Dem Congresswoman Resigns Just Before Facing Expulsion

Lucian Nemoiu

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and her lawyer, William Barzee, look on during a House Ethics Committee hearing on her alleged ethics violations on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026. Photo: Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Photo Congress’s revolving door keeps on moving, with a third House member stepping down amid a looming threat of expulsion. Florida representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick abruptly announced her intention to resign from office after weeks of forcefully rebuffing