María Elvira Salazar

Moderate

Republican

House Representative

Florida - District 27

Current Position: US House Representative FL-27

Running For: House Representative - District 27

Policy Positions

For reducing federal spending and government waste, including supporting the Fiscal Responsibility Act which cut over $2 trillion in spending and expanded welfare work requirements
For converting retired Navy ships into artificial reefs to benefit the environment and local economies (REEF Act)
For securing federal infrastructure funding for water systems, roads, stormwater management, and flood mitigation projects across South Florida
For expanding affordable housing funding for seniors

For reducing regulatory burdens ('red tape') on small businesses, including cosponsoring the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act
For expanding small business access to capital and contracting opportunities, including for veteran-, women-, and minority-owned businesses
For extending COVID-era small business loan relief through her EIDL Relief Act
For recovering fraudulently obtained COVID relief funds through the RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds Act
For permanently extending the 20% small business tax deduction via the Main Street Tax Certainty Act

For expanding mental health services, including funding for pediatric mental health facilities and passing the Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act
For expanding pediatric cancer research and treatment access, including supporting the Give Kids a Chance Act of 2023
For expanding home infusion treatment access for Medicare patients with rare genetic diseases via the John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act
For increased global health funding to combat tuberculosis, malaria, AIDS, and child/maternal malnutrition

For environmental conservation efforts, including legislation to protect migratory birds and funding for coral reef restoration, Everglades restoration, and Biscayne Bay water quality
For climate resilience and disaster preparedness infrastructure, including introducing the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act
For funding stormwater and flood mitigation infrastructure across Miami-Dade communities

For strengthening U.S. leadership against authoritarian regimes in the Western Hemisphere, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti
For keeping Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list until it meets human rights and democratic reform conditions (introduced the FORCE Act)
For sanctioning the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua (RENACER Act) and supporting Nicaraguan political prisoners
For supporting international efforts to restore democracy and accountability in Venezuela and provide relief to Venezuelans
For increased internet access in Cuba to expose repression of pro-democracy protests
For supporting free speech in Brazil and criticizing government attacks on free expression
For granting humanitarian parole to children from communist regimes needing medical treatment in the U.S.

For protecting children from online exploitation, including passing legislation addressing AI-driven exploitation
For strong law enforcement funding and support, including securing funding for police cruisers, technology upgrades, and violence reduction initiatives
For protecting victims from non-consensual intimate images and AI-generated deepfake pornography through the TAKE IT DOWN Act
For supporting veterans in law enforcement crisis response through the SERVICE Act
For a congressional resolution expressing support for police officers and their role in community safety