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.
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]
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]