Florida's 27th congressional district is an
electoral district for the
U.S. Congress
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and was first created in
South Florida during 2012, effective January 2013, as a result of the
2010 census. The first candidates ran in the
2012 House elections, and the winner was seated for the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013.
The 27th district is located entirely within
Miami-Dade County. The district includes parts of
Miami
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south of the
Dolphin Expressway
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, including
Downtown and
Little Havana
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,
Coral Gables, and
Kendall. In the
2020 redistricting cycle,
Miami Beach was drawn out of the district and into the
24th district, while several places in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, such as
Palmetto Estates and parts of
Fontainebleau and
Westchester were drawn into the 27th district.
The district is currently represented by
Republican
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Maria Elvira Salazar
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, serving since January 12, 2021. She was first elected in
2020
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after defeating Representative
Donna Shalala
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in a rematch of the
2018 race.
List of members representing the district
Election results
2012
2014
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.
2016
2018
2020
2022
References
External links
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Constituencies established in 2013
2013 establishments in Florida