Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Curbelo |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Giménez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Debbie Mucarsel Gil January 18, 1971 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Powell |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Pitzer College (BA) Claremont Graduate University (MA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (/ˈmuːkɑːrsɛl/ MOO-kar-sell; born January 18, 1971)[1] is an American politician and academic administrator. She was the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Mucarsel-Powell was the first Ecuadorian-American and first South American–born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S. Congress. She lost her re-election bid in 2020 to Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Giménez.
In August 2023, Mucarsel-Powell announced she would be running for the United States Senate in 2024 against incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott.[2] She won the Democratic nomination in August 2024. She lost the election to Scott in November 2024.
Mucarsel-Powell was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in Miami, Florida. She immigrated to the United States when she was 14 years old with her mother and three older sisters.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Florida New Members 2019, The Hill
- ↑ Wang, Amy; Sotomayer, Mariana; Leigh Ann, Caldwell. "Former Democratic congresswoman to challenge Rick Scott for Florida Senate seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ Foran, Clare (February 4, 2019). "Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is an immigrant who lost her father to gun violence. Now she's in Congress". CNN. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
Other websites
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Media related to Debbie Mucarsel-Powell at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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