Jesse Scheckner
A congressional probe will soon commence into whether U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick broke campaign finance laws and other regulations during a pair of elections in 2022.
The House Committee on Ethics announced plans to investigate Cherfilus-McCormick, a Tamarac Democrat who won a Special Election for Florida’s 20th Congressional District in January 2022.
She easily won a full two-year term in the General Election later that year. But now the Office of Congressional Ethics has flagged questionable activity by the freshman lawmaker in both of those races.
Accordingly, the House Committee on Ethics “unanimously voted to establish an Investigative Subcommittee” to look into the matter, a news release from the committee Chair, Mississippi Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Guest and its ranking members said.
Allegations the subcommittee will examine include:
— Campaign finance violations in connection with Cherfilus-McCormick’s 2022 Special Election and 2022 re-election campaigns.
— Failure to properly disclose required information on statements required to be filed with the House.
— Accepting voluntary service for official work from an individual not employed in her congressional office.
The news release said the Ethics Committee decided to investigate Cherfilus-McCormick after receiving a referral from the independent, nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics. It also noted that “the mere fact of establishing an Investigative Subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred.”
Jonathan Levin, Cherfilus-McCormick’s Press Secretary and digital director, told Florida Politics the Congresswoman is taking steps to clear up the matter.
“As the Ethics Committee said in its statement, the mere fact of establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation occurred,” he said by email. “Regardless, the Congresswoman takes these matters seriously and is working to resolve them.”
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican, will chair the Investigative Subcommittee, with U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Pennsylvania Democrat, serving as the subcommittee’s ranking member.
Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz of Oregon and Democratic U.S. Rep. Troy Carter of Louisiana will also serve on the panel.
Cherfilus-McCormick won in CD 20 in early 2022 by just 5 percentage points, outpacing four other candidates to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings. That November, she took 72% of the vote for the right to keep her seat through November 2024.
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Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include a statement from Cherfilus-McCormick’s Office.
10 comments
Impeach Biden
December 27, 2023 at 4:23 pm
How long until she pulls the racism card?
Dont Say FLA
January 1, 2024 at 10:41 pm
It’s been a week. Did she pull the racism card? And if so, can anybody demonstrate factually that she’s wrong about that?
After all, that guy from the dollar shave club is very well known internationally for his saying that the most obvious, least complicated answer is normally the correct answer.
Larry Gillis, Libertarian (Cape Coral)
December 27, 2023 at 4:28 pm
“… Accepting voluntary service for official work from an individual not employed in her congressional office … ”
Someone did it for Free? That’s illegal? Kiss my Birkenstocks.
(Vote Libertarian)
Larry Gillis
Don't Say FLA
December 27, 2023 at 5:11 pm
I remember when it was piddly shir like this that was defended by calling it politically motivated.
But then today’s G0P changed the rules
Now 91 felonies indicted via grand juries in four different jurisdictions is “a politically motivated attack.”
So who cares about some paperwork violations or omissions and a volunteer and why do they care?
My Take
December 28, 2023 at 3:37 am
She’s black … and a Dem.
Earl Pitts "Sage Expert on Everything" American
December 27, 2023 at 5:30 pm
Good evening America,
This is likely an evil scheme by The Democrats to drive her out from her [Dem] Seat because of Sheila’s “Severe Good Looks & Charm”.
I’m sure their plan involves replaceing the “Beautiful Sheila” with an old “Hag of a Carpet Muncher” with the “Painfull To Gaze Upon Her Countanace” stylings of “D. Wasserman Shultz”.
I, Earl Pitts American, am providing one on one Sage counsulatation to the “Increadably Beautiful Sheila” to save her from the “Railroading” by the “Sea Hag” members of the Democratic Party.
I issue a personal challange to all of our Beloved Readership to pull up a recent photo of DWS and stare at said photo for 3 minutes without looking away:
1.) You wont make the 3 minute requirement.
AND
2.) You will say to yourself; “fill your name in here:________________________, agree 100% with Eael – “Dang Earl was correct”.
PROOF POSITIVE AMERICA:
So join Earl in the “Save Sheila from The Sea Hags Movement”
Thank you America,
Earl Pitts American
*I am sorry to have forced you to stare at a likeness of DWS for 3 whole horroble minutes of your life*
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Broward Number Kruncher
December 28, 2023 at 9:41 am
5 votes – not 5 percentage points. She won her primary race against Dale Holness and 9 other candidates by 5 total votes out of tens upon tens of thousands cast.
If anyone tells you that your vote doesn’t count, a Congressional seat (since the district is always going to vote D) was decided by 5 total votes.
It's Complicated
December 28, 2023 at 11:06 am
Those allegations, if proven true, would at most result in an official finger-wagging and maybe a fine. It may cost her that 5-vote margin at the polls in August 2024… IF voters in the district are paying attention or even care about that sort of thing.
Yet another factual error
December 28, 2023 at 11:43 am
Yes – it was 5 VOTES, not “points,” that she won her primary by in 2022! Wow – not even two years ago and the facts are forgotten by presumably professional Florida political reporters. Even national reporters got their facts straight! Truly pathetic.
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