A South Florida state representative and her family have tested positive for COVID
The latest South Florida elected official to test positive for COVID-19 is Hollywood Democrat Marie Woodson, just elected to the Florida House of Representatives from Broward County’s District 101.
Woodson announced Tuesday morning that she tested positive for COVID-19 after tests revealed her husband, Bob Woodson, and adult children, Bradley Woodson and Kelly Woodson, had the novel coronavirus.
“Consequently, we are quarantining at home,” read a statement from Woodson’s office. “I am asking that you keep us in your prayers and continue to follow all CDC guidelines, while dealing with this pandemic. I will continue to work from home and serve the residents of District 101. Take care and be safe!”
A native of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, Woodson’s electoral victory signaled the Haitian-American community’s further expansion into South Florida politics. She called her Democratic primary victory a testament to hard work and proof that “anything is possible when you put hard work into it.”
Other South Florida elected officials who’ve tested positive for COVID-19: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, newly elected Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Levine Cava’s predecessor, now U.S. Representative-elect Carlos Gimenez, and Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli.
Woodson, a Miami Dade College and FIU alumnus, won the seat for House District 101 vacated by Shevrin Jones, now the District 35 state senator.
This story was originally published December 8, 2020 at 12:42 PM.
