Frederica Wilson

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has represented Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011 (112th Congress-Present). Before Congress, Wilson was an educator who served in the Florida State House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate. There she served as Minority Leader Pro Tempore and as Minority Lead Whip. In Congress, Wilson sits on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce where she is ranking member of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee and a member of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee. She also sits on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. As the ranking Democrat on the Education and Workforce Protections Subcommittee in the 114th Congress, Wilson introduced the American Jobs Act of 2013, an innovative bill that promoted full employment and boosts workforce development opportunities; the Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, which would provide vital relief to overburdened student loan borrowers; and the Youth Corp Act of 2013, which would reconnect youth with education, the workforce, and their communities. Wilson earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Fisk University and her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Miami.