Florida Democrat Frederica Wilson to retire from the House
Wilson said she will keep promoting her 5,000 Role Models program after retiring, as a Democratic primary is expected to decide her successor.
- On Friday, Representative Frederica Wilson announced she will not seek reelection to Florida's 24th Congressional District after serving in Congress since 2011.
- Wilson, 83, attributed recent absences including 59 missed votes in April and May to eye surgery recovery; she strategically delayed announcing until Florida legislators finalized new congressional maps.
- Wilson established the 5,000 Role Models of Excellence Project in 1993 to mentor young men of color and plans to expand it nationwide after leaving office.
- With the August 18 primary approaching, state Senator Shevrin Jones and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert III have emerged as potential candidates, though Wilson has not yet endorsed a successor.
- Her decision concludes a decades-long career in Florida politics, leaving a seat with solid Democratic advantage that has been redrawn to include inland areas reaching north to Hollywood and Pembroke Pines.
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Cowboy hat wearing Rep. Frederica Wilson, 83, will retire from Congress
WASHINGTON — Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) became the latest member of Congress to announce her retirement during a new interview published Friday after having furiously denied talk of her stepping down as a "crazy rumor."
ANOTHER AGING DEM CALLS IT QUITS: 83-Year-Old Rep. Frederica Wilson Announces She Will NOT Seek Reelection After Health Crisis Forced Prolonged Absence from Congress * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft
Longtime South Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who represents Florida’s 24th Congressional District, confirmed Friday she will not run for reelection.
NEW: Longtime Democrat Rep. Calls It Quits Days After Denying Retirement Rumors
Rep. Frederica Wilson announced Friday that she will not seek reelection, ending months of speculation about her political future and doing so just days after dismissing reports of her retirement as a “crazy rumor.” The 83-year-old Democrat, who has represented South Florida in Congress since 2011, told the Miami Herald that she has decided it is time to step aside after a lengthy political career that stretched from the Florida Legislature to t…
Longtime Democratic Congresswoman Abruptly Reverses Course, Pulls Out of Reelection Bid
An 83-year old Democratic member of Congress who missed almost a month of votes has announced she is not seeking reelection. Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida “missed 43 straight […] The post Longtime Democratic Congresswoman Abruptly Reverses Course, Pulls Out of Reelection Bid appeared first on The Western Journal.
Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson Retiring From Congress
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) said Friday that she will not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives, though she told supporters she does not consider the decision a retirement. The 83-year-old lawmaker said she would instead travel the country to expand 5000 Role Models of Excellence, a mentoring program she founded to steer young men away from crime and violence. Wilson made the announcement in Miami Gardens, where the city n…
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