Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat Representative of Florida's 25th district

  • Representative

    Florida, district 25

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

10

Congresses Served

10

House Terms

September 27, 1966 (58 years old)

Birthday

  • Served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate
  • Former chair of the Democratic National Committee
  • National co-chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign
  • Resigned from DNC chair position in 2016 following WikiLeaks email release controversy
  • Born in New York to a Jewish family
  • Graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor and Master of Arts in Political Science
  • Active in student government during college
  • Lives in Weston, near Fort Lauderdale, married with three children
  • Underwent seven surgeries related to breast cancer in 2008
  • Advocated for early screening for breast cancer
  • Involved in various committees and caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Supported gun control legislation and the LGBT community
  • Criticized for attempting to delay Consumer Finance Protection Bureau regulations
  • Opposed congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case
  • Has a centrist approach to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Supported Israel in the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict and Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
  • Supported the use of appropriations for future control of presidential signing statements
  • Florida’s first female Jewish member of Congress
  • Convened a congressional hearing to investigate antisemitism on big tech media platforms
  • Co-drove the resolution declaring May as Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
  • Advocated for the family of Daniel Wultz against the Bank of China related to a terrorist attack
  • Introduced legislation to increase penalties on identity thieves
  • Opposed a 2014 medical marijuana amendment in Florida
  • Co-sponsored a bill to strengthen school safety and security in 2018
  • Supported Hillary Clinton in the 2008 and 2016 presidential primaries
  • Involved in controversy during the 2016 presidential election and DNC email leak
  • Accused of not firing a staffer involved in a House IT scandal until after his arrest