Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

The congresswoman stepped down just hours before the Ethics Committee announced sanctions against her.


By Reese Gorman, Kadia Goba and Oriana González

April 21, 2026 01:51 PM


Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to announce sanctions against her, according to her chief of staff.

In March, a House Ethics panel found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of over two dozen ethics violations related to accusations that she funneled millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency into her 2021 congressional campaign. The Florida congresswoman was also indicted by a federal jury on federal charges last November.

Rep. Greg Steube, a Republican from Florida, told NOTUS ....

.............. However, the congresswoman said in a statement to NOTUS, she declined to do so.

“The allegations I am addressing are not the same as those facing some of my colleagues. Lumping them together, particularly with cases involving sexual assault and rape, is irresponsible,” Cherfilus-McCormick said. “We must uphold due process. No one should be judged or punished before a formal finding. Expelling members without that standard sets a dangerous precedent.”
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New: Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress.
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New: Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress.
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