Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics findings and $5M disaster-fund allegations

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress effective immediately after the House Ethics Committee found ethics violations related to directing more than $5 million in federal disaster funds to her 2021 campaign; she is under federal indictment and faced a potential expulsion vote as the panel prepared to issue a recommendation. She called the process a witch-hunt and will focus on Florida’s 20th district. Her departure follows other lawmakers’ exits, and expulsions in the House are historically rare (six total; Santos in 2023).