Salazar, Maria

Background & current office

Maria Elvira Salazar is the Republican U.S. representative for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The House Clerk lists her on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services.

Salazar’s official biography records a long career in Spanish-language and international television journalism before Congress. Her district includes much of Miami and surrounding South Florida communities.

In the 119th Congress, Salazar chairs the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and serves on the Africa Subcommittee plus Financial Services subcommittees covering capital markets, housing and insurance, and national security/illicit finance. These committee roles are preserved as public record rather than treated as claim ratings.

Editorial research reviewed: August 21, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.

Current seat & contact information

Chamber

U.S. House of Representatives

Representation

Florida · District 27

Party

Republican

Birth date

November 1, 1961

Washington phone

(202) 225-3931

Office

2162 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0927

Current leadership and reviewed committee roles

Leadership / institutional roles

• Chair — House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Reviewed committee assignments

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• House Committee on Financial Services

Official recorded-vote record

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Legislation & official congressional activity

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