Republican
María Elvira Salazar
Incumbent · first elected 2020, won the Aug. 18 Republican primary with about 81%
Background
A Miami-born daughter of Cuban exiles who spent decades as a Spanish-language television journalist before entering politics. She holds degrees from the University of Miami and Harvard. In Congress she is the lead sponsor of the Dignity Act immigration bill and helped pass the Take It Down Act on nonconsensual intimate images.
Endorsements
- President Donald Trump