Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by
Kendrick Meek
Constituency
17th district (2011–2013) 24th district (2013–present)
Member of the Florida Senate from the 33rd district
In office November 5, 2002 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by
Redistricted
Succeeded by
Oscar Braynon
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 104th district
In office November 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002
Preceded by
Kendrick Meek
Succeeded by
Redistricted
Personal details
Born
Frederica Patricia Smith
(1942-11-05) November 5, 1942 (age 81) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Paul Wilson
(m. 1963; died 1988)
Children
3
Education
Florida A&M University Fisk University (BS) University of Miami (MS)
Website
House website
Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing Florida's 24th congressional district. Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional district, numbered 17th during her first term, covers a large swath of eastern Miami-Dade County and a sliver of southern Broward County. The district contains most of Miami's majority-black precincts, as well as parts of Opa-locka, North Miami, Hollywood, and Miramar. Wilson gained national attention in 2012 for her comments on the death of Trayvon Martin.[1][2]
Wilson is a member of the Democratic Party.[3] The seat to which she was elected became available when the incumbent, Kendrick Meek, ran for a seat in the Senate in 2010.
Wilson is known for her large and colorful hats, of which she owns several hundred. She has gone through efforts to get Congress to lift its ban on head coverings during House sessions, which dates to 1837.[4][5]
^Smith, Donna (March 27, 2012). "Democratic lawmakers blast police in teen killing". Reuters. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^"Focus in Trayvon Martin case shifts to Washington". CNN. March 27, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^"Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson: Biography". United States House of Representatives. wilson.house.gov. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
^Sherman, Amy (November 19, 2010). "Congresswoman-elect Frederica Wilson says hat ban started in 1800s but can be waived". Politifact. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
^Clark, Lesley (November 17, 2010). "Frederica Wilson backs Nancy Pelosi – but not the House hat ban". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
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