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Today, South Florida Police Benevolent endorsed María Elvira Salazar for re-election to represent Florida’s 27th Congressional District in the 118th Congress.
“As the South Florida PBA goes through the screening process, we try to select the very best,” said President Steadman Stahl. “We feel that [María Elvira Salazar is] the best, and we wish [her] a successful campaign.”
“Every single day, our police put their lives on the line to protect and serve our community. Unfortunately, over the last two years, the left has worked hard to defund them, keeping crime high and police retention low,” said Rep. Salazar. “I’m proud to have the endorsement of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association and look forward to working together to keep our neighborhoods safe.”
Salazar has previously been endorsed by Governor Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador and Governor Nikki Haley, former Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo, and current U.S. Senator Tim Scott. She has also been endorsed by the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO).
BACKGROUND:
Born in Little Havana to parents who fled Cuba with just five dollars in their pocket, the pursuit of freedom and the American Dream was instilled into María Elvira Salazar at an early age. While being raised in Miami and Puerto Rico, Salazar listened as her parents told stories of the oppressive communist regime from which they escaped.
Salazar graduated from the University of Miami and later from Harvard University which she paid for herself. She began a career in journalism where she interviewed a wide range of social and political figures, including Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Alvaro Uribe, Jose Maria Aznar, Vicente Fox, Juan Manuel Santos, Augusto Pinochet, Nicolas Maduro and, more recently, Juan Guaidó. Winning five Emmy Awards, she was recognized for her passion for freedom and uncovering the oppressive communist and socialist regimes in Latin America, especially in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
