Maria Elvira Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar is a U.S. Representative from Florida, born in Miami on November 1, 1961. She graduated from Deerborne School in 1979 and earned a B.A. from the University of Miami in 1983, followed by an M.P.A. from Harvard University in 1995. A journalist by profession, she was previously an unsuccessful congressional candidate before being elected to represent her district starting January 3, 2021.