U.S. Congresswomen Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, left, appeared in Miami federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, but did not enter a plea to charges that she stole $5 million in federal disaster relief funds.
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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from the House of Representatives effective immediately on Tuesday, as the chamber’s Ethics Committee prepared to discuss the Florida Democrat’s punishment for violating more than two dozen House rules and ethical standards.
Cherfilus-McCormick is the third House member to resign since April 13.
She was indicted in November in U.S. District Court in Miami on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in Covid-19 disaster funds, a portion of which was then allegedly contributed to her 2021 congressional campaign.
Cherfilus-McCormick, who denies wrongdoing, announced her resignation in a statement posted on the social media site X.
On April 13, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Tony Gonzalez, a Texas Republican, said they would resign in the face of separate allegations of sexual misconduct.
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