Who is my U.S. representative in FL-20?

Captured 2026-07-10 21:09:13 UTC Model claude-opus-4-8
I'll look up the current U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressional district.
Let me verify the current status, since one result mentions the seat may be vacant.
Florida's 20th congressional district currently **does not have a sitting representative** — the seat is vacant.

Here's what's going on:

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Florida's 20th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It has been vacant since the resignation of U.S. representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on April 21, 2026.


- The prior representative was Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. 
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressional district from 2022 until her resignation in 2026. She is a member of the Democratic Party.


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On April 21, 2026, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned, leaving Florida's 20th Congressional District vacant. Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation came after the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee announced on March 27 that it had determined that she violated the
 House rules.

In the meantime, while the seat is empty, 
by federal law and the Rules of the House of Representatives, the employees of the former Representative continue to staff the offices of the congressional district under the supervision of the Clerk of the House.


The seat will be filled through a special election, though 
the 20th congressional district seat may remain empty for some time — or at least until next year when a new lawmaker is sworn in. That's because it's up to Republican Gov.
 Ron DeSantis to set the special election schedule.

**Bottom line:** As of now, no one currently holds the FL-20 seat. If you'd like, I can help you find the district office contact information (still staffed under the Clerk of the House) or details about the upcoming special election to fill the vacancy.

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The response correctly identifies Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick as the FL-20 representative, matching the ground truth, but claims the seat is vacant due to a 2026 resignation, which contradicts the authoritative source listing her as the current officeholder.

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Ground truth

representative: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

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https://candidata.space/api/v1/officeholders?level=federal

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