Wilson is the representative for Florida’s 24th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2013. Wilson is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
She was previously the representative for Florida’s 17th congressional district as a Democrat from 2011 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL24]](/static/legislator-photos/412412-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Wilson.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Wilson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Wilson has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Sep 16, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Frederica Wilson sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Wilson was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act
- H.R. 1636: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
- H.R. 3833 (114th): To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
- H.R. 1092 (114th): To designate the Federal building located at 2030 Southwest 145th Avenue in Miramar, Florida, as the “Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building”.
- H.R. 4030 (113th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the “Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building”.
Does 5 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Wilson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (26%) Labor and Employment (23%) International Affairs (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Health (11%) Transportation and Public Works (6%) Immigration (6%) Taxation (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Wilson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 1106: Expressing support to designate the week of September 21 through September 27, 2020, ...
- H.R. 7607: Masks for All Act of 2020
- H.R. 7569: Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
- H.R. 7118: Vote From Home America Act of 2020
- H.R. 6847: Vote From Home Act of 2020
- H.R. 6798: Haitian Deportation Relief Act
- H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Sep 2020, Wilson missed 580 of 6,241 roll call votes, which is 9.3%. This is much worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
