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CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila
1979–
Concise Biography
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, King's County, N.Y., January 25, 1979; graduated from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, Hollywood, Fla., 1997; B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 2001; attended University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, Md., 2005-2007; J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, Fla., 2010; health care executive; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alcee Lamar Hastings, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses until her resignation on April 21, 2026 (January 11, 2022-April 21, 2026).
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Education and Labor
[1867–1883; 1947–1995; 2007–2011; 2019–2023]
40 through 47th Congresses; 80th through 103rd Congresses; 110th through 111th Congresses; 116th through 117th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Education; Labor; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Education and the Workforce)
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Veterans' Affairs
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80th Congress–Present
(See also the following standing committee: World War Veterans' Legislation)
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Foreign Affairs
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(See also the following standing committee: International Relations)
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