Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat Representative of Florida's 25th district

Representative
Florida, district 20
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Florida, district 20
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Florida, district 20
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Florida, district 20
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Florida, district 23
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Florida, district 23
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Florida, district 23
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Florida, district 23
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Florida, district 23
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Florida, district 25
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
Representative
Florida, district 25
January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

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September 27, 1966 (58 years old)

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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