Back Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick German شیلا شرفیلوس-مک کورمیک FA Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick French שילה שרפילוס-מקורמיק HE Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Hungarian Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick IG Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Italian Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick SIMPLE Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Turkish 希拉·舍菲勒斯-麦考密克 Chinese
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 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 |
Corlie McCormick (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Howard University (BA) St. Thomas University (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (/ˈʃɜːrfɪləs/ SHUR-fill-əss; born January 25, 1979)[1] is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. Her district covers most of the Black-majority areas in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. A member of the Democratic Party, she won a special election in 2022 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Alcee Hastings.[2] Florida has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Cherfilus-McCormick's South Florida-based Trinity Health Care Services business for knowingly accepting overpayments of invoices for work that was not actually performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, alleging she used the overpayments to fund her congressional campaign, and she has been referred to the U.S. House Committee on Ethics after finding "substantial reason" to believe that she had violated campaign finance rules.
- ^ "Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Weigel, David (January 11, 2022). "Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick wins House seat in Florida special election". The Washington Post.
Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won Tuesday's election to fill Florida's vacant 20th Congressional District, returning her party to the 222-seat majority it held after the 2020 elections.