María Elvira Salazar

María Elvira Salazar's career is a fascinating second act. Spending three decades as a Spanish-language journalist at Telemundo, then winning a U.S. House seat for Florida's 27th district in her late fifties, is no small reinvention. What strikes me is that she spent years asking questions of the powerful and now sits among them, carrying an intimate read on Miami's Latino community into Congress. A Miami native and University of Miami graduate, she's rooted exactly where she serves.

Name (English)

María Elvira Salazar

Name (Japanese)

マリア・エルバイラ・サラザール

Reading

まりあ・えるばいら・さらざーる

Born

November 1, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Miami, Florida, United States

Occupation

journalist / politician

University

University of Miami

• Official sitehttps://www.mariaelvira.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maelvirasalazar/
• Xhttps://x.com/MaElviraSalazar
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa%20Elvira%20Salazar
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003715

Tags

• Florida
• journalist
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-17

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