Shevrin Jones files to succeed Frederica Wilson in CD-24

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 373

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Former state Senator Shevrin Jones is running to succeed eight-term U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson in Congressional District 24, according to paperwork filed Thursday morning.

“It’s filed and live,” Jones, a 42-year-old Miami Gardens native, told the Phoenix. A Democrat, Jones launched his bid to replace the same-party Wilson one week after she announced her retirement — after a strange back-and-forth where she initially claimed rumors of her stepping down were “crazy.”

Hours after filing, Jones …

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