BioCongresswoman Frederica Wilson brings with her to congress
more than a decade of service in the Florida State Legislature,
as a State Representative (1998-2002) and State Senator
(2002-present), Representative Wilson has already represented
many of the communities making up Congressional District 17. She
has also served the community as a teacher, principal and school
board member. Throughout her career, Congresswoman Wilson has
stood up for those without a voice. As a school principal she
stood up for her students and their families and fought against
an environmentally dangerous composting plant that was built
across the street from her school. She won the battle, and the
Miami Dade County Commission was forced to close the plant. She
also took a stand when Haitian refugees were incarcerated in a
local detention center in 1984. Wilson personally and tirelessly
lobbied Congress for the fair treatment of these refugees. And
because of her efforts, all of the women held in the detention
center were released