U.S. House of Representatives
Elections 2018 for
Florida's 26th congressional district In August 2017, Mucarsel-Powell announced she would challenge
Republican representative
Carlos Curbelo in of the
United States House of Representatives in the
2018 elections. She defeated Demetries Grimes in the Democratic Party primary election with 63.5% of the vote. In the November 6 general election, Mucarsel-Powell defeated Curbelo with 50.9% of the vote, becoming the first Ecuadorian-born person to be elected to Congress and the first woman to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.
2020 In the prelude to the 2020 elections, Mucarsel-Powell's seat was included as a target of the
National Republican Congressional Committee. Her Republican opponent,
Carlos A. Giménez, was then the mayor of
Miami-Dade County, and was endorsed by President
Donald Trump. Mucarsel-Powell lost to Giménez, with 48.6% of the vote to Giménez's 51.3%.
Tenure at the
2020 State of the Union Within the first month of her tenure, Mucarsel-Powell introduced a bill to provide the people of
Venezuela with humanitarian aid amid the ongoing
socioeconomic crisis, which had worsened with the
presidential crisis beginning in January 2019. She voiced support for ousting president
Nicolás Maduro and recognizing the transitional government led by assembly speaker
Juan Guaidó. Mucarsel-Powell was among a delegation of House Democrats that met with Guaidó when he visited the U.S. in February 2020. On December 18, 2019, Mucarsel-Powell voted to
impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Committee assignments Source: •
Committee on the Judiciary •
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security •
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship •
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure •
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management •
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Caucus memberships • Congressional Animal Protection Caucus •
Congressional Hispanic Caucus •
Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus •
Congressional Progressive Caucus •
New Democrat Coalition ==Post-congressional career==