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District 27 race: Elvira Salazar faces challenger, Dems Rodriguez and Peguero face-off

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Four candidates are vying for two spots in Tuesday’s primary election for a crucial South Florida congressional district. District 27 runs from downtown Miami south into Coral Gables, Pinecrest and Cutler Bay. The seat currently belongs to Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, who was first elected in November 2020 and has been re-elected twice. Salazar touts her work on immigration and has broken from her Republican Party on that very issue. “We have to come up to a realization, we meaning the Republican Party, that it is time for us to pause and consider new strategies when it comes to immigration,” she said. Michael Arias, a lawyer and Republican, is hoping to unseat Salazar in Tuesday’s primary and questions her honesty. “She was taking credit for bringing money into the district until it was pointed out to her that she voted against the bill. And then she said ‘I don’t remember.’ And I thought here is a person, she either really does not remember or she is lying about it,” Arias said.