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U.S. Representative for Florida’s 27th District

Maria Elvira Salazar

Republican 3rd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.5M raised · top PACs: American Council of Engineering Companies, Hispanic Leadership Trust Partnership, American Seniors Housing Association Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 8 of 48 party-line votes (17%; most Republicans: 7%)
96LoyaltyMed 98
87AttendMed 98
16BipartMed 12
19BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2021–now
5 years in CongressMore senior than 36% of the House
Committees
  • Foreign Affairs 11th majority
  • Financial Services 27th majority
Age
65

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date19419039167419
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3244611,235145

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Immigration 26% 5%
Government Operations and Politics 17% 16%
International Affairs 10% 21%

StatementsBills

Words go to Immigration, Government Operations and Politics and International Affairs; bills go to International Affairs and Government Operations and Politics.

  • She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment).
  • 19 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairWestern Hemisphere SubcommitteeForeign Affairs
MemberForeign Affairs Committee11th majority
MemberFinancial Services Committee27th majority

Chair of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, more senior than 36% of the House, in the majority.

  • 5 years in Congress: more senior than 36% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Democratic bills

33% · peer median 9%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Salazar.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

33% of her cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 9%); closest in her party: Gimenez and Murphy.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 17 · expected 27
Action in committee 4 · expected 7
Beyond committee 2 · expected 4
Passed House 0 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 318 of 433 in the House

0.36expected 1.22 · average member 1.00

0 of 17 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.36 against a peer median of 1.22.

  • On the move: H.Con.Res. 58 (passed a chamber), H.R. 5246 (out of committee), H.R. 633 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.27
International Affairs1 of 13
Congress5 of 134

With her party on the other 10 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 9 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 96% of party-line votes, breaks 19 times (peer median 7), most on International Affairs.

  • Position: +0.27, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 8 of 48, Congress 5 of 134, International Affairs 1 of 13.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Salazar$2.5M raised24%29%45%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

25% of what she raised came from individuals; 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.5M raised, 29% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 20.8 points.

57 PACs of the 104 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. American Council of Engineering Companies40% D
  2. Hispanic Leadership Trust Partnership0% D
  3. American Seniors Housing Association44% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

144 bills

Salazar voted Yea on 52, Nay on 1, did not vote on 6, and sponsored or cosponsored 85 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.