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Ryan NicolSeptember 19, 2018

A pair of internal campaign polls obtained by POLITICO suggest a surprisingly close race in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The race has long been considered one of Democrat’s best pickup opportunities in 2018. Those chances were seemingly strengthened when favorite Donna Shalala won the crowded Democratic primary last month. But a new internal poll from […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 11, 2018

(This piece has been updated with a response from the Salazar campaign) Donna Shalala, the Democratic nominee for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is calling for Republican Maria Elvira Salazar to agree to a debate on health care. Now it appears, Salazar has agreed to a potential debate surrounding health care, as well as several other […]

Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller and Maria Elvira Salazar have been named “Young Guns” by the National Republican Congressional Committee, qualifying them for the committee’s highest level of Young Guns campaign support for their runs for Congress in Florida. Miller, of Winter Park, is running in Florida’s 7th Congressional District against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter […]

Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2018

She has been president of two major universities. She served as President Bill Clinton’s Health and Human Services Secretary for eight years. Now, at age 77, Donna Shalala is embarking on a new adventure: a Democratic run for the U.S. House. The Miami-area District 27 seat, long occupied by retiring moderate Republican Rep. Ileana Ros–Lehtinen, […]

Ryan NicolAugust 22, 2018

A new internal poll from the Maria Elvira Salazar campaign shows the candidate with a comfortable lead in the Republican primary race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The campaign commissioned the poll by McLaughlin & Associates, which showed Salazar receiving 40 percent of the vote in next Tuesday’s primary election. Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro […]

Ryan NicolMay 25, 2018

Florida’s 27th Congressional District candidate Maria Elvira Salazar is officially “On the Radar” of the National Republican Congressional Committee. The group added Salazar to the first phase of its Young Guns program, a sign the group thinks Salazar could hold the seat for Republicans in November. According to the NRCC’s website: “On the Radar candidates are individuals […]

Ryan NicolMay 11, 2018

Miami journalist Maria Elvira Salazar has pulled in support from conservative super PAC FreedomWorks for America in her bid to replace Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. That support will come in the form of get-out-the-vote tactics as Salazar competes with a whopping eight other Republicans in a jam-packed primary. “Maria Elvira Salazar […]

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Donna Shalala in tight congressional race, new polls show

Donna Shalala challenges Maria Elvira Salazar to debate

Mike Miller, Maria Elvira Salazar named NRCC ‘Young Guns’

Ex-cabinet secretary, university head Donna Shalala bids for House

Internal poll has Maria Elvira Salazar ahead in CD 27 GOP primary

Maria Elvira Salazar added to NRCC “Young Guns” program

FreedomWorks for America backs Maria Elvira Salazar for CD 27 seat