Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is the newest members of Congress

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was elected as South Florida’s newest member of Congress. She will fill a vacancy created by the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings. She beat out four candidates in the special election in the Broward-Palm Beach County 20th Congressional District. She won by a margin of close to 80 percent. She will travel to Washington D.C. and hopes to be sworn in on Thursday morning.