
Frederica S. Wilson
Democrat · FL-24 · U.S. House
Bio
Frederica Smith Wilson 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. The district contains most of Miami's majority-black precincts. Wilson gained national attention in 2012 for her comments on the death of Trayvon Martin.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 15.6 years
- First took office
- 2011 (8 terms)
- Seniority
- 91 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 83
- West Park, FL · 954-989-2688
- Miami Beach, FL · 305-673-7000
- Miami Gardens, FL · 305-690-5905
- North Miami, FL · 305-690-5905
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Reported net worth
- Assets
- $1.6M – $3.4M
- Liabilities
- $0 – $0
- Net worth
- $1.6M – $3.4M
- Since 2019
- +$960k
Largest holdings in the 2025 filing · 11 assets reported
Largest first, capped at 40 line items. Each is the asset's reported value bracket, not the income it produced.
From annual financial disclosures, which report every asset and debt as a bracket — so these are ranges, and the figure shown is their midpoint. A primary residence is not a reportable asset while its mortgage is a reportable debt, which pushes some members negative. How this is calculated →
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
How they score against the parties
Frederica S. Wilson's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
Frederica S. Wilson (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.
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Do you vote like Wilson?
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Caucuses & committees
Where Wilsonsits in Congress's own organization — each group's lean is computed from its members' voting records. Explore them all on the caucuses and committees pages.
Caucuses
- Congressional Progressive Caucusstrongly left · 93 members
- Congressional Black Caucusstrongly left · 63 members
- Congressional Equality Caucusstrongly left · 153 members
Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforcecenter · 36 members
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructurecenter · 66 members
Most and least aligned members
Treating Wilson's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.
Recent notable votes
Latest news
Gay congressional candidate targeted in fake HIV smear campaignA gay Democratic congressional candidate has been targeted in a smear campaign that falsely alerted people by text message that he can’t give blood because he is HIV positive. Shevrin Jones is currently in the running to replace Rep. Frederica Wilson, who is …
Thepinknews.com · August 13, 2026
Mitch McConnell’s office doesn’t want to talk about why he’s hospitalizedWhen it comes to members of Congress and medical transparency, it’s been an unfortunate year. Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey was away from his duties for nearly four months for reasons he only recently disclosed; Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson o…
Biztoc.com · July 7, 2026
US: Haitians Set to Lose Protections, Risk Return to ViolenceClick to expand Image A rally in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires on February 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, January 28, 2026. © 2026 Lynne Sladky/AP Photo …
Human Rights Watch · July 2, 2026- Rep. Frederica Wilson, an 83-year-old Florida Democrat, won’t seek re-election
Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., a former teacher and principal known in Congress for her colorful outfits and matching hats, said Friday she will not seek re-election this fall. “This has been a journey, but it’s time. It’s time. And I know all of you are wond…
Freerepublic.com · May 29, 2026
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