- See Maria Salazar's sponsored bills →Maria SalazarRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.4M raised
- Eliott RodriguezDemocratic✓ Verified$1.3M raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Maria Salazar supports cutting red tape and enhancing access to capital to help small businesses grow and create jobs, and she votes yea on immigration enforcement and security acts while opposing a national emergency resolution 14. Eliott Rodriguez supports policies to lower the cost of living by increasing housing supply and stabilizing insurance markets, and he advocates for secure borders with humane treatment and comprehensive reform for law-abiding immigrants 35.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Maria SalazarRepublican | Eliott RodriguezDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Salazar supports cutting red tape, enhancing access to capital, and increasing competition to help small businesses grow and create jobs in South Florida. Salazar votes consistently for economic measures supporting technology, capital access, privacy, insurance reauthorization, labor contracts, and child-related acts. | Rodriguez supports policies to lower the cost of living by increasing housing supply, stabilizing insurance markets, and enforcing antitrust laws to reduce consumer costs. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Maria Salazar supports cutting red tape, enhancing access to capital, and increasing competition to help small businesses grow and create jobs in South Florida 1. She votes consistently for economic measures supporting technology, capital access, privacy, insurance reauthorization, labor contracts, and child-related acts 2. Eliott Rodriguez supports policies to lower the cost of living by increasing housing supply, stabilizing insurance markets, and enforcing antitrust laws to reduce consumer costs 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Salazar supports improving healthcare access, expanding mental health services, and funding medical research to strengthen the healthcare system for families and underserved communities. Salazar supports expanding access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, strengthening the medical workforce, and securing federal investments for healthcare and medical research in South Florida. Salazar votes yea on multiple healthcare bills including Medicaid, rural care, early act reauthorization, lowering premiums, and patient support acts. | Rodriguez opposes privatizing Medicare and Social Security, supports protecting and expanding healthcare coverage, and aims to lower prescription drug costs. Rodriguez supports restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies that he says opponent Maria Elvira Salazar voted to remove. |
| Immigration | Salazar votes yea on immigration enforcement and security acts, supports DHS, but votes nay on a national emergency resolution. | Rodriguez supports secure borders with humane treatment, faster immigration processing, and comprehensive reform for law-abiding immigrants. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Maria Salazar votes yea on immigration enforcement and security acts and supports the Department of Homeland Security, but she votes nay on a national emergency resolution 1. Eliott Rodriguez supports secure borders with humane treatment, faster immigration processing, and comprehensive reform for law-abiding immigrants 2. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Salazar supports public safety by securing funding for infrastructure improvements that reduce flooding and improve stormwater management, enhancing community resilience and safety. Salazar votes yea on public safety bills including prison staff safety, veterans' rights, cashless bail, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Rodriguez supports law and order and prioritizes protections for public servants including police and firefighters. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Maria Salazar supports public safety by securing funding for infrastructure improvements that reduce flooding and improve stormwater management, enhancing community resilience and safety 1. She votes yea on public safety bills including prison staff safety, veterans' rights, cashless bail, and keeping violent offenders off streets 2. Eliott Rodriguez supports law and order and prioritizes protections for public servants including police and firefighters 3. | ||
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| Taxes & Government Spending | Salazar supports reducing unnecessary federal spending, recovering taxpayer dollars lost to fraud, and backing deficit reduction measures to promote fiscal responsibility. Salazar votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, and multiple appropriations acts for national security, agriculture, and continuing appropriations. | Rodriguez supports asking the wealthiest Americans to contribute more to sustain Social Security and ensuring wealthy individuals and corporations pay their fair share without burdening ordinary families. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Maria Salazar supports reducing unnecessary federal spending, recovering taxpayer dollars lost to fraud, and backing deficit reduction measures to promote fiscal responsibility 1. She votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, and multiple appropriations acts for national security, agriculture, and continuing appropriations 2. Eliott Rodriguez supports asking the wealthiest Americans to contribute more to sustain Social Security and ensuring wealthy individuals and corporations pay their fair share without burdening ordinary families 3. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Salazar supports federal funding for flood protection and coastal resilience projects to address flooding and shoreline erosion in her district. Salazar votes yea on environmental and energy bills including EPA rule disapproval, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and fuel retailer choice. | Rodriguez supports investing in Everglades restoration, clean water, resilient infrastructure, holding polluters accountable, and expanding cleaner energy while protecting affordability and jobs. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Maria Salazar supports federal funding for flood protection and coastal resilience projects to address flooding and shoreline erosion in her district and votes yea on environmental and energy bills including EPA rule disapproval, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and fuel retailer choice 12. Eliott Rodriguez supports investing in Everglades restoration, clean water, resilient infrastructure, holding polluters accountable, and expanding cleaner energy while protecting affordability and jobs 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Salazar opposes socialism and authoritarian regimes, advocating for sanctions and congressional hearings to defend freedom and human rights in Latin America. Salazar votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from hostilities in Iran and Lebanon, nay on Ukraine support, but yea on defense authorization and FISA extension. | Rodriguez supports strong American leadership with allies, avoiding reckless wars, and requiring congressional approval before prolonged military conflicts. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Maria Salazar opposes socialism and authoritarian regimes, advocating for sanctions and congressional hearings to defend freedom and human rights in Latin America 1. She voted nay on resolutions to remove US forces from hostilities in Iran and Lebanon, nay on Ukraine support, but yea on defense authorization and FISA extension 2. Eliott Rodriguez supports strong American leadership with allies, avoiding reckless wars, and requiring congressional approval before prolonged military conflicts 3. | ||