<P> Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith; November 5, 1942) is a politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011 . Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional district--numbered the 17th during her first two years in Congress, and the 24th since 2013--is a majority African - American district that includes the southern parts of Broward County and the eastern parts of Miami - Dade County . Included within the district are Opa - locka, Hollywood, Miramar, and North Miami . She gained national attention in early 2012 as a result of her high - profile comments on the death of Trayvon Martin . </P> <P> Wilson is a member of the Democratic Party . The seat she was elected to became available when the incumbent Kendrick Meek ran for a seat in the Senate in 2010 . </P> <P> Wilson is known for her large and colorful hats, of which she owns several hundred . She has gone through efforts to get Congress to lift its ban on head coverings during House sessions, which dates back to 1837 . </P> <P> Wilson was born Frederica Smith on November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Beulah (née Finley) and Thirlee Smith . Her maternal grandparents were Bahamian . Wilson earned her bachelor of arts degree from Fisk University in 1963, and her master of arts degree from the University of Miami in 1972 . She served as the principal of Skyway Elementary School in Miami . In 1992 she left her position as principal to serve on the Miami - Dade County School Board . While a member of the school board, Wilson started 5000 Role Models of Excellence, an in - school mentoring program . </P>

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