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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Democrat Representative of Florida's 20th district

  • Representative

    Florida, district 20

    January 18, 2022 - January 3, 2023

  • Representative

    Florida, district 20

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-1313

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Congresses Served

2

House Terms

January 25, 1979 (45 years old)

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  • American businesswoman and politician
  • Serves as the U.S. representative for a district covering most of the Black-majority areas in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach
  • Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian parents and raised in Queens
  • Moved to Florida at 13 to attend high school
  • Holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Howard University and a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law
  • Worked as a project manager for the New York City Transit Authority and later as vice president for operations and CEO of Trinity Health Care Services, a family home health care company
  • Member of the Congressional Black Caucus
  • Serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  • Investigated by the House Ethics Committee over allegations related to campaign finance laws, required disclosures, and hiring practices, which she has denied
  • Ran for Congress in 2018 and 2020, losing in the Democratic primaries both times
  • Won a special election in 2022 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Alcee Hastings, following a campaign that included progressive policies such as a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and a $1,000-a-month universal basic income
  • Supported by Brand New Congress, a progressive organization
  • Declared winner of the Democratic primary by a margin of five votes over Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness in an upset, and easily defeated the Republican nominee in the general election
  • The only Haitian-American Democrat ever elected to Congress and the second overall
  • Married to lawyer Corlie McCormick since 2017, with whom she lives in Miramar, Florida, and has two children
  • Protestant
  • Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
  • Supported providing Israel with support following a 2023 attack