词条 | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell |
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|name = Debbie Mucarsel-Powell |image = Debbie_Mucarsel-Powell,_official_portrait,_116h_Congress.jpg |state = Florida |district = {{ushr|FL|26|26th}} |term_start = January 3, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = Carlos Curbelo |successor = |birth_name = Debbie Jessika Mucarsel Gil |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|18}} |birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = |children = 2 |education = Pitzer College (BA) Claremont Graduate University (MA) |website = {{url|mucarsel-powell.house.gov|House website}} }} Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell (born January 18, 1971)[1] is an Ecuadorian-born American politician and college administrator who is a member of the United States House of Representatives. She won an election to represent Florida's 26th congressional district. The district serves western Miami-Dade County, including Homestead, as well as the Florida Keys. Early life and educationMucarsel-Powell was born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the daughter of Imelda Gil and Guido Mucarsel Yunes. Mucarsel-Powell immigrated to the United States when she was 14 years old, with her mother and three older sisters. She began working in a doughnut shop and continued to work to help support her family, who shared a one bedroom apartment.[2] She attended Pomona Catholic High School in Pomona, California. She earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Pitzer College and a master's degree in International Political Economy from Claremont Graduate University.[2] Earlier careerMucarsel-Powell worked for non-profits like the Hope Center, Zoo Miami Foundation, and the Coral Restoration Foundation.[4][5] From 2003 to 2007, she served as the Director of Development at Florida International University. She was the Associate Vice President for Advancement at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine from 2007 to 2011.[3] Mucarsel-Powell became an associate dean at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.[4][5] Mucarsel-Powell had volunteered for the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Barack Obama, and in 2016, she ran unsuccessfully against Anitere Flores for the Florida State Senate.[6] U.S. House of RepresentativesElections2018{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2018#District_26}}In August 2017, Mucarsel-Powell announced she would challenge Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo in {{ushr|FL|26}} of the United States House of Representatives in the 2018 elections.[7] She defeated veteran Demetries Grimes in the Democratic Party primary election, receiving 63.5% of the vote.[8] In the November 6 general election, Mucarsel-Powell defeated Curbelo, receiving 50.9% of the vote,[9] becoming the first Ecuadorian-born person to be elected to the United States Congress and the first woman to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.[10][11] Committee assignments
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Personal lifeWhen she was 24, Mucarsel-Powell's father was killed in Ecuador due to gun violence.[18] Mucarsel-Powell and her husband, Robert Powell, have two children.[10] Her husband is an attorney who serves as in-house counsel for Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc., a public company that owns the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands.[19] See also
References1. ^[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/416745-florida-new-members-2019 Florida New Members 2019], The Hill 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://debbiemucarselpowell.com/meet-debbie/#bio|title=Meet Debbie {{!}} Debbie Mucarsel Powell|work=Debbie Mucarsel Powell|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en-US}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/173449/debbie-mucarsel-powell#.W_QJh5NKiUk|title=Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's Biography|last=|first=|date=|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-20}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|author=By $${element.Contributor} |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/carlos-curbelo-gets-democratic-challenger-emigrated-ecuador |title=Carlos Curbelo Gets Democratic Challenger Who Emigrated from Ecuador |publisher=Rollcall.com |date=August 2, 2017 |accessdate=October 25, 2018}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/two-latinos-carlos-curbelo-debbie-mucarsel-powell-battle-florida-congressional-n913091 |title=Two Latinos, Carlos Curbelo and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell battle for Florida congressional seat |publisher=Nbcnews.com |date= |accessdate=October 25, 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article219016890.html|title=Democratic activist wants to be part of Florida’s blue wave | McClatchy Washington Bureau|last=Clark|first=Lesley|date=October 5, 2018|publisher=Mcclatchydc.com|accessdate=October 25, 2018}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article164665227.html|title=Curbelo draws Democratic challenger in swing Florida district|work=miamiherald|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/403935-mucarsel-powell-secures-democratic-nod-to-challenge-curbelo|title=Former educator secures Democratic nod to challenge Curbelo in Florida|first=Max|last=Greenwood|work=The Hill|date=August 28, 2018|accessdate=November 12, 2018}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/florida-house-district-26|title=Florida Election Results: 26th House District|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en}} 10. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.larepublica.ec/blog/gente/2018/11/06/debbie-mucarsel-powell-primera-ecuatoriana-elegida-congreso-eeuu/ |title=Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, la primera ecuatoriana elegida al Congreso de EEUU – La República EC |publisher=Larepublica.ec |language=Spanish|date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=November 12, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|last=Killion |first=Ann |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/education/article/The-Latest-Florida-voters-to-decide-new-13366290.php |title=The Latest: Nelson campaign supporting recount 'to win' |publisher=SFChronicle.com |date= |accessdate=November 12, 2018|dead-url=yes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107203211/https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/education/article/The-Latest-Florida-voters-to-decide-new-13366290.php|archive-date=November 7, 2018}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.aspx|title=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - Official Alphabetical List|website=clerk.house.gov|access-date=2019-02-04}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wcpinst.org/our-work/the-womens-caucus/|title=The Women's Caucus|website=Women's Congressional Policy Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-04}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://congressionalhispaniccaucus-castro.house.gov/members|title=Members|website=Congressional Hispanic Caucus|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}} 15. ^{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://lgbt-cicilline.house.gov/members |website=LGBT Equality Caucus |language=en}} 16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://cpc-grijalva.house.gov/caucus-members/|title=Congressional Progressive Caucus : Caucus Members|website=cpc-grijalva.house.gov|access-date=2019-02-04}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/members|title=Members|website=New Democrat Coalition|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}} 18. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/22/politics/dem-candidate-gun-violence-ad/index.html|title=Dem candidate recounts her history with gun violence in new ad to air during gun control march|last=Mucha|first=Sarah|date=March 22, 2018|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 25, 2018}} 19. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/profile/?num=195464 |website=Florida Bar Association}} External links
from Florida's 26th congressional district|years=2019–present}}{{s-inc}} |-{{s-prec|usa}}{{s-bef|before=Carol Miller}}{{s-ttl|title=United States Representatives by seniority|years=394th}}{{s-aft|after=Joe Neguse}}{{s-end}}{{FL-FedRep}}{{U.S. Florida Representatives}}{{USHouseCurrent}}{{USCongRep-start|congresses= 116th United States Congresses |state=Florida}}{{USCongRep/FL/116}}{{USCongRep-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mucarselpowell, Debbie}} 19 : 1971 births|21st-century American women politicians|American academic administrators|American politicians of Ecuadorian descent|Candidates in the 2016 United States elections|Candidates in the 2018 United States elections|Claremont Graduate University alumni|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|Ecuadorian emigrants to the United States|Female members of the United States House of Representatives|Florida Democrats|Florida International University faculty|Florida politicians|Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress|Living people|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida|People from Guayaquil|Pitzer College alumni|Women academic administrators |
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