In Frederica Wilson’s district, residents want her successor to show up, listen and ‘be rebellious’

Sandy Dorsainvil, community redevelopment specialist and cultural curator, stands on Opa-locka Boulevard with Opa-locka City Hall behind her in Miami, Fla. on Monday, July 13, 2026. Dorsainvil said she hopes the next representative for Florida's 24th Congressional District will be accessible to residents and address immigration, housing affordability and economic development in the communities she serves.
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By Raisa Habersham , Marra X. Finkelstein and Claire Heddles

As one of the dwindling number of majority-Black congressional districts left in the South after a sweeping Republican-led redistricting effort this year, Florida’s Congressional District 24 is in a pivotal political moment. The district, established in 1992, well after the Voting Rights Act, to help ensure Black voting power, is in the process of a major transition of leadership as Congresswoman Frederica Wilson winds down her final term.

A crowded field of 10 candidates are vying to represent the district. Campaign signs are plastered across the district, town halls have been hosted, endorsements bestowed, Sunday sermons preached.

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