Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has highlighted gang-fueled violence in Haiti and condemned efforts to expel Haitian refugees living in the U.S. She called attention to purging of exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and to a sheriff's deputy killing a Black airman in Okaloosa County. She secured funding for majority-Black, low-income cities such as Lauderdale Lakes and Riviera Beach. Cherfilus-McCormick is the first Haitian American Democrat elected to Congress and represents Florida's 20th District, drawn to likely elect a Black lawmaker. Governor Ron DeSantis seeks mid-decade redistricting to eliminate the district, calling it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and aligning with broader GOP redistricting efforts praised by Donald Trump.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has highlighted the gang-fueled violence plaguing Haiti, and condemned efforts to expel Haitian refugees living in the U.S. She called attention to the purging of exhibits of the National Museum of African American History months before President Donald Trump's recent campaign against the museum, and to a sheriff's deputy killing a Black airman in Okaloosa County, far from her district.
Cherfilus-McCormick, the first Haitian American Democrat elected to Congress, is in a position to command attention and effect change because Florida's 20th Congressional District was crafted with boundaries that made it likely to send a Black lawmaker to Washington. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants that congressional district eliminated before the 2026 elections. The governor argues that 20th District's structure is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. DeSantis, who signed the Florida congressional districts map into law in 2022, after his office created and presented it to the Legislature for ratification, wants an unusual mid-decade redistricting to change congressional boundaries.
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