[6] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the winner was seated for the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013.

The district includes parts of Miami south of the Dolphin Expressway, including Downtown and Little Havana, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and Kendall.

The district is currently represented by Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, serving since January 12, 2021.

She was first elected in 2020 after defeating Representative Donna Shalala in a rematch of the 2018 race.

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[9] Miami-Dade County (21) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.