Cherfilus-McCormick is third lawmaker to quit, as wave of scandal swamps US Congress
A Democratic lawmaker resigned on Tuesday, becoming the third member of the US House of Representatives to step down in just over a week as a wave of ethics scandals engulfs Congress.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida announced her immediate resignation ahead of a scheduled disciplinary hearing by the House Ethics Committee, which had been weighing potential sanctions over a string of campaign finance violations.
Her departure follows the recent resignations of Democrat Eric Swalwell and...
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns
- Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Ahead of Potential Ethics Sanctions Time —
- Florida Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, facing possible expulsion, resigns NPR —
- Dem Rep. Bails Before Colleagues Can Oust Her Daily Beast —
- Democrat borrows Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ refrain to resign from Congress after House ethics probe The Independent —
- House Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics investigation The Guardian —