Democratic Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick announced her resignation on Tuesday afternoon after being found guilty of numerous ethics violations over campaign finance laws.
Cherfilus-McCormick posted her resignation letter on X just hours before she was set to be sanctioned by a House Ethics panel, according to NOTUS. The Florida representative was found guilty on March 27 of violating 25 House ethics rules regarding the embezzlement of COVID-19 emergency funds into her campaign.
“This was not a fair process,” Cherfilus-McCormick wrote on X. “The Ethics Committee refused my new attorney’s reasonable request for time to prepare my defense … I simply cannot stand by and allow my due process rights to be trampled on, and my good name to be tarnished.”
The Florida Democrat was first placed under investigation in September 2025 after multiple complaints emerged that she had violated campaign finance laws. Cherfilus-McCormick also faced expulsion threats, including a resolution to expel her by Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube.
She is the third member of Congress to resign due to a scandal in April following Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell and Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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