Ana Maria Rodriguez
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 40th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byAnitere Flores
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 105th district
In office
November 6, 2018 – November 3, 2020
Preceded byCarlos Trujillo
Succeeded byDavid Borrero
Personal details
Born (1977-05-23) May 23, 1977
Miami, Florida, US
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceDoral, Florida
Alma materFlorida International University (BS)
Nova Southeastern University (MS)
Websiteelectanamaria.com

Ana Maria Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 40th district encompassing Monroe and parts of Miami-Dade Counties since 2020.

Previously, she served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Broward, Collier, and Miami-Dade counties from 2018 until her election to the Senate.

Biography

The daughter of Cuban immigrants, Rodríguez has lived her entire life in South Florida. Prior to entering politics, Rodríguez was a lobbyist for Baptist Health South Florida and the Miami Association of Realtors.[1] Before her election to the Florida House of Representatives, Rodriguez served on the Doral City Council.[2]

Legislative career

Rodriguez was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 general election, narrowly defeating Democrat Javier Estevez with 50.44% of the vote.[3]

In 2020, Rodriguez ran for the Florida Senate seat vacated by Anitere Flores, who was term-limited. She was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Democratic State Representative Javier Fernandez in the general election, 55.6 to 42.8%.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Doral Rep. Ana Maria Rodríguez enters crowded race for state Senate seat". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ↑ "About Ana Maria". electanamaria.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Florida Election Watch - State Representative". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Nicol, Ryan (2020-11-04). "Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez prevails in hotly contested SD 39 race". Florida Politics. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-06.


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