Ana Maria RodriguezServing

Ana Maria Rodriguez

State SenateRepublican

FL-FL SD-40 State Senate

Age 48·Cuban·Florida State Senator, District 40 (2022-present)

Why This Race Matters

Rodriguez is up for re-election in 2026 in SD-40, a Republican-leaning district spanning Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade. She won her initial Senate race in 2020 by 12 points over Democrat Javier Fernandez and ran unopposed in 2022. As a Cuban-American Republican representing a diverse South Florida district, she is part of the growing bloc of Latino Republicans shaping Florida politics.

No challengers have filed yet for SD-40 in 2026. Rodriguez previously served in the Florida House (2018-2020) before winning the Senate seat vacated by term-limited Anitere Flores). She is completing her first full four-year Senate term after redistricting moved her from District 39 to District 40 in 2022.

Key dates to watch: Primary on August 18, 2026 and General Election on November 3, 2026.

About

Ana Maria Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate representing District 40, which encompasses Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County including the Florida Keys. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she was born and raised in Miami and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Academy before earning degrees from Florida International University and Nova Southeastern University. She served eight years on the Doral City Council, including as Vice Mayor, and worked as a lobbyist for Baptist Health South Florida and the Miami Association of Realtors before winning election to the state House in 2018 and the Senate in 2020.

Family & Heritage

Daughter of Cuban immigrants. Born and raised in Miami, Florida. Graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy. Married to Dr. Clemente Canabal, a native of Cartagena, Colombia. They have two sons, Hermes and Eros, and reside in Miami-Dade County.

Political Career

Before Politics

Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Miami Association of Realtors; Director of Government and Community Relations at Baptist Health South Florida; Lobbyist

Education

B.S. in Communications, Florida International University (1999); M.S. in Leadership, Nova Southeastern University (2009)

Key Issues & Priorities

*Public school funding and school choice
*Tax reduction and business deregulation
*Affordable healthcare and prescription drug cost reduction
*Environmental resilience and flood protection
*Monroe County and Florida Keys development

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