Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 20th district | |
Assumed office January 18, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Alcee Hastings |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheila Cherfilus January 25, 1979 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Corlie McCormick (m. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Howard University (BA) St. Thomas University (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born January 25, 1979)[1] is an American lawyer, businesswoman and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 20th congressional district since 2022. She ran for the same seat against then-incumbent Alcee Hastings two times in 2018 and 2020.[2]
She is the first Haitian-American Democrat in Congress, She is the second Haitian American in Congress overall after Republican Mia Love of Utah.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ↑ "Florida Primary Election Results 2020". NPR. May 1, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ↑ Rivero, Daniel; Brutus, Wilkine; Switalski Muñnoz, Caitie (November 3, 2021). "South Florida could soon have its first Haitian or Jamaican-American Congress member. But first, a recount". WLRN-FM. Retrieved November 13, 2021.