Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations

[Yeller]

Last edited Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:31 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick illicitly funneled millions of dollars to her campaign and committed various campaign finance infractions, a bipartisan House Ethics subcommittee determined Friday — likely laying the groundwork for a vote by the full legislative body to expel the embattled Florida Democrat.

The panel’s adjudicatory subcommittee, led by House Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.), deliberated well past midnight following an hours-long hearing that served as the panel’s first public “trial” in nearly 16 years. It found “clear and convincing” evidence that Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of all but two of the 27 counts that had been brought against her.

“Shortly after the House returns from the April recess, the full Committee will hold a hearing to determine what, if any, sanction would be appropriate for the Committee to recommend,” Guest and the panel’s top Democrat, Mark DeSaulnier of California, said in a joint statement.

Edited down due to comment below

[Swede]

1. A rule here is you have to post only 4 paragraphs from a story, to avoid copyright infringement.

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Just a heads up.

[Yeller]

2. Ok thanks

I trimmed it.

[Celerity]

5. for future reference it is 4 paragraphs, not 3, see:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221128938#post4

[Celerity]

4. 4 paragraphs

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=copyright

[Swede]

10. Thanks for the heads up

[Cha]

7. Aloha Swede... I thought it was Four Paragraphs...

So I just looked it , and it's still Four.. Yay!

[Swede]

9. Damn it I've been cheating my post out of another paragraph.

[Cha]

11. lol Exactly... I like it when

four paragraphs ae posted. I'm not good at going to links if I can help it.

to you.

[Polybius]

8. It's 4 paragraphs

At least that's what the rules say in LBN.

[Scrivener7]

3. If she had only raped dozens of women and children, stolen classified documents and started a

possible world war, no one would have said anything.

But yeah, campaign finance violations aren't good.

[bigtree]

6. I only know the charges here, so what I believe doesn't mean squat

...she wasn't able to present a defense, because, as her attorney pointed out, there's an ongoing federal prosecution effort.

This is a political judgment dressed up in legal language the congressional panel doesn't deserve, so 'guilty' is always going to be subjective, even if it's bipartisan.

Cherfilus-McCormick’s lawyer, William Barzee, repeatedly sought to delay the proceedings, arguing that he did not have enough time to mount a fair case for his client as he had just been hired to represent her. Barzee also maintained that a determination of guilt in the House Ethics case could taint the fairness of her federal criminal trial. Members of the Ethics Committee were unmoved.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019