Frederica S. Wilson

16 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2011

• Representative FL-17 2011–present

• role Member of United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing Florida's 24th district
• role Gained national attention in 2012 for comments on the death of Trayvon Martin
• background Known for large and colorful hats; owns several hundred
• role Has worked to get Congress to lift 1837 ban on head coverings during House sessions

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

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  Roll-call participation →

  voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

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• 24
  Bills sponsored →

  plus 450 cosponsored

  A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

• 0
  Sponsored bills enacted →

  of 24 bills sponsored

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• 0
  Documented positions →

  no positions documented yet

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• 7
  Committee assignments →

  committees and subcommittees

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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Frederica S. Wilson. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member · oversees Energy
• Education and Workforce Committee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Aviation Subcommittee
• Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
• Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

Data from Congress.gov

The members Wilson most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Wilson connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

Data from Congress.gov