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Maria Elvira Salazar OppScore Rating: +3.63

Maria Elvira Salazar is a Republican House representative for Florida district 27 and holds an OppScore of +3.63. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Republican U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar represents Florida's 27th district in Miami. Born in Little Havana to Cuban exiles, she is a former Emmy-winning journalist who interviewed Fidel Castro. She is defined politically by her sponsorship of the bipartisan DIGNIDAD Act, which pairs border security with earned legal status for long-term undocumented residents.

Maria Elvira Salazar rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: House
• State: Florida
• District: 27
• OppScore: +3.63 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 32 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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