Expulsion Vote Looms for Florida Democrat

A critical moment is approaching on Capitol Hill as Rep. 🏛️Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faces the possibility of being forced out of 🏛️Congress.

According to Fox News, lawmakers are preparing for a House Ethics Committee hearing Tuesday afternoon, where members are expected to recommend disciplinary action following a string of ethics violations tied to financial misconduct. 

But even before the panel delivers its recommendation, Rep. Greg Steube has pledged to push forward with a vote to expel her.

Cherfilus-McCormick, however, has made clear she has no intention of stepping aside voluntarily.

“For those asking whether I plan to resign, the answer is no,” she told Fox News Digital. “This is not the time to abandon the district, not when they too are fighting for their future.”

Her stance sets up a high-stakes showdown in the House, where a two-thirds majority is required to expel a sitting member.

If successful, the move would mark the first expulsion since George Santos was removed in 2023 — and only the seventh such action in U.S. history.

The controversy stems from a March ethics trial in which Cherfilus-McCormick was found guilty of more than two dozen violations.

At the center of the findings was an accusation that she redirected