Florida Dem filed for re-election days before resignation as House Ethics Committee ramped up pressure

Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick filed for re-election days before resigning from Congress amid congressional and federal investigations into alleged misuse of disaster relief funds. The House Ethics Committee had recommended punishment for 18 campaign finance violations and other misconduct, prompting her resignation to defend herself outside office. She faces federal charges of stealing $5 million from FEMA.