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Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

The Florida Democrat's sudden departure follows a bipartisan House Ethics Committee investigation that found she committed 25 violations of congressional rules.

Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of siphoning millions in COVID relief funds to finance her political campaign and has pleaded not guilty to related federal charges.

Her resignation marks the third departure from the House this month amid a wave of ethics scandals.

Democrats now face a narrowed majority in the chamber as they head toward the midterm elections.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
American politician (born 1979)
United States House of Representatives
Lower house of the United States Congress
United States House Committee on Ethics
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security