Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) is running for reelection, despite having resigned from her seat ahead of her likely expulsion from Congress.
Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on Tuesday, ahead of a House Ethics Committee sanctions hearing over allegations she stole $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Though her political career looked to be over, the former congresswoman filed for reelection on April 17, and an aide confirmed to NOTUS on Friday that she had no plans to drop out.
She is running as a Democrat.
Cherfilus-McCormick maintained her innocence and struck a note of defiance in her Tuesday resignation statement, calling the investigation a “witch hunt” and saying that “Rather than play these political games, I choose to step away so that I can devote my time to fighting for my neighbors in Florida’s 20th district.”
Her campaign to run for reelection implies she believes the charges will be beaten by the time
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