Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, just hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to issue a recommendation on whether she should be expelled.
The resignation, which takes effect immediately, follows the bipartisan ethics panel finding that Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, including breaking campaign finance laws. In November 2025, the Department of Justice indicted the congresswoman for allegedly stealing $5 million in federal disaster relief funds to finance her campaign.
“This was not a fair process,” Cherfilus-McCormick said in a statement. “The Ethics committee refused my new attorney’s reasonable request for time to prepare my defense. By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.”
“I will not stand by and pretend this has been anything other than a witch hunt,” she added.
Cherfilus-McCormick is the third House member to resign since April 13. Former representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) resigned following sex and misconduct scandals.
Last week, a federal judge in Miami postponed Cherfilus-McCormick’s criminal fraud trial until February 2027, citing a trove of evidence still under review.
— Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (@CongresswomanSC) April 21, 2026
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