Frederica S. Wilson

FREDERICA S. WILSON, Democrat, of Miami, FL; born in Miami, FL, November 5, 1942; education: B.S., elementary education, Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 1963; M.S., University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1972; honorary doctorate of humane letters, Florida Memorial University and Bethune- Cookman University; professional history: executive director, Office of Alternative Education and Dropout Prevention, Miami-Dade County Schools; assistant principal, Skyway Elementary School (principal, 1980-92); member, Miami-Dade County School Board, 1992-98; member, Florida House of Representatives, 1998-2002 (Minority Whip); member, Florida State Senate, 2002-10 (Democratic Whip, 2002-04 / Minority Leader pro tempore, 2002-10 / Minority Whip, 2008-10); election history: elected to the 112th Congress on November 2, 2010; reelected to each succeeding Congress.