Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who faces a primary rematch with the candidate she defeated last year by five votes, kicked off her re-election campaign with a call for and a show of Democratic unity. She launched her campaign with a notable new supporter.
Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will be the first Haitian-American Democrat in Congress, after winning a special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Alcee Hastings.