Former TV anchor Eliott Rodriguez is the projected winner of the Democratic primary for Congress in Florida\u2019s 27th District.<\/p>\n
Who is Eliott Rodriguez?<\/p>\n
Rodriguez is a former CBS Miami anchor who entered a Democratic primary field larger than usual. <\/p>\n
Political analyst Alex Penelas said many Democrats believe there could be a \u201cblue wave\u201d nationwide and that some view Republican Congresswoman Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar as vulnerable, though he noted it remains early and she is still considered the favorite.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer CBS Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez will challenge incumbent Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar for her District 27 seat. NBC6’s Valerie Ryan reports\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Rodriguez said immigration and the rising cost of living pushed him into the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we see abuses against immigrants, when we see the cost of living in Miami continuing to rise, they say nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also said his background keeps him closely connected to the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know every corner of the district. I know people\u2019s needs and concerns because I\u2019ve spent my career talking to them,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n
Rodriquez will face off against incumbent Congresswoman Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar on Nov. 3. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former TV anchor Eliott Rodriguez is the projected winner of the Democratic primary for Congress in Florida\u2019s 27th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[139277,123,125,124],"class_list":["post-375322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-decision-2026","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}