Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas (née Navarro Flores;[1] born December 28, 1971)[2] is a Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator.

[1] She and her family moved to the United States in 1980 because of political turmoil,[1] though her father stayed behind to continue to fight with the Contras against the Sandinista government.

[12] Navarro earned a Bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies and Political Science in 1993 from the University of Miami.

[14][9] She has served in a number of Republican administrations, including as part of the transition team for Florida Governor Jeb Bush in 1998 and also as his Director of Immigration Policy.

"[25] She voted for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, stating that she decided to do so after seeing how close the race in Florida had become.

[21] Navarro was a vocal opponent of Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama Senate election, due to the allegations of sexual assault and molestation against him.

In February 2013, Navarro publicly supported the legalization of same-sex marriage in an amicus curiae brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.

[31] In 2022 she criticized the passage of the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act calling it "completely unnecessary" and in 2023 spoke out against Drag Panic and anti-drag legislation saying "I hate how drag queens are being made into a political issue, into a manufactured, made-up cultural issue, because I tell you what: No drag queen ever killed a little kid … Guns kill little kids If you care about children and their safety, Go after the guns, and leave the f*cking drag queens alone!” [32][33] After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—which had legalized abortion nationwide—while personally pro-life, she spoke out in support of abortion rights, citing family members who have difficulty caring for relatives with physical and developmental disabilities.

[34] The day after the Robb Elementary School shooting in May 2022, Navarro declared strong support for increased gun control efforts, including an Assault Weapons Ban.