{"id":2601843,"date":"2026-05-12T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-enters-reelection-race-amid-doj-case\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:16:04","slug":"sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-enters-reelection-race-amid-doj-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-enters-reelection-race-amid-doj-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick enters reelection race amid DOJ case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsheila-cherfilus-mccormick-enters-reelection-race-amid-doj-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601843&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>South florida Democrats are preparing for political uncertainty after Florida\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jerseys-redistricting-commission-bolsters-democrat-strength\/\" title=\"New Jersey...s ... Commission Bolsters Democrat Strength\">newly approved congressional map<\/a>. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she\u2019s considering her options, which could include a run for heavily Democratic district 20, while emphasizing that her focus is on fighting Republicans and Donald Trump nationwide. She declined to answer directly whether she will enter District 20,saying she will make a decision after conversations.<\/p>\n<p>That possibility is drawing opposition from former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who has pledged to seek reelection in District 20 despite legal and ethics trouble. Cherfilus-McCormick resigned amid a House Ethics examination and has been charged by the DOJ for allegedly stealing about $5 million in FEMA funds and improperly using federal money for political and campaign activity. She denies the allegations, argues voters still deserve representation and due process, and insists she will not support othre Democrats running, saying, \u201cI\u2019m running in District 20.\u201d Her stance reflects broader intra-party tensions as redistricting scrambles district lines and raises questions about who will run where.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>South Florida Democrats are bracing for a possible political shake-up as Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) weighs her options following Florida\u2019s newly approved congressional map, including the possibility of a run for District 20, a heavily Democratic seat that could become the center of a fierce intra-party race. <\/p>\n<p>The uncertainty surrounding Wasserman Schultz\u2019s political future comes as Democrats across South Florida prepare to respond to Florida\u2019s redistricting changes.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4565014\/wasserman-schultz-weighs-district-20-bid-as-cherfilus-mccormick-vows-to-fight-for-reelection\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Wasserman Schultz Weighs District 20 Bid as Cherfilus-McCormick Vows to Fight for Reelection<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4564495\/republicans-need-win-november-stop-democrats-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans need to win in November to stop Democrats: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4564117\/pa-supreme-court-justice-quits-democratic-party-over-jew-hatred\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pennsylvania Justice David Wecht quits Democratic Party over rampant \u2018Jew-hatred\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Wasserman Schultz declined to commit to a certain district but she made clear that she is focused on combating Republicans nationally.\u201cThe fight against Donald Trump and his MAGA extremists is absolutely critical,\u201d Wasserman Schultz said, to reporters after a West Broward democratic club meeting, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >citing economic concerns facing voters<\/a>, including small businesses and healthcare. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When asked whether she is considering District 20, Wasserman Schultz avoided giving a direct answer. \u201cI\u2019m not on anyone\u2019s timetable,\u201d she said. \u201cI will have the conversations that I need to, and I\u2019ll reach a decision in a short order.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But the prospect of Wasserman Schultz entering the race is generating backlash from former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who announced that she intends to seek reelection in the district despite <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4537590\/rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-likely-house-expulsion\/\">ongoing legal troubles and a pending federal criminal <\/a>case. \u201cI\u2019ve never shied away from a fight. I am still fighting, and my team has always said, we\u2019re ready. We\u2019re ready for this fight. We\u2019re ready to fight and win,\u201d Cherfilus-McCormick said to reporters Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543066\/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-still-running-reelection-after-resignation\/\">filed for reelection the day after her resignation<\/a> amid a House Ethics investigation. She has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme involving the theft of approximately $5 million in FEMA-related funds, along with allegations that federal money was improperly routed into political and campaign activity.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/south-florida-congresswoman-charged-stealing-5-million-fema-funds-and-making-illegal\">DOJ alleges<\/a> Cherfilus-McCormick used her position to divert disaster relief funds under false pretenses, a case that now looms over her political future as she prepares for a reelection campaign in Florida\u2019s newly drawn District 20.<\/p>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick dismissed the allegations when asked directly whether voters can overlook the case, saying, \u201cThey\u2019re exactly that \u2014 allegations. And everybody has a right to due process. My constituents have been reaching out to me, asking me to continue representing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick emphasized that she is fully committed to District 20, pushing back on the possibility of supporting other prominent Democrats should they enter the race. \u201cAbsolutely not, because I\u2019m running in District 20,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her decision comes as South Florida Democrats are also grappling with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-supreme-court-rejects-dems-overtly-political-scheme\/\" title=\"WI Supreme Court Rejects Dems&#039; &#039;Overtly ...&#039; Scheme\">state redistricting map<\/a> that has scrambled the political landscape and intensified intra-party conflict over which candidates will ultimately run where. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4537590\/rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-likely-house-expulsion\/\"><strong>SHEILA CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK RESIGNS AHEAD OF LIKELY HOUSE EXPULSION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely not, because I\u2019m running in District 20,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the moment for forum shopping,\u201d Cherfilus-McCormick said. \u201cThis is not the moment for us to say, \u2018Oh, this is easier.\u2019 What matters in this moment is making sure that all the strides we have made to make sure that Black representation actually matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Florida Democrats brace for potential upheaval as Wasserman Schultz weighs District 20 run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2601844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26031725893249-e1778608104826.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45347,3728,32603,35631,79550],"class_list":["post-2601843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj-investigation","tag-election","tag-political-news","tag-reelection-campaign","tag-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26031725893249-e1778608104826.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601847,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601843\/revisions\/2601847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}