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'''Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell''' (born January 18, 1971 (age {{age|1971|1|18}})) is the [[Democrat]] representative from [[Florida]]'s 26th congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. She was elected to the office on November 6, 2018, is currently a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]], and a sponsor of the far-left [[Green New Deal]].<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.]</ref>
'''Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell''' (born January 18, 1971 (age {{age|1971|1|18}})) is the [[Democrat]] representative from [[Florida]]'s 26th congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. She was elected to the office on November 6, 2018, is currently a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]], and a sponsor of the far-left [[Green New Deal]].<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Mucarsel-Powell was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2018 Midterms]], defeating moderately conservative [[RINO]] [[Carlos Curbelo]] by less than 2% of the votes cast<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/florida-house-district-26 Florida Election Results: 26th House District]</ref> after the latter pushed for liberal legislation,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/10/10/republican-rep-carlos-curbelo-introduces-gun-control-bill-for-bump-stocks/ Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo Introduces Gun Control Bill for Bump Stocks]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/05/16/never-trump-republicans-trying-force-daca-amnesty/ The List: Meet the ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Trying to Force a DACA Amnesty for Illegal Aliens]</ref> opposing [[Donald Trump]] to the point of mentioning [[impeachment]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/05/17/amid-anti-trump-hysteria-republican-lawmakers-scramble-to-be-1st-to-float-impeachment/ Republican Lawmaker Claims He Was First to Mention Impeachment]</ref> and refused backing from the president. As Trump asserted following the defeat of many House Republicans then:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCoC6iRpIk Trump Scorns Curbelo, Other Losing GOP Candidates]</ref>
{{quotebox-float|...on the other hand, you had some that decided to 'let's stay away, let's stay away.' They did very poorly. I'm not sure that I should be happy or sad, but I feel just fine about it. Carlos Curbelo... [[Mike Coffman]]... too bad, Mike.}}
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