiva destacando el papel de Shalala en la compra del Cedars Medical Center por parte de UM, una decisión criticada por su alto costo y la consecuencia de colocar a la universidad en una posición de competencia con el Hospital Jackson Memorial, que es público." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Criticized Shalala's Leadership Style During Debate According to El Nuevo Herald, "'De manera que ese tipo de liderazgo, ese tipo de iniciativa, no es lo que necesitamos para que nos represente en Washington', dijo Salazar, quien presionó sutilmente sobre el hecho de que Shalala dormía en la mansión de la presidencia de UM y tenía cuatro camas para su perra, Sweetie, mientras el personal de limpieza estaba en huelga de hambre." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Agreed To An English Debate Date After Early Voting Began According to El Nuevo Herald, "la campaña de Salazar ha aceptado un debate en inglés para el 28 de octubre, después del comienzo de la votación adelantada." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Questioned Shalala's Management Of University Of Miami According to El Nuevo Herald, "Mi contrincante ha dicho que ella creó en la Universidad de Miami, en la escuela de medicina, un imperio. La realidad es que ese imperio se estaba cayendo porque su liderazgo lo dejó casi en la ruina", manifestó la republicana en una de sus intervenciones. [El Nuevo Herald, 10/13/18]
October 2018: Salazar Accused Shalala Of Overpaying For Cedars Hospital According to El Nuevo Herald, "Allí está también la evidencia de que pagó $100 millones de más por comprar el Hospital Cedars", agregó [Salazar]. [El Nuevo Herald, 10/13/18]
October 2018: María Elvira Salazar Participated In Congressional Debate For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald, "Las candidatas a la Cámara de Representantes por el Distrito 27 de Florida, María Elvira Salazar, Donna Shalala y Mayra Joli, protagonizarán un debate televisado este martes en Univisión 23 conducido por el galardonado periodista Ambrosio Hernández." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/15/18]
2018: Debate Included María Elvira Salazar, Donna Shalala, And Mayra Joli Discussing District Issues According to El Nuevo Herald, "Las candidatas tendrán una hora para exponer sus principales puntos de vista con respecto a temas de interés para los residentes en el Distrito 27, como el medio ambiente, los impuestos y el transporte público, entre otros." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/15/18]
October 2018: Salazar Engaged In Televised Debate On Telemundo Against Opponents According to El Nuevo Herald, "El pasado sábado la cadena Telemundo transmitió un debate similar entre las candidatas que se caracterizó por el fuerte ataque de Salazar contra las posiciones de Shalala y por la reivindicación de Mayra Joli de su candidatura independiente." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/15/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Participated In Debates Against Donna Shalala For FL-27 Congressional Seat According to Miami Herald, "For the second time in four days, Shalala and Republican Maria Elvira Salazar were beamed Tuesday into the living rooms of Florida's 27th congressional district. [...] they sparred for an hour from Univision 23's Doral studios while making their case to serve as the successor to retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Criticized Donna Shalala Over Association With Barbara Lee According to Miami Herald, "It seems to me that Mrs. Shalala should reconsider and cancel that press conference," said Salazar, who is a Republican Cuban-American. "That is an offense and a lack of sensitivity to prisoners, to those shot, to the exiles who live here in the city of Miami." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Attacked In Spanish-Language Ads Over Her Support For Donald Trump According to Miami Herald, "In a tacit acknowledgment of her challenges, Shalala's campaign last week aired two Spanish-language attack ads blasting Salazar for her support of Trump, who according to Shalala's polling is disliked by a majority of the likely voters in the district." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was The Subject Of Accusations Regarding Past Interview With Fidel Castro According to Miami Herald, "She also resurrected an attack Salazar's opponents lobbed during the primary over an interview Salazar conducted with Fidel Castro in the 1990s, saying she's 'never going to call Fidel Castro "Comandante" out of respect.'" [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Campaigned In A Majority-Hispanic District According to Miami Herald, "She doesn't speak Spanish in a majority-Hispanic district, is running against an opponent who made a career appearing on television and radio, and was bruised in a difficult primary election where Salazar mostly skated by." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Shalala Campaign Criticized Salazar For Accepting Donations From Trump's PAC And Koch-Affiliated Committees According to Miami Herald, "Mike Hernandez, a spokesman for the Shalala campaign, slammed Salazar for being aligned with a political committee affiliated with President Donald Trump and with political committees affiliated with Charles and David Koch, like Americans for Prosperity, Citizens for a Sound Economy and Freedom Works for America. 'Maria Elvira Salazar accepted money from Trump's PAC. Does she support ripping kids out of their parents [sic] arms?' he asked in a statement to the Herald. 'She accepted money from Koch. Does she support privatizing social security and drilling off our coast?'" [Miami Herald, 10/19/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Participated In Spanish-Language Debates Against Donna Shalala According to Miami Herald, "Shalala has been on both Univision and Telemundo 51 in debates against Salazar and independent candidate Mayra Joli." [Miami Herald, 10/22/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Agreed To English-Language Debate On 'This Week in South Florida' According to Miami Herald, Jose Luis Castillo, a political consultant for Salazar, noted that "the former Spanish-language broadcaster has agreed to appear on Channel 10's 'This Week in South Florida' on Oct. 28." [Miami Herald, 10/22/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Cited Network Requests As Reason For Spanish-Only Debates According to Miami Herald, Salazar told a crowd, "We did two in Spanish because the two television stations requested it. No other television station in English has requested a debate except Michael Putney in English for half an hour on the 28th. We don't control that [...] It's the stations wanting to invest the time." [Miami Herald, 10/22/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Accused By Opponents Of Dodging English Debates According to Miami Herald, Shalala's campaign "has accused Salazar of dodging debates in English," and Jim DeFede, host of CBS4's 'Facing South Florida', said, "Salazar 'said she would and has never come on. We proposed a debate. She's apparently refusing to debate in English.'" [Miami Herald, 10/22/18]
2018: Tampa Bay Times Blogs Reported María Elvira Salazar Was Republican Nominee For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Tampa Bay Times Blogs, "Republicans have been pleased with their nominee, former Univision journalist Maria Elvira Salazar; she is well known locally and is experienced in the politics of the local Cuban community." [Tampa Bay Times Blogs, 10/22/18]
2018: Tampa Bay Times Blogs Reported María Elvira Salazar Led Polls In District 27 Race Against Donna Shalala According to Tampa Bay Times Blogs, "Salazar narrowly led Shalala in a recent Mason-Dixon poll, but Shalala was up by a mid-single-digit margin in polls by the New York Times/Siena College and by a Democratic polling firm." [Tampa Bay Times Blogs, 10/22/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Ran As Republican For Ros-Lehtinen's Congressional Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "la republicana y ex comentarista de televisión María Elvira Salazar [...] muestra una ligera ventaja en la contienda para ocupar el escaño en el Congreso que ocupa la saliente Ileana Ros-Lehtinen." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/22/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Received Endorsements From Miami-Dade Republican Members Of Congress According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar cuenta con el respaldo de los tres republicanos de Miami-Dade miembros del Congreso, incluyendo a Ros-Lehtinen y el senador federal Marco Rubio." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/22/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Was 56 Years Old During Congressional Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "Shalala, de 77 años, supera a a Salazar, de 56 años, por un margen de cinco puntos porcentuales." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/22/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Attracted Support Among Hispanic Voters In Miami's District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "La popular periodista de televisión ha estado despertando simpatías entre los electores hispanos, quienes representan casi el 70 por ciento de la población de la zona." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/22/18]
2018: Salazar Was A Former TV Journalist Endorsed By National Republicans According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a former TV journalist, has won over national Republicans after making the race to replace retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen against Democrat Donna Shalala competitive." [Miami Herald, 10/23/18]
October 2018: Salazar Was Accused Of Avoiding Debates In English By Shalala's Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "La campaña de Shalala ha acusado a Salazar de tratar de evitar los debates en inglés." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/23/18]
October 2018: Journalist Jim DeFede Stated Salazar Did Not Commit To An English Debate On CBS4 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Jim DeFede, presentador del programa Facing South Florida, de CBS4, dijo que ha estado tratando de programar un debate entre Salazar y Shalala desde principios de septiembre. Salazar 'dijo que participaría, y nunca se ha concretado. Propusimos un debate. Parece que ella se niega a debatir en inglés', dijo DeFede." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/23/18]
October 2018: Salazar Defended Debate Choices Citing Lack Of English TV Requests According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar ha rechazado citas previas debido a lo que su campaña dijo eran asuntos de planeación, reiteró que ha aceptado participar el domingo en el programa de Putney', algo a lo que la campaña de Shalala se ha resistido porque para entonces ya habrán transcurrido más de la mitad de los días reservados a la votación adelantada. [...] 'Hicimos dos debates en español porque dos estaciones de televisión lo pidieron. Ninguna estación de televisión en inglés ha pedido un debate, excepto Michael Putney, en inglés, de media hora el 28 de octubre. No podemos controlar eso', dijo Salazar. 'Son las estaciones que quieren invertir ese tiempo.'" [El Nuevo Herald, 10/23/18]
October 2018: Salazar's Adviser Confirmed Upcoming English Debate Participation On Channel 10 According to El Nuevo Herald, "José Luis Castillo, asesor político de Salazar, quien señaló que la ex presentadora de televisión ha aceptado presentarse en el programa This Week in South Florida, del Canal 10, el 28 de octubre. 'María Elvira no tiene problema en debatir [con Shalala] [el el programa del presentador] Michael Putney'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/23/18]
October 2018: Salazar Held Fundraiser With Kevin McCarthy According to Miami Herald, 'Across town, Shalala's opponent, Maria Elvira Salazar, was holding her own fundraiser with Kevin McCarthy, a Trump-friendly congressman possibly in line to become House Speaker if Republicans retain control of the chamber.' [Miami Herald, 10/24/18]
Salazar's Campaign Released Internal Polling Favorable To Her According to Miami Herald, 'Each campaign has released internal polling showing themselves ahead in the race, although an independent New York Times/Sienna College poll completed Oct. 19 found Shalala up 7 points.' [Miami Herald, 10/24/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Participated In Spanish-Language Debates For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to El Nuevo Herald, "Hemos tenido dos debates en español, uno en Telemundo y otro en Univisión. Eres testigo de que yo quería realizar un debate en inglés en este programa", le dijo Salazar a Putney. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/29/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Sought To Debate Donna Shalala In English According to El Nuevo Herald, "mi oponente ha dicho que no quiero debatir con ella en inglés. [...] yo quería realizar un debate en inglés en este programa", le dijo Salazar a Putney. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/29/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Was Criticized For Debate Scheduling By Donna Shalala's Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "el 7 de octubre, las dos fueron invitadas a discutir en el programa This Week in South Florida, pero Salazar dijo que no podía asistir. [...] le tuitió a Salazar el domingo Craig T. Smith, estratega de Shalala: 'Donna estaba aquí el el 7 de octubre, la fecha en que usted estuvo de acuerdo en ir al programa. ¿Dónde estaba usted?'" [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/29/18]
2018: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Endorsed Maria Elvira Salazar For Congress According to Miami Herald, "Ros-Lehtinen had endorsed Salazar but issued a statement Tuesday congratulating Shalala." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Positioned Herself As A Moderate Republican In Congressional Campaign According to Miami Herald, "To appeal to the blue-leaning district, Salazar sought to position herself as a moderate Republican with no ties to Washington, in Ros-Lehtinen's mold. But her stances on specific issues were often vague or contradictory. Though she voted for Trump, she was critical of his zero-tolerance immigration policy. But she supported his plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
November 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Sought To Follow Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Example In Congress According to Miami Herald, "She told reporters that she wanted to follow in Ros-Lehtinen's footsteps: 'She was really the center and that's what I want to be -- the center.'" [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
November 2018: Salazar Said Trump's Birthright Citizenship Proposal Deserved Review According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said Trump's proposal deserved review, saying Trump was giving voice to 'what I think my community shares, the fact that we do not want abuses.'" [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Shalala's Campaign Tied Salazar to Trump in Spanish-Language Ads According to Miami Herald, "Shalala's first Spanish-language ad tagged Salazar as 'La animadora de Trump,' or 'Trump's show host.'" [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Voters Perceived Salazar as Aligned With Trump According to Miami Herald, "My main concern was how closely her opponent seemed to align herself with Trump," Hauser said. "We need a check on him, not an enabler." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Miami Herald Reported Maria Elvira Salazar Ran For Congressional District 27 According to Miami Herald, "Camoratto voted for Andrew Gillum, a Democrat, for governor but returned to his Republican roots to vote for Maria Elvira Salazar for Congressional District 27. Salazar is running against Donna Shalala, the former UM president." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Voter Maggie Bernal Supported Maria Elvira Salazar In District 27 Race According to Miami Herald, "She supported Maria Elvira Salazar over Donna Shalala in the District 27 race. 'The other lady is from the University of Miami and I know she is a nice person but I decided to stick with the Republicans,' Bernal said." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Highlighted Her Miami Roots And Hispanic Connections During Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Yo soy un producto de Miami, y sé cuáles son los temas y los problemas que enfrentamos y los problemas que han enfrentado en los países [latinoamericanos] de origen, porque yo he vivido en esos países también', dijo Salazar octubre durante su visita a la Junta Editorial del Miami Herald y el Nuevo Herald. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/6/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Received Support From Miami-Dade Republican Members Of Congress According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar contaba con el respaldo de los tres republicanos de Miami-Dade miembros del Congreso, incluyendo a Ros-Lehtinen y el senador federal Marco Rubio." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/6/18]
2018: Community Members Valued Maria Elvira Salazar's Representation Of Hispanic Women According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Yo vine aquí esta noche para mostrar mi respaldo a favor de María porque es importante tener alguien como ella --una mujer hispana-- en una posición de poder que nos pueda representar al resto de nosotros', dijo Casco." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/6/18]
2018: Salazar Ran As Republican Challenger For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a TV journalist whose first run for office was the 2018 contest, is trying to turn Shalala's voting record into a negative, increasing her attacks on Shalala in recent weeks." [Miami Herald, 10/3/20]
2018: Salazar Participated In Univision 23 Debate Against Joli And Shalala According to El Nuevo Herald, "Joli participó en 2018 en un debate que organizó Univision 23 entre las tres candidatas que se disputaron el escaño que dejó vacante Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Dona Shalala, María Elvira Salazar y ella." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/16/20]
2018: Joli Accused Salazar Of Being Funded By 'Illuminati' During Debate According to El Nuevo Herald, "Durante el debate, Joli acusó a Salazar de supuestamente estar siendo financiada por la sociedad secreta de los 'Illuminati' (Iluminados) [...]" [El Nuevo Herald, 10/16/20]
Fernández Cited Contributing To Salazar Campaigns In The Past According to Miami Herald, "Fernández, a former Republican turned independent, contributed small amounts to both Rubio´s and Salazar's campaigns in the past." [Miami Herald, 4/16/25]
February 2018: Salazar Faced Other Republic Primary Candidates For District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar se enfrentaría en las primarias republicanas a una variedad de candidatos que han expresado su interés de contender por el distrito, como Angie Chirino, hija del cantante cubano Willy Chirino, y el comisionado condal Bruno Barreiro." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 2/7/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Officially Registered As Candidate For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar ya hizo oficial su candidatura para el Congreso de Estados Unidos por el distrito 27." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/4/18]
Miami Herald Reported In June 2018 That Maria Elvira Salazar Was Viewed As The Inevitable Republican Nominee For Congressional District 27 According to Miami Herald, "Democrats in the race to replace Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen were already beginning to talk about former television news anchor Maria Elvira Salazar as the inevitable Republican nominee even before Tuesday's election." [Miami Herald, 6/20/18]
2018: El Nuevo Herald Reported Salazar Was Considered The Inevitable Republican Nominee For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to El Nuevo Herald, "los demócratas en la carrera para sustituir a la representante Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ya estaban empezando a hablar de la ex presentadora de televisión María Elvira Salazar como la nominada republicana inevitable incluso antes de las elecciones del martes." [El Nuevo Herald, 6/20/18]
August 2018: Salazar Outperformed Main Republican Rival Barreiro According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "La presentadora había liderado la campaña por dos dígitos en varias encuestas, por encima de su principal rival, el ex comisionado de Miami-Dade Bruno Barreiro." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
2018: Salazar Ran Against Donna Shalala For Miami-Dade's District 27 Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "En esa contienda, la rival de la periodista es la demócrata Donna Shalala." [El Nuevo Herald, 9/24/18]
2018: Salazar Won Republican Nomination For Miami Congressional District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar se convirtió el martes en la candidata republicana por el reñido escaño que deja Ileana Ros-Lehtinen en el distrito 27 del sur de la Florida." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 9/27/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Se Postuló Como Candidata Republicana Para El Distrito 27 De Miami-Dade According to El Nuevo Herald, "la republicana María Elvira Salazar, de 56, es mucho más reñida de lo que se anticipaba para el escaño que deja la republicana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, quien también es cubanoamericana y apoya a Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/4/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Fue Apoyada Por Ileana Ros-Lehtinen En Su Candidatura According to El Nuevo Herald, "la republicana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, quien también es cubanoamericana y apoya a Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/4/18]
2018: Salazar Won GOP Primary With 40 Percent Of Vote According to Miami Herald, "Salazar won with 40 percent of the vote, defeating longtime Miami-Dade County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro by 15 percentage points." [Miami Herald, 10/5/18]
October 2018: María Elvira Salazar Ran As Republican Candidate For District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar, la candidata republicana en la elección al Congreso más observada de Miami [...]" [El Nuevo Herald, 10/13/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Ran As Republican Candidate For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to El Nuevo Herald, "Donna Shalala, demócrata, María Elvira Salazar, republicana, y Mayra Joli, independiente, compiten por el escaño que deja vacío Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, una institución en el mundo político de Miami, quien durante 29 años representó al sur de la Florida en el Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/15/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Affiliated With Republican Party And Identified As Cuban-American According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, who is a Republican Cuban-American." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Named As Donna Shalala's Republican Opponent In Florida Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, "Shalala's Republican opponent, former TV journalist Maria Elvira Salazar, levied a similar attack on Shalala during a recent Telemundo debate." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Emerged From A Crowded Republican Primary For Congress According to Miami Herald, "Salazar cruised through a crowded Republican primary." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Ran As Republican Candidate For U.S. House District 27, According To El Nuevo Herald According to El Nuevo Herald, "La carrera por el Distrito 27 se calentó este martes con nuevas acusaciones entre las tres candidatas que se disputan el escaño en el Congreso federal que deja vacante la legisladora republicana Ileana Ros-lehtinen." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Salazar Was A Republican Congressional Candidate In Miami District According to Miami Herald, "He's also raising money for Miami congressional candidate Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican running in a majority Hispanic district Trump lost by nearly 20 percentage points." [Miami Herald, 10/23/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Ran For Florida's 27th Congressional District Against Donna Shalala According to El Nuevo Herald, "la campaña de Shalala lleva semanas frustrada con Salazar en momentos en que ambas batallan para sustituir a Ileana Ros-Lehtinen como representante del Distrito 27 de la Florida en el Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/29/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Voted Early In Election According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, who had voted early on Oct. 31 at the West Dade Regional Library in Miami, made several stops at precincts on Tuesday, taking selfies with volunteers and talking to voters." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
August 2018: María Elvira Salazar Won GOP Nomination for Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Congressional Republicans representing parts of Miami-Dade County, joined candidate Maria Elvira Salazar as she wins the Republican primary nomination for the U.S Congress District 27 seat to replace Ros-Lehtinen in Miami on Tuesday Aug. 28, 2018." [Miami Herald, 11/6/18]
2018: Salazar Won Republican Primary For U.S. Congressional District 27 According to Miami Herald, "Higgins was elected as a first-time candidate in 2018, when commissioners called a special election to fill a vacancy caused when Republican Bruno Barreiro resigned for his own District 27 run -- in a primary that Salazar won." [Miami Herald, 5/2/22]
March 2018: María Elvira Salazar Announced Candidacy For U.S. Congress In Florida's District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar anunció este jueves que se postula para el Congreso de Estados Unidos por el distrito 27, en la posición que deja vacante con su retiro la republicana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 3/1/18]
2018: Salazar Maintained A Lead In Primary Polls According To Multiple Campaigns According to Miami Herald, "Salazar has maintained a lead in polls released by multiple campaigns." [Miami Herald, 8/16/18]
2018: Salazar Maintained Lead In Polls For The Republican Primary According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar ha mantenido la delantera en encuestas publicadas por varias campañas." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/17/18]
2018: Miami Herald Editorial Board Reported María Elvira Salazar Declined Editorial Board Interview According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Two candidates in the race, Salazar and Barreiro, who are viewed as the front-runners, declined to take part in the Miami Herald's candidate interview process. Barreiro's campaign said that he was not seeking our endorsement; Salazar's campaign said that her schedule was booked until Aug. 28 -- Election Day." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 8/19/18]
2018: María Elvira Salazar Favored As Republican Nominee For Ros-Lehtinen's Congressional Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "La veterana periodista de televisión es la favorita para reemplazar a la representante federal Ileana Ros-Lehtinen como nominada republicana en las primarias del martes y, como respuesta, sus oponentes lanzaron ataques coordinados por una entrevista que le hizo a Fidel Castro hace 23 años." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
August 2018: Miami Herald Reported Salazar Won GOP Nomination For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "freshman candidate Maria Elvira Salazar on Tuesday won the Republican nomination to replace retiring Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in a Miami-area seat Democrats are hoping to flip come November." [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
2018: Salazar Defeated Barreiro By 15 Points In GOP Primary According to Miami Herald, "Salazar trounced Barreiro by about 15 percentage points. No other candidate earned more than 10 percent of the vote." [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
2018: Salazar Faced Donna Shalala In November General Election According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a former news anchor for Miami-based Mega TV who previously hosted a political news show called 'Maria Elvira Live,' will face Donna Shalala, the Democratic nominee and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the general election in November." [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
2018: Ros-Lehtinen Expressed Confidence In Salazar As Her Successor According to Miami Herald, "Ros-Lehtinen joined Salazar and told a crowd of a few dozen that she was saddened to leave Washington, but confident that Salazar will make it harder for Democrats to try flipping the district Hillary Clinton won by about 20 percentage points in 2016." [Miami Herald, 8/28/18]
August 2018: Salazar Won Republican Nomination For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "La popular periodista María Elvira Salazar se convirtió el martes en la candidata republicana por el reñido escaño que deja Ileana Ros-Lehtinen en el distrito 27 del sur de la Florida." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
August 2018: Salazar Received Over 40% Of Votes In Republican Primary According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "Salazar, de 56 años y de origen cubano, alcanzó el 40.68 por ciento de los votos cuando se había hecho el recuento del 95 por ciento de los recintos en las elecciones primarias republicanas para escoger a candidatos para el congreso en varios distritos." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
August 2018: Salazar Led In Early And Mail-In Voting According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "Salazar ganó también el 43.36 por ciento del voto adelantado y el voto por correo." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
2018: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Reported Salazar Won GOP Primary For Florida's 27th U.S. House District According to South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "Shalala will meet Republican nominee Maria Elvira Salazar in the November general election." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 8/29/18]
August 2018: Ros-Lehtinen Predicted Salazar Would Succeed Her In Congress According to Miami Herald, "Lincoln [Diaz-Balart] and I have had the pleasure of working together as a united team for many years and I've missed him in Congress," Ros-Lehtinen said at Salazar's victory party on Tuesday night. "And now I hope that Chucky [Curbelo] and Mario [Diaz-Balart] miss me in Congress, but they won't miss me for very long because Maria Elvira Salazar is going to take over." [Miami Herald, 8/31/18]
2018: Miami Herald Reported María Elvira Salazar Was Republican Nominee For Congressional District 27 According to Miami Herald, "But the MAGA-clad candidate for congressional District 27 wasn't the Republican nominee, Maria Elvira Salazar. It was no-party candidate Mayra Joli." [Miami Herald, 9/18/18]
2018: Republicans Relied On María Elvira Salazar To Keep District 27 Competitive According to Miami Herald, "Republicans are relying on a coalition of conservatives and moderate voters who supported Ros-Lehtinen to stay in their camp come November, and they're hopeful that Salazar is the right candidate to make the race competitive." [Miami Herald, 9/18/18]
Nelson Diaz Predicted María Elvira Salazar Would Win Congressional Race By Good Margin In 2018 According to Miami Herald, "I think Maria Elvira will win by a good margin because the Dems have nominated someone who is such a bad candidate for this seat, but she [Joli] could make a difference," Diaz said. [Miami Herald, 9/18/18]
October 2018: María Elvira Salazar Led Shalala By 2 Points In District 27 Poll According to Miami Herald, "Shalala, a Democrat running in a district that President Donald Trump lost by nearly 20 percentage points in 2016, is trailing Republican TV journalist Maria Elvira Salazar by 2 percentage points in a Mason Dixon-Telemundo 51 poll." [Miami Herald, 10/11/18]
October 2018: Mason Dixon-Telemundo Survey Found María Elvira Salazar Leading Donna Shalala By 2 Points According to El Nuevo Herald, "Shalala, la demócrata [...] va por detrás de la periodista republicana de televisión María Elvira Salazar por 2 puntos porcentuales en una encuesta de Mason Dixon-Telemundo. [...] Según el muestreo, 42 por ciento de los electores apoya a Shalala mientras el 44 por ciento apoya a Salazar, y el 13 por ciento se mostró indeciso." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/11/18]
October 2018: Salazar Led Shalala In District 27 Congressional Polls According to El Nuevo Herald, "En una encuesta de Mason Dixon-Telemundo difundida esta semana, un 44 por ciento de los electores del distrito apoya a Salazar y un 42 por ciento a Shalala, con un 13 por ciento que se muestra indeciso." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/13/18]
2018: Poll Showed María Elvira Salazar And Donna Shalala In Technical Tie According to El Nuevo Herald, "Una reciente encuesta de Mason Dixon-Telemundo mostró un empate técnico entre María Elvira Salazar, una conocida periodista, y Donna Shalala, ex presidenta de la Universidad de Miami." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/15/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Polled Ahead Of Opponent In Mason-Dixon And Internal Polls According to Miami Herald, "Telemundo conducted and released a Mason-Dixon poll showing Salazar up two points on Shalala in a district that Hillary Clinton won by 20 points in 2016 [...] A few hours later, Salazar released her own internal poll showing her up 9 -- exactly where her campaign had her in September." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Maintained Strong Support Among Cuban-American Voters In FL-27 According to Miami Herald, "Among the few consistent points in the two polls: Shalala is struggling with Hispanic voters in a majority-Hispanic district, primarily due to Salazar's massive lead among Cuban-Americans." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
October 2018: Recent Independent Polling Showed Salazar With A Slim Lead According To Miami Herald According to Miami Herald, "Recent independent polling shows Curbelo and Salazar with slim leads, though the Shalala campaign's internal polling shows her ahead of Salazar." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Ran As Republican Candidate In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Lee, whose name was scrubbed from the event without explanation, donated $2,000 to the campaign of Shalala, who is running in Florida's 27th Congressional District against Republican Maria Elvira Salazar." [Miami Herald, 10/19/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Named As Donna Shalala's Republican Opponent In FL-27 Debate According to Miami Herald, "Lee's expected appearance was publicly announced during a debate on Tuesday between Shalala and her Republican foe Maria Elvira Salazar, a Cuban-American former broadcast journalist." [Miami Herald, 10/20/18]
October 12, 2018: María Elvira Salazar Led In Mason Dixon-Telemundo Poll For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald, "En una encuesta de Mason Dixon-Telemundo difundida el 12 de octubre, Salazar estaba en la delantera con un margen de 44 por ciento frente a un 42 por ciento que favorecía a Shalala en el distrito." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 10/22/18]
October 2018: Salazar Led In Internal Polls But Trailed In Independent Polls According to Miami Herald, "An independent New York Times/Siena College poll conducted last week shows Shalala with a 7 percentage point lead over Salazar, though the margin of error is 5 percentage points in either candidate's direction. [...] A recent internal poll by Salazar shows her leading Shalala by 9 percentage points." [Miami Herald, 10/23/18]
October 2018: Salazar Contested Shalala In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, 'Shalala, running in an unexpectedly tight contest against Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, has struggled to put away a race that a year ago both parties would be a blow-out for Democrats.' [Miami Herald, 10/24/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Republican Congressional Candidate For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar, candidata republicana por el distrito 27 para el Congreso de Estados Unidos, reconoce su derrota frente a la demócrata Donna Shalala." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 11/6/18]
2018: Miami Herald Reported María Elvira Salazar Lost Congressional Race To Donna Shalala According to Miami Herald, "Democrat Donna Shalala defeated Cuban American María Elvira Salazar." [Miami Herald, 11/8/18]
2018: El Nuevo Herald Reported Que Donna Shalala Derrotó A María Elvira Salazar En Las Elecciones De Medio Término Del Sur De Florida According to El Nuevo Herald, "la demócrata Donna Shalala derrotó a la cubanoamericana María Elvira Salazar" en las elecciones de medio término. [El Nuevo Herald, 11/11/18]
2018: Salazar Lost Previous Congressional Race To Shalala By Six Points According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, in her first campaign, ran a surprisingly competitive race against Shalala. She lost to the former University of Miami president and Health and Human Services secretary by six percentage points." [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
2018: Salazar Lost The District 27 Race To Donna Shalala According to El Nuevo Herald, "En noviembre del 2018, Shalala ganó el Distrito 27 con el 52 por ciento de los votos, mientras que Maria Elvira obtuvo el 46 por ciento y la candidata independiente Mayra Joli, el 2.5 por ciento." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/1/19]
2018: Miami Herald Reported Salazar Was Endorsed By Ros-Lehtinen After GOP Primary Win According to Miami Herald, "In 2018, former Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stood next to TV journalist Maria Elvira Salazar after she won the Republican primary for her Miami congressional seat, making the case that Salazar was the best candidate to carry on her legacy as the first Latina in Congress." [Miami Herald, 2/4/20]
Maria Elvira Salazar Lost To Donna Shalala By Six Percentage Points In 2018 For FL-27 According to Miami Herald, "In 2018, Shalala beat Salazar by six percentage points in the contest for the House seat." [Miami Herald, 2/19/20]
2018: Shalala Defeated Salazar By Six Points In Florida's 27th District Race According to El Nuevo Herald, "En 2018, Shalala derrotó a Salazar por seis puntos porcentuales en la carrera por ese escaño legislativo." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/19/20]
2018: María Salazar Lost To Donna Shalala By Six Percentage Points According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a former journalist, ran against Shalala in 2018 and lost to her by six percentage points in a district that favors Democrats." [Miami Herald, 7/16/20]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Lost District 27 Seat To Donna Shalala By 6 Points According to Tampa Bay Times, "Shalala flipped this majority-Hispanic district in Miami and Miami Beach when the Republican incumbent, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, retired in 2018, although Shalala's margin of victory (6 points) over Spanish-language TV veteran Republican Maria Elvira Salazar was smaller than Clinton's in 2016 (19 points)." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/24/20]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was Defeated By Donna Shalala In District 27 According to Tampa Bay Times, "Shalala flipped this majority-Hispanic district in Miami and Miami Beach when the Republican incumbent, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, retired in 2018, although Shalala's margin of victory (6 points) over Spanish-language TV veteran Republican Maria Elvira Salazar was smaller than Hillary Clinton's in 2016 (19 points)." [Tampa Bay Times, 9/8/20]
2018: Shalala Defeated Salazar By Six Percentage Points According to Miami Herald, "Shalala beat Salazar in 2018 by six percentage points and is favored to win reelection in a district that leans Democratic, though Salazar has the financial resources to mount a serious campaign." [Miami Herald, 9/28/20]
2018: Donna Shalala Defeated Maria Elvira Salazar For District 27 Seat According to Tampa Bay Times, "Shalala flipped this majority-Hispanic district in Miami and Miami Beach when Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen retired in 2018, although Shalala's margin of victory (6 points) over Spanish-language TV veteran Republican Maria Elvira Salazar was smaller than Hillary Clinton's in 2016 (19 points)." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/30/20]
2020: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Praised María Elvira Salazar's 2018 Primary Win as Progress Against McCarthyism According to an opinion piece in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "I wrote a commentary defending Salazar --- and called her win in that primary an encouraging sign that Miami politics was shedding its sinister McCarthyism." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 11/9/20]
2018: Salazar Received Support From Politicians, Donors, And The Republican Party According to El Nuevo Herald, 'El apoyo de los políticos y de los donantes, y sobre todo, del partido, ha sido abrumador', dijo el jueves, indicando que ahora empieza el arduo camino de recaudar los fondos para hacer realidad su candidatura. [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 3/1/18]
Miami Herald Stated That Salazar Raised $287,000 Early In The 2018 Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, "He still had more cash on hand than Salazar's $287,000 to start the second quarter of the year, but she raised that amount in a shorter period than Barreiro." [Miami Herald, 6/20/18]
October 2018: Salazar Managed Fundraising Described As 'Steady And Growing' According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's campaign has not released fundraising numbers yet but said her haul has been 'steady and growing.'" [Miami Herald, 10/11/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Raised Over $520,000 In Campaign Contributions From August To September According to Miami Herald, "Salazar raised over $520,000 from Aug. 9 to the end of September with over $382,000 to spend." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Raised Over $520,000 For Her Congressional Campaign Between August 9 And End Of September According to Miami Herald, "Salazar raised over $520,000 from August 9 to the end of September with over $382,000 to spend while Shalala raised over $796,000 over the same period over $438,000 to spend, though she also has $295,000 in debts." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
July-October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Fundraised $563,551 In Her Congressional Race According To Miami Herald According to Miami Herald, "Shalala raised just over $1 million from July to October while Salazar hauled in $563,551, and Shalala has a cash on hand advantage over Salazar." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar's Fundraising Kept Pace With Opponent's According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's fundraising is also keeping pace." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
October 2018: Kevin McCarthy Raised Money For Salazar's Congressional Campaign According to Miami Herald, "He's also raising money for Miami congressional candidate Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican running in a majority Hispanic district Trump lost by nearly 20 percentage points. Salazar is set to host a fundraiser with McCarthy on Wednesday, according to an invitation obtained by the Miami Herald. The lunchtime gathering at the Riviera Country Club in Coral Gables lists $10,000 in fundraising for 'host' status and $5,000 in fundraising for 'co-host' status." [Miami Herald, 10/23/18]
2018: Carol Browner Reported María Salazar Was Supported by FreedomWorks According to an opinion piece by Carol Browner in Miami Herald, "she's being supported by FreedomWorks, a PAC associated with the Koch brothers, who are notorious supporters of the fossil fuel industry." [Carol Browner - Miami Herald, 10/26/18]
2018: Salazar Received Endorsement From Lincoln Diaz-Balart According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar también cuenta con el apoyo del ex representante Lincoln Diaz-Balart, una de las figuras anticastristas más reconocidas en Miami, aunque Ros-Lehtinen y el senador Marco Rubio se han mantenido neutrales durante la primaria." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/25/18]
Up To August 2018: Salazar Led Republican Primary Fundraising According to El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), "Hasta el 8 de agosto, Salazar había encabezado la lista de recaudación por el bando de los republicanos con $680,786." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/28/18]
October 2018: National Republicans Saw The Shalala-Salazar Congressional Race As Competitive According To Miami Herald According to Miami Herald, "In other congressional races, Democrat Donna Shalala maintained her fundraising lead over Republican Maria Elvira Salazar in the race for retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's seat, though national Republicans see the race as competitive." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
October 2018: Salazar Narrowed The Polling Gap With Shalala In Their Congressional Race According To Miami Herald According to Miami Herald, "Shalala's race has heated up in the last month as Salazar has closed the gap in recent polling while Diaz-Balart is favored to win reelection over Barzee Flores." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
October 2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Ran For Congress Against Donna Shalala In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Shalala has her hands full with Republican opponent Maria Elvira Salazar, the former Health and Human Services secretary's campaign has released an internal poll showing Shalala ahead in the race to replace the retiring Ileana Ros-Lehtinen as the representative of Florida's 27th congressional district." [Miami Herald, 10/16/18]
2018: Maria Elvira Salazar Was The GOP Opponent To Donna Shalala In A Miami Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, "Shalala is favored to win reelection on Tuesday against GOP opponent Maria Elvira Salazar, while Barzee Flores is an underdog against Diaz-Balart and Mucarsel-Powell's race against Curbelo is a tossup." [Miami Herald, 11/3/18]
2018: Ros-Lehtinen Endorsed María Elvira Salazar's Congressional Campaign According to Miami Herald, "Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who endorsed Salazar, is retiring from the seat that will be held by Shalala." [Miami Herald, 11/8/18]
2018: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Respaldó A María Elvira Salazar En Su Campaña Para La Cámara De Representantes According to El Nuevo Herald, "La representante republicana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, que respaldó a Salazar, se retira del escaño que ahora tendrá Shalala." [El Nuevo Herald, 11/11/18]
August 2019: Maria Elvira Salazar Announced 2020 Congressional Rematch Against Donna Shalala According to Miami Herald, "former Spanish-language broadcast journalist Maria Elvira Salazar is seeking a rematch with Democratic Congresswoman Donna Shalala. Salazar, 57, announced her candidacy Thursday by tweeting a new campaign video that touts her years covering Latin America." [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: María Elvira Salazar Announced Her Congressional Candidacy For Florida's 27th District According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar anunció que se postulará nuevamente al Congreso de Estados Unidos por el Partido Republicano para representar el Distrito 27, que incluye la ciudad de Miami, retando así a la titular, la demócrata Donna Shalala." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/1/19]
2020: Salazar Said Shalala Should Have Invited A District Constituent To State Of The Union According to Miami Herald, "In an interview with the Miami Herald after the radio show, Salazar said Shalala 'should have invited a common man or woman who exemplifies the problems we are facing in District 27.'" [Miami Herald, 2/4/20]
2020: Salazar Ran Again For Florida's 27th Congressional District With National GOP Support According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar se ha postulado de nuevo en 2020 con la bendición de líderes republicanos nacionales como el líder de la minoría en la Cámara federal, Kevin McCarthy, y el encargado de disciplina de la minoría en la Cámara, Steve Scalise." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/19/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Ran for Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Maria Elvira Salazar, who is running for Ros-Lehtinen's old seat in 2020." [Miami Herald, 2/24/20]
Salazar Stated 2020: Salazar Thanked Supporters After Winning Republican Primary According to Miami Herald, "'Tonight's results are incredibly humbling, and I am thankful for all the tremendous support,' Salazar said in a text message. 'It is time for our community to once again have a voice in Congress, a voice that has been absent and silent with Congresswoman Donna Shalala.'" [Miami Herald, 8/18/20]
Miami Herald Reported 2020: Salazar Prepared To Face Donna Shalala In General Election Rematch According to Miami Herald, "Salazar will face Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala in the general election. The contest will be a rematch of the 2018 election, which Shalala won by six percentage points in a district that favors Democrats." [Miami Herald, 8/18/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Won Republican Primary For Florida's District 27 According to Tampa Bay Times, "Salazar is back for another run and easily won the GOP primary. (Frank Polo Sr. will also be on the ballot as an independent write-in candidate.)" [Tampa Bay Times, 9/8/20]
2020: Salazar Won Republican Primary And Prepared To Face Donna Shalala According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar ganó las primarias republicanas en agosto y se enfrentará en noviembre a Donna Shalala, quien ganó en el 2018 y asumió el escaño que dejó libre Ileana Ros-Lehtinen al retirarse." [El Nuevo Herald, 9/21/20]
2020: Salazar Challenged Shalala For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Shalala's stock transactions have become an issue in her reelection campaign against Republican Maria Elvira Salazar for Florida's 27th Congressional District. The district includes most of Miami and Miami Beach." [Miami Herald, 9/28/20]
2020: Salazar Launched Second Campaign For Same Congressional Seat According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, the challenger for the second time, has spent the last two years working as an independent TV host and launching a new campaign for the same seat within a year of her first unsuccessful try." [Miami Herald, 10/3/20]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Ran as Republican Candidate for Florida's 27th Congressional District According to a letter to the editor published in El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar es la candidata republicana que se presenta una vez más contra la congresista Donna Shalala, que representa el Distrito 27 de Florida en el Congreso en Washington DC." [Letter to the Editor - El Nuevo Herald, 10/8/20]
2020: Salazar Se Postuló En El Distrito 27 Contra Donna Shalala According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Salazar y Shalala se postulan en el Distrito 27 del Congreso de la Florida, un escaño que incluye la mayor parte del condado costero de Miami-Dade.' [El Nuevo Herald, 10/14/20]
2020: Salazar Was Republican Candidate In Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "In Miami's neighboring 27th Congressional District, Republican former TV journalist Maria Elvira Salazar slightly outraised incumbent Rep. Donna Shalala." [Miami Herald, 10/16/20]
October 2020: María Elvira Salazar Debated Donna Shalala In Florida Congressional Race According to El Nuevo Herald, "La economía, el aumento de los impuestos, el cuidado médico, la amenaza del socialismo y la inmigración fueron los temas que dominaron el debate entre la congresista demócrata Donna Shalala y su contricante por el distrito 27, la republicana María Elvira Salazar." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/21/20]
2020: Salazar Ran As Republican Congressional Candidate For Florida's 27th District According to Miami Herald, "She is running to unseat incumbent Miami Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala. Salazar and Shalala are seeking to represent Florida's 27th Congressional District, a majority Latino seat in Miami-Dade County where Colombian voters make up a significant slice of the electorate." [Miami Herald, 10/26/20]
María Elvira Salazar Ran As Republican Congressional Candidate For Florida District 27 In 2020 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar y Shalala compiten por el Distrito Congresual 27 de la Florida, un escaño mayoritariamente hispano en Miami-Dade donde los electores colombianos son una parte significativa del electorado. Salazar, ex periodista de televisión que cita una entrevista a Uribe como un logro profesional en la página digital de su campaña, ha aparecido con frecuencia en videos con Juan David Vélez..." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/27/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Contested District 27 Congressional Seat Against Donna Shalala According to Tampa Bay Times, "Salazar is back for another run and has been raising funds at an impressive clip. She could benefit from the same Cuban-American boost that is giving Mucarsel-Powell heartburn. But while Trump endorsed Salazar in a tweet recently, she has also paid attention to ticket-splitters, cautioning voters in one interview that 'I believe that if you like your Obamacare, you can keep it.'" [Tampa Bay Times, 10/30/20]
2020: Salazar Declared She Would Not Be Silenced And Criticized Democratic Socialists According to Miami Herald, "'I will not be silenced,' Salazar said in a speech declaring victory. 'I will not cower to the mob and when faced with the so-called democratic socialists. I will tell them that we have seen the dogma in action already and it doesn't work.'" [Miami Herald, 11/3/20]
2020: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Reported María Elvira Salazar Unseated Donna Shalala in Florida's 27th District According to an opinion piece in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "On Tuesday, Salazar unseated the 27th District's Democratic congresswoman, Donna Shalala, in no small part by conjuring the same slur tactics Salazar faced in that 2018 primary." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 11/9/20]
2020: María Salazar Defeated Donna Shalala Using Accusations of Socialism According to an opinion piece by Tim Padgett in Miami Herald, "Last week, Salazar unseated the 27th District's Democratic congresswoman, Donna Shalala, in no small part by conjuring the same slur tactics Salazar faced in that 2018 primary. She branded Shalala -- as falsely and toxically as Salazar was labeled two years ago -- a 'socialist' in the mold of all the left-wing Latin American dictators so many Latinos in South Florida have fled." [Tim Padgett - Miami Herald, 11/9/20]
2021: Salazar Focused On Cuban-American And Hispanic Voters In Miami Campaign According to Miami Herald, "During her campaign, Salazar focused heavily on Cuban-American and other non-Cuban Hispanic voters in Miami who swung hard in favor of Republicans during the 2020 election." [Miami Herald, 2/4/21]
2020: Salazar Enfocó Su Campaña En Votantes Cubanoamericanos Y Otros Hispanos En Miami According to El Nuevo Herald, "Durante su campaña, Salazar se centró en gran medida en los votantes cubanoamericanos y otros electores hispanos no cubanos en Miami que se esforzaron a favor de los republicanos durante las elecciones de 2020." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/4/21]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Defeated Incumbent Donna Shalala In Florida's 27th District According to Miami Herald, "In 2020, Salazar managed to beat incumbent Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala by nearly three percentage points despite President Joe Biden's beating former President Donald Trump by just over three percentage points in the district, which includes Miami Beach, most of Miami and coastal areas of Miami-Dade County." [Miami Herald, 8/4/21]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Defeated Donna Shalala For U.S. House Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Salazar, ex periodista de televisión, derrotó a la demócrata Donna Shalala en 2020, que puso en evidencia el brutal año que los demócratas soportaron en el sur de la Florida, con Carlos Giménez, entonces alcalde de Miami-Dade, desbancando también a la demócrata Debbie Mucarsel-Powell en el vecino Distrito 26.' [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 5/2/22]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Defeated Donna Shalala In House District 27 According to Miami Times, "Republican Maria Elvira Salazar beat Democratic incumbent Donna Shalala with roughly 51% of the vote." [Miami Times, 5/4/22]
2020: Salazar Unseated Donna Shalala In U.S. House REMATCH According to Miami Herald, "Salazar went on to lose to retired University of Miami President Donna Shalala, whom Salazar then unseated in a 2020 rematch." [Miami Herald, 5/5/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Won Congressional District 27 Race According to Westside Gazette, "Salazar in 2020 narrowly won the seat, inching out a Democratic incumbent - Donna Shalala - with roughly 51% of the vote." [Westside Gazette, 5/5/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Defeated Donna Shalala In Congressional Rematch According to El Nuevo Herald, "Higgins ganó por primera vez el puesto en la Comisión del Distrito 5 en 2018 cuando el titular, Bruno Barreiro, también renunció para postularse al Congreso y perdió la primaria republicana ante Salazar, quien perdió ante la presidenta retirada de la Universidad de Miami, Donna Shalala, a quien Salazar desbancó en la revancha de 2020." [El Nuevo Herald, 5/5/22]
2020: Miami Herald Editorial Board Reported Salazar Won House District 27 Running On Anti-Socialism Platform According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar defeated then-U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala in 2020 largely by running on an anti-socialism, anti-communism platform and accusing Democrats of being leftists." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 8/14/24]
August 2019: Salazar Directed Viewers To Misspelled Website Redirecting To Opponent's Site According to Miami Herald, "At its conclusion, the video directs viewers to a misspelled web address -- www.mariaelvriasalazar.com -- that when typed in redirected browsers to Shalala's website." [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: Salazar Admitted Campaign Web Mistake According to Miami Herald, 'We made a mistake. Mistakes happen and now we're fixing it,' Salazar said in an interview with the Miami Herald. [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: Salazar Mistakenly Filed To Run In Wrong Congressional District Before Correcting According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's campaign also mistakenly filed to run in Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's neighboring district before amending the paperwork on Thursday." [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: Salazar Planned To Criticize Shalala As 'Washington Elite' But Withheld Specific Policy Criticism According to Miami Herald, "Salazar said she plans to cast Shalala as a 'Washington elite amassing money and power,' but did not provide specifics when asked what Shalala has done as a member of Congress that warrants her ouster. She stopped short of calling Shalala a socialist, a popular attack line from Trump and Republicans." [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: Salazar Claimed Independence From National Republicans For Her 2020 Race According to Miami Herald, "adding that she doesn't need help from national Republicans to win." [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: Salazar Cited Need For Grassroots Community Support In 2020 Bid According to Miami Herald, 'I need help from the community,' Salazar said. 'The only help I need is from the people in District 27. What happened last time is the party bailed her out in the last two weeks because she is politically well-connected.' [Miami Herald, 8/1/19]
August 2019: Salazar Claimed To Be An Outsider In Politics Relying On Community Support According to El Nuevo Herald, "Asimismo confirmó que para ganar solo cuenta con el apoyo de la gente en el sur de la Florida. 'No estoy enchufada a la política. No soy una insider', afirmó, indicado que se prepara para 'salir a la calle a hacer campaña', para pedir el voto para las elecciones del 2020." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/1/19]
2020: María Salazar Cited Community Desire For Change And Defending Police According to Miami Herald, "The energy and momentum are on our side as our community thirsts for change," Salazar said in a text message. "I will always fight to defend our police, help people get back to work, and keep socialism out of this country so we can enjoy the freedoms many of our families fought so hard to obtain." [Miami Herald, 7/16/20]
August 2020: María Elvira Salazar Described Herself As A Moderate Republican According To El Nuevo Herald According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, quien se ha calificado a sí misma de republicana moderada, se enfrentará a la representante demócrata Donna Shalala." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/18/20]
August 2020: María Elvira Salazar Expressed Gratitude For Support After Winning Primary According To El Nuevo Herald According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Los resultados de esta noche son increíblemente aleccionadores y estoy agradecida por todo el apoyo tan tremendo', dijo Salazar en un mensaje de texto al Miami Herald." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/18/20]
August 2020: María Elvira Salazar Stated District 27 Needed A New Voice In Congress According To El Nuevo Herald According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Es hora de que nuestra comunidad vuelva a tener una voz en el Congreso, una voz que ha estado ausente y en silencio con la congresista Donna Shalala'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/18/20]
2020: Tampa Bay Times Reported Salazar Would Need Ticket-Splitters To Win According to Tampa Bay Times, "As with Gimenez in the nearby district, Salazar will need to hope for a lot of ticket-splitters in November - voters who choose Biden for president but Salazar for Congress." [Tampa Bay Times, 9/8/20]
September 2020: María Elvira Salazar Convoked Job Fair For District 27 Residents According to El Nuevo Herald, "como es el caso de María Elvira Salazar, quien convoca a una feria de trabajo para los residentes del distrito 27, por el que aspira al Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald, 9/21/20]
September 2020: Salazar Organized Job Fair As Part Of Economic Recovery Plan According to El Nuevo Herald, '"Como parte de mi plan de recuperación económica, mi campaña está organizando una feria de empleo", dijo Salazar. "Luego de los devastadores efectos económicos de la pandemia, los residentes del distrito 27 necesitan oportunidades para reincorporarse a la fuerza laboral y les estamos brindando esas oportunidades".' [El Nuevo Herald, 9/21/20]
2020: Salazar Released TV Ad Accusing Shalala Of Breaking The Law For Personal Gain According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's first TV ad, which went on air last week, said Shalala 'broke the law to enrich herself off coronavirus.' The ad, which seeks to introduce Salazar to voters and attack Shalala, offers no evidence for the claim and doesn't explain it." [Miami Herald, 9/28/20]
2020: Salazar Repeated Accusation Against Shalala In CBS Miami Interview According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a former TV journalist, repeated the accusation in an interview with CBS Miami on Sunday, but she did not offer proof for it." [Miami Herald, 9/28/20]
2020: Salazar Focused Campaign Messaging On Jobs And The Economy According to Miami Herald, "Though she did not agree to an interview with the Miami Herald for this story, she told DeFede that she's focusing on 'jobs and the economy' in her campaign. 'I'm going to create out of my congressional office, if I'm elected to Congress, an employment center,' Salazar said to DeFede." [Miami Herald, 10/3/20]
2020: Salazar Accused Shalala Of Corruption Without Presenting Evidence According to Miami Herald, "She followed that with an assertion that Shalala's 'corruption' is the most important issue in the race -- though she provided no evidence backing up the allegation. [...] During an interview with CBS4 Miami's Jim DeFede she lobbed an accusation of Shalala's 'corruption' but failed to offer any specifics or proof." [Miami Herald, 10/3/20]
2020: Salazar Ran TV Ad Accusing Shalala Of Enriching Herself Off Coronavirus According to Miami Herald, "But Salazar went further in her first TV ad, saying Shalala 'broke the law to enrich herself off coronavirus.' The ad, which seeks to introduce Salazar to voters and attack Shalala, offers no evidence for the claim and doesn't explain it." [Miami Herald, 10/3/20]
2020: Letter Writer Paul Palmberg Accused María Elvira Salazar of Promoting Dishonest Information About Democrats According to a letter to the editor published in El Nuevo Herald, "Estamos recibiendo correos deshonestos, como el de la candidata María Elvira Salazar, sugiriendo que el ex vicepresidente Joe Biden y los demócratas traerían consigo el socialismo, lo cual genera ansiedad en los inmigrantes de Cuba, Venezuela y Nicaragua." [Letter to the Editor - El Nuevo Herald, 10/8/20]
2020: Salazar Criticized Shalala For Absence In Community And Social Media Activity According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar dijo que Shalala no ha estado presente en la comunidad, y que las redes sociales de la congresista lo prueban. 'Ha estado completamente silente y ausente', apuntó." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/21/20]
2020: Miami Herald Editorial Board Quoted Salazar on Health Care Industry Views According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar, a well-known Spanish-language television personality, told the Editorial Board that she took to heart our comment two years ago that she was not ready for such a big job. Up against a powerhouse such as Shalala, she still isn't. But we give Salazar credit for boning up on issues. Two years ago, she told the Board that she wanted 'capitalism to invade the health care industry.' Now? 'If you ...'" [Editorial - Miami Herald, 10/31/20]
2020: Miami Herald Reported Salazar Campaigned As Former TV Journalist And Criticized Shalala For Ties To Left-Leaning Democrats According to Miami Herald, "Salazar, a former TV journalist, won her race against one of Miami's most well-known politicians by successfully tying Shalala to left-leaning Democrats like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist. She also hit Shalala repeatedly for failing to disclose stock trades while in office and characterized her as an out-of-touch millionaire who couldn't connect with working class voters in the district." [Miami Herald, 11/3/20]
2020: Miami Herald Reported Salazar Campaigned Heavily On Spanish-Language Media And With Colombian Politicians According to Miami Herald, "Shalala, who doesn't speak Spanish, couldn't connect with the same voters that Salazar spoke with many times during her campaign on Spanish-language radio and TV, along with social media. Salazar also campaigned with Colombian politicians, earning criticism from Democrats but tapping into a slice of the non-Cuban Latino electorate that helped her win a narrow victory." [Miami Herald, 11/3/20]
2020: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Reported María Elvira Salazar Used 'Socialist' Attacks in Congressional Campaign According to an opinion piece in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "She [Salazar] branded Shalala --- as falsely and poisonously as Salazar was labeled two years ago --- a 'socialist' in the mold of all the left-wing Latin American dictators so many Latinos in South Florida have fled. She hurled that same bogus epithet at the Black Lives Matter racial justice movement and claimed Shalala, Joe Biden and the Democrats get their orders from its leaders." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 11/9/20]
2020: Miami Herald Reported Salazar Had $617,000 In Reelection Campaign Funds Compared To Shalala's $1.2 Million According to Miami Herald, "Shalala and Salazar are likely headed for a rematch in November, though Shalala is the favored candidate after beating Salazar by six percentage points in 2018 and accumulating $1.2 million to spend on her reelection campaign, according to campaign fundraising reports. Salazar has $617,000 to spend on her campaign." [Miami Herald, 2/4/20]
February 2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Received Endorsement From Ros-Lehtinen For District 27 Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, "In a tweet on Tuesday, Ros-Lehtinen endorsed Salazar and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Salazar is running as a Republican for Ros-Lehtinen's old House seat in the 27th District." [Miami Herald, 2/19/20]
2020: National Republican Leaders Supported Maria Elvira Salazar's Candidacy For Congress According to Miami Herald, "Salazar is running again in 2020 with the blessing of top Washington Republicans like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise." [Miami Herald, 2/19/20]
February 2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Raised $617,000 For Congressional Campaign Compared To Donna Shalala's $1.2 Million According to Miami Herald, "Shalala has $1.2 million to spend on her reelection campaign while Salazar has amassed $617,000 for her campaign, according to campaign fundraising reports." [Miami Herald, 2/19/20]
February 2020: Salazar Received Public Endorsement From Ros-Lehtinen For Congressional Run According to El Nuevo Herald, "En un tuit del martes, Ros-Lehtinen apoyó a Salazar [...] Salazar se ha postulado como republicana por el antiguo escaño de Ros-Lehtinen por el Distrito 27." [El Nuevo Herald, 2/19/20]
February 2020: Salazar Had Raised $617,000 For Her Congressional Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, 'Salazar ha recaudado $617,000 para su campaña, según informes de financiación de campañas.' [El Nuevo Herald, 2/19/20]
2020: María Salazar Slightly Outraised Donna Shalala In Second Consecutive Fundraising Quarter According to Miami Herald, "Salazar raised $538,843 in the latest fundraising quarter, which covered the months of April, May and June, while Shalala was close behind at $530,932." [Miami Herald, 7/16/20]
March-July 2020: Salazar Paid Lorenzo's Firm Over $50,000 For Consulting According to Miami Herald, "Salazar's campaign paid Lorenzo's firm $50,191 for consulting and media buys between March and July, records show. Salazar is running against incumbent Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala in Florida's 27th Congressional District, which includes most of coastal Miami-Dade County." [Miami Herald, 10/6/20]
2020: Salazar Acknowledged Lorenzo As A Vendor For Her Campaign According to Miami Herald, "I know that he's one of the vendors for some of the issues, for some of the things we need on the ground game," Salazar said. [Miami Herald, 10/6/20]
2020: Salazar's Spokesperson Called Lorenzo A Valuable Asset According to Miami Herald, "Al Lorenzo knows our community and works with public officials across South Florida," Salazar spokesperson Andre Rodriguez said. [Miami Herald, 10/6/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Outpaced Donna Shalala In Fundraising In Recent Months According to Miami Herald, 'Salazar has outpaced Shalala in fundraising in recent months, raising $1.1 million in August and September compared to Shalala's $834,000, making her one of a few House Republican challengers around the country outraising a Democratic incumbent.' [Miami Herald, 10/22/20]
October 2020: Salazar Publicly Embraced Endorsement From Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe According to Miami Herald, "the U.S. ambassador in Bogotá sent a message via Twitter: Colombian politicians should stay out of U.S. elections. The tweet came after Republican congressional candidate Maria Elvira Salazar posted a video on Sunday of her on a video call accepting the endorsement of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe." [Miami Herald, 10/26/20]
October 2020: Salazar Expressed Honor At Receiving Uribe's Support According to Miami Herald, "When asked what she thought of the message from the U.S. Embassy hours after appearing with Uribe, Salazar said she was happy to have Uribe's support. 'President Uribe worked with both Presidents Bush and Obama to advance freedom and fight socialism,' Salazar said in an email. 'Our Colombian community in Miami is incredibly important to continuing that fight, and I appreciate and am honored to have his support.'" [Miami Herald, 10/26/20]
October 2020: María Elvira Salazar Accepted Support From Álvaro Uribe In Congressional Race According to El Nuevo Herald, "el lunes, el embajador de Estados Unidos en Bogotá envió un mensaje a través de Twitter: los políticos colombianos deberían mantenerse alejados de las elecciones estadounidenses. El tuit se envió después de que María Elvira Salazar, candidata miamense republicana al Congreso publicara un video en una videollamada en que aceptó el respaldo del ex presidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe. 'Gracias, Álvaro Uribe, por tu apoyo', dijo Salazar, ex periodista de televisión, en su página de Instagram, poco más de una semana antes del día de las elecciones." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/27/20]
October 2020: Salazar Expressed Gratitude For Uribe's Support In Congressional Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "Cuando se le preguntó qué pensaba del mensaje de la embajada de Estados Unidos horas después de aparecer con Uribe, Salazar dijo que estaba feliz de contar con el apoyo de Uribe. 'El presidente Uribe trabajó con los presidentes Bush y Obama para promover la libertad y luchar contra el socialismo', dijo Salazar en un correo electrónico. 'Nuestra comunidad colombiana en Miami es increíblemente importante para continuar esa lucha y agradezco y me siento honrada de contar con su apoyo'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/27/20]
October 2020: Salazar Made Uribe Endorsement Public On Instagram According to El Nuevo Herald, "la publicación del domingo en Instagram fue la primera vez que Salazar aceptó abiertamente el apoyo de Uribe desde que es candidata al Congreso. [...] 'María Elvira, te admiramos, te apreciamos', dijo Uribe en la cuenta de Instagram de Salazar. 'Nos gustaría verte en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos, te necesitamos'." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/27/20]
October 2020: Critics Claimed Salazar Sought Foreign Political Endorsements To Boost Campaign According to El Nuevo Herald, "Frank Mora, ex subsecretario adjunto de Defensa del Hemisferio Occidental en la presidencia de Barack Obama, dijo que Salazar está cortejando a políticos extranjeros para que la respalden con el fin de mejorar sus posibilidades electorales. [...] 'María Elvira está... buscando [ese apoyo] porque cree que necesita el voto colombianoamericano para ganar las elecciones', dijo Mora." [El Nuevo Herald, 10/27/20]
2021: FEC Warned Salazar Committee Over Illegal Excessive Contributions After 2020 Election According to Florida Bulldog, "The Nancy Marks affair isn't the first time Salazar's had problems with the FEC. In 2021, following her upset defeat of Democratic incumbent Donna Shalala, the FEC sent warning letters to her re-election committee stating it had accepted $147,400 in illegal excessive campaign contributions for her primary run. The money was eventually refunded." [Florida Bulldog (Fort Lauderdale), 3/14/24]
2020: María Salazar Maintained $1.2 Million Cash-On-Hand Compared To Shalala's $1.8 Million According to Miami Herald, "Shalala maintains a cash-on-hand advantage in the race, with $1.8 million on hand to Salazar's $1.2 million." [Miami Herald, 7/16/20]
2020: María Salazar Loaned $20,000 To Her Own Campaign According to Miami Herald, "Salazar also loaned her campaign $20,000 in the latest quarter." [Miami Herald, 7/16/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Ran Again For District 27 Seat Against Donna Shalala According to Tampa Bay Times, "Salazar is back for another run this year. Shalala has raised significantly less money than fellow Democrat Mucarsel-Powell in the nearby 26th District: Shalala has $1.8 million in cash on hand, which is not dramatically far ahead of Salazar, who has $1.2 million on hand." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/24/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Had $1.2 Million In Campaign Cash On Hand According to Tampa Bay Times, "Shalala has $1.8 million in cash on hand, which is not dramatically far ahead of Salazar, who has $1.2 million on hand." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/24/20]
Miami Herald Reported 2020: Salazar Outraised Shalala In Majority Of Recent Fundraising Quarters According to Miami Herald, "Though Salazar has outraised Shalala in three of the last four fundraising quarters, the district is one that Trump lost by more than 19 percentage points in 2016." [Miami Herald, 8/18/20]
Miami Herald Reported 2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Won GOP Primary For Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "In the Republican primary for Florida's 27th Congressional District, which includes most of coastal Miami-Dade County and parts of the city of Miami, former journalist Maria Elvira Salazar easily defeated Raymond Molina and Juan Fiol for the GOP nomination." [Miami Herald, 8/18/20]
August 2020: María Elvira Salazar Won The Republican Primary For Florida's 27th Congressional District According To El Nuevo Herald According to El Nuevo Herald, "María Elvira Salazar derrotó a sus contrincantes Raymond Molina y Juan Fiol en la primaria republicana por el Distrito 27." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/18/20]
August 2020: Salazar Obtained Nearly 80 Percent Of Votes In Republican Primary According To El Nuevo Herald According to El Nuevo Herald, "La ex periodista de Telemundo y CNN contaba con casi el 80 por ciento de los votos." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 8/18/20]
2020: Maria Elvira Salazar Defeated Donna Shalala In South Florida Congressional Race According to Miami Herald, "The unexpected losses, including Salazar's victory over Rep. Donna Shalala in South Florida -- arguably the biggest upset in the country -- set off a wave of criticism within the Democratic Party that it didn't do enough to appeal to centrist voters in competitive seats." [Miami Herald, 11/23/20]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Narrowly Won Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Florida Today, "Former President Donald Trump and Salazar narrowly won the district in 2020. Before Salazar, the seat was held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, former University of Miami president and former Health and Human Services secretary under former President Clinton." [Florida Today (Brevard County, Florida), 6/8/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Won Election To Florida's 27th Congressional District According to St. Augustine Record, "Former President Donald Trump and Salazar narrowly won the district in 2020. Before Salazar, the seat was held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, former University of Miami president and former Health and Human Services secretary under former President Clinton." [St. Augustine Record, 6/8/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Won Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Panama City News Herald, "Rumors had emerged last month that Taddeo was considering leaving the gubernatorial contest and instead launching a campaign against U.S. Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida's 27th Congressional District. [...] Former President Donald Trump and Salazar narrowly won the district in 2020. Before Salazar, the seat was held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala." [Panama City News Herald (Florida), 6/8/22]
2020: Salazar Narrowly Won Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Ocala Star Banner (Florida), "Former President Donald Trump and Salazar narrowly won the district in 2020. Before Salazar, the seat was held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, former University of Miami president and former Health and Human Services secretary under former President Clinton." [Ocala Star Banner (Florida), 6/8/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Won Florida's 27th Congressional District According to The Stuart News, "Former President Donald Trump and Salazar narrowly won the district in 2020." [Stuart News, 6/8/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Won Congressional Seat For Florida's District 27 According to El Nuevo Herald, "Nacida en Miami de padres cubanos, Salazar se postuló por primera vez al Congreso para llenar la vacante que dejó Ileana Ros-Lehtinen en el 2018. La demócrata Donna Shalala ganó entonces la elección, pero Salazar la retó nuevamente y resultó victoriosa, en noviembre del 2020." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/19/22]
2020: Salazar Was Elected To Represent Florida's 27th Congressional District According to Miami Herald, "Taddeo will now face Salazar, a Cuban-American former journalist and media personality who was elected in 2020 after she surprisingly beat Democratic incumbent Donna Shalala in a rematch of their 2018 race." [Miami Herald, 8/23/22]
2020: María Elvira Salazar Was Elected To Congress After Defeating Donna Shalala According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, una ex periodista y personalidad de los medios de comunicación cubanoamericana que fue elegida en 2020 después de vencer sorprendentemente a la titular demócrata Donna Shalala en una revancha de su contienda de 2018." [El Nuevo Herald, 8/23/22]
2020: Salazar First Won Congressional Seat On Second Attempt According to Orlando Sentinel, "Salazar, 60, is a longtime television journalist who first won the seat in 2020 on her second attempt." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 10/17/22]
2024: Baez-Geller Accused Salazar Of Supporting Ultra-Conservative Policies According to Miami Herald, "In announcing her challenge, Baez-Geller slammed Salazar, calling her a member of the Republican Party's far-right wing who had failed to address issues like the rising cost of living in Miami-Dade County and endorsed ultra-conservative education policies." [Miami Herald, 11/9/23]
2024: Salazar Was Challenged By Lucía Báez-Geller For Her Congressional Seat According to El Nuevo Herald, "Lucía Báez-Geller, miembro de la Junta Escolar de Miami-Dade, se postulará a la nominación demócrata para desafiar a la representante republicana María Elvira Salazar por su escaño de Miami en la Cámara de Representantes". [El Nuevo Herald, 11/10/23]
2024: Miami Herald Editorial Board Reported Salazar Favored To Win GOP Primary According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar is favored to win her GOP primary against little-known candidate Royland Lara." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 8/14/24]
July 2024: Salazar Urged Hispanic Voters To Support Trump In The November Election According to Miami Herald, "During a speech at Donald Trump's campaign rally in Doral Tuesday night, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar called on Hispanic voters to support the presumptive Republican nominee in the 'crucial' November election, noting the increasing strength in numbers of Latinos in the U.S." [Miami Herald, 7/9/24]
2024: María Salazar Endorsed Donald Trump According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar's voting record is somehow moderate despite her alignment with Donald Trump, whom she endorsed in February." [Editorial - Miami Herald, 10/21/24]
2024: Miami Herald Editorial Board Highlighted Criticism That Salazar Focused On Anti-Communism Messaging According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar is wearing her anti-communism cape around the country around the globe, but she is not doing anything for the residents of District 27," Baez-Geller told the Herald Editorial Board. [Editorial - Miami Herald, 8/14/24]
Miami Herald Reported Maria Elvira Salazar Maintained Significant Financial Advantage In August 2024 Campaign According to Miami Herald, "Not only does she have widespread name recognition in her district, she has far more cash on hand than Baez-Geller, who entered August with just about $46,000 in the bank, according to her latest federal filings. Salazar, by comparison, had nearly $1.7 million stashed away." [Miami Herald, 8/20/24]
2024: Salazar Maintained Strong Campaign Financial Advantage Over Opponent According to Miami Herald, "Her campaign has nearly $1.7 million in the bank, according to its latest federal filings, while Baez-Geller's campaign has just shy of $46,000." [Miami Herald, 10/11/24]