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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Candidate, U.S. House Florida District 25

U.S. House Florida District 25
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Florida House of Representatives District 97

Florida State Senate District 32

Florida State Senate District 34

U.S. House Florida District 20
Successor: Alcee Hastings

U.S. House Florida District 23

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $21,005.50

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

August 20, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1988

Graduate

University of Florida, 1990

Personal
Religion
Judaism
Contact

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 25th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Wasserman Schultz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 25th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 20, 2024.[source]

Biography

Debbie Wasserman Schultz was born in Forest Hills, New York. Wasserman Schultz graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School East in 1984. She earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Florida in 1988 and 1990, respectively. Wasserman Schultz's career experience includes working as a staffer to former U.S. Representative Peter Deutsch.[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Wasserman Schultz was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Wasserman Schultz was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2019-2020

Wasserman Schultz was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Wasserman Schultz was assigned to the following committees:[2]

2015-2016

Wasserman Schultz served on the following committees:[3]

2013-2014

Wasserman Schultz served on the following committees:[4][5]

2011-2012

Wasserman Schultz served on the following committees:[6]

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
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Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
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Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Elections

2024

See also: Florida's 25th Congressional District election, 2024

Florida's 25th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

Florida's 25th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

General election

The primary will occur on August 20, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 25

Ed Goldfarb is running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 25 on November 5, 2024.

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 25

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jen Perelman are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 25 on August 20, 2024.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 25

Christopher Eddy, Bryan Leib, and Rubin Young are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 25 on August 20, 2024.


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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Florida's 25th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 25

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Carla Spalding in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 25 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
 
55.1
 
129,113
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/cspalding2.jpeg
Carla Spalding (R)
 
44.9
 
105,239

Total votes: 234,352
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 25

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Robert Millwee in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 25 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Debbie-Wasserman-Schulz.PNG
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
 
89.0
 
50,554
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RobertMillwee.jpg
Robert Millwee Candidate Connection
 
11.0
 
6,241

Total votes: 56,795
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 25

Carla Spalding defeated Rubin Young in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 25 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carla Spalding
 
71.6
 
16,425
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Rubin Young Candidate Connection
 
28.4
 
6,511

Total votes: 22,936
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2020

See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020

Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 23

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Carla Spalding, Jeff Olson, and D.B. Fugate in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 23 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Debbie-Wasserman-Schulz.PNG
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
 
58.2
 
221,239
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Carla Spalding (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
158,874
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Jeff Olson (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
46
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D.B. Fugate (R) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
37

Total votes: 380,196
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Jen Perelman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Debbie-Wasserman-Schulz.PNG
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
 
72.0
 
55,729
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Jen Perelman Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
21,631

Total votes: 77,360
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23

Carla Spalding defeated Michael Kroske in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carla Spalding Candidate Connection
 
51.3
 
12,751
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Michael Kroske Candidate Connection
 
48.7
 
12,116

Total votes: 24,867
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2018

See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 23

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Joe Kaufman, Tim Canova, and Don Endriss in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
 
58.5
 
161,611
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joe_Kaufman.jpg
Joe Kaufman (R)
 
36.0
 
99,446
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tim_Canova.jpg
Tim Canova (No Party Affiliation)
 
5.0
 
13,697
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Don Endriss (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.6
 
1,612

Total votes: 276,366
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23

Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 28, 2018.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23

Joe Kaufman defeated Carlos Reyes and Carla Spalding in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Kaufman
 
44.7
 
11,659
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Carlos_Reyes.jpg
Carlos Reyes
 
33.7
 
8,794
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/cspalding2.jpeg
Carla Spalding
 
21.6
 
5,627

Total votes: 26,080
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Endorsements

Wasserman Schultz was endorsed by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.[143]

2016

See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) defeated Joe Kaufman (R), Donald Endriss (I), and Lyle Milstein (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Wasserman Schultz defeated Tim Canova in the Democratic primary, while Kaufman defeated Martin Feigenbaum to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[144][145]

U.S. House, Florida District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent 56.7% 183,225
     Republican Joe Kaufman 40.5% 130,818
     Independent Donald Endriss 1.6% 5,180
     Independent Lyle Milstein 1.2% 3,897
Total Votes 323,120
Source: Florida Division of Elections


U.S. House, Florida District 23 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Kaufman 73.1% 13,412
Martin Feigenbaum 26.9% 4,948
Total Votes 18,360
Source: Florida Division of Elections
U.S. House, Florida District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent 56.8% 28,809
Tim Canova 43.2% 21,907
Total Votes 50,716
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Noteworthy events

Medical marijuana

Wasserman Schultz's office allegedly offered to alter her stance on medical marijuana if lawyer John Morgan, one of medical marijuana's chief supporters, would cease attacking her. Morgan responded to this offer by stating, "No, she is a bully. I beat bullies up for a living." Morgan then said that he forwarded the email exchange to Politico to demonstrate how transactional it was in nature.[146]

Following this exchange, Wasserman Schultz denied the claim that she offered to change her position in exchange for a cease-fire. She said, "I wouldn't change my position in exchange for support under any circumstances — ever. I'm always very proud to stand in front of my constituents and explain when I have a difference of opinion with them."[147]

Complaint against Debbie Wasserman Schultz

See also: Democratic National Committee (DNC) email leak, 2016

On July 25, 2016, Tim Canova, Wasserman Schultz's Democratic primary challenger. said he would file a complaint with the FEC against Wasserman Schultz. Canova argues that leaked DNC emails indicated that Wasserman Schultz had used DNC resources to further her Congressional campaign against Canova. He stated, "The Wikileaks emails indicate that Debbie Wasserman Schultz used DNC resources to assist her reelection campaign in violation of federal law. According to the emails, top DNC officials used party resources to monitor, respond to, and impede my campaign on numerous occasions."[148][149] Sanders had endorsed Canova in May, whose campaign platform was similar to the presidential candidate's own platform.[149]

Tim Canova
Read more about Tim Canova's campaign:
Bernie Sanders support for Tim Canova, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Our Revolution
Revolution Messaging
Tad Devine
Democratic National Committee (DNC) email leak, 2016

Tim Canova's primary campaign against Wasserman Schultz

See also: Tim Canova and Bernie Sanders support for Tim Canova, 2016

In May 2016, then Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had announced his endorsement of Democratic Congressional candidate Tim Canova, a "previously little-known law professor."[150] Canova ran against Wasserman Schultz in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016, in Florida's 23rd Congressional District.[151] Sanders, since May, had continued to help Canova's campaign along with others from Sanders' former presidential campaign.[150]

During the 2015 and early 2016 Democratic primary debates, Sanders had criticized Wasserman Schultz's chosen debate schedule and the DNC's joint fundraising committee for Sanders' primary challenger Hillary Clinton, which created tensions between Sanders and Wasserman Schultz.[152][153] Those tensions peaked on July 22, 2016, prior to the start of the Democratic National Convention. The website Wikileaks released just over 19,000 leaked DNC emails. The emails, which consisted of correspondence between former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and other DNC officials, revealed, according to The Washington Post, that Wasserman Schultz and the DNC "tried to aid [Hillary] Clinton and hamper [Bernie] Sanders."[154] In response to the emails, Sanders called for Wasserman Schultz's resignation as chair of the DNC.[155] However, since her resignation and Sanders informal withdrawal from the presidential race, the two had been focussed on the Democratic Congressional race in Florida's 23rd Congressional District, in which Sanders and his presidential campaign allies—Tad Devine, who has since withdrawn from the Canova's campaign, and Revolution Messaging—had helped Tim Canova against Wasserman Schultz.[150][156]

Past elections

2014

See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014

Wasserman Schultz won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. She ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary election. She then defeated Joe Kaufman (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[157]

U.S. House, Florida District 23 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent 62.7% 103,269
     Republican Joe Kaufman 37.3% 61,519
Total Votes 164,788
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2012

See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Wasserman Schultz won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Florida's 23rd District. Wasserman Schultz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012.[158] She was re-elected on November 6, 2012.[159]

U.S. House, Florida District 23 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent 63.2% 174,205
     Republican Karen Harrington 35.6% 98,096
     Independent Ilya Katz 1.1% 3,129
Total Votes 275,430
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Debbie Wasserman Schultz campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Florida District 25On the Ballot primary$1,909,171 $1,260,694
2022U.S. House Florida District 25Won general$2,087,129 $1,920,982
2020U.S. House Florida District 23Won general$2,204,638 $1,992,619
2018U.S. House Florida District 23Won general$2,233,842 $1,986,789
2016U.S. House, Florida District 23Won $3,997,291 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Florida, District 23)Won $2,577,291 N/A**
2012U.S. House (Florida, District 23)Won $3,629,324 N/A**
2010U.S. House (Florida, District 20)Won $1,930,111 N/A**
2008U.S. House (Florida, District 20)Won $1,721,750 N/A**
2006U.S. House (Florida, District 20)Won $1,036,924 N/A**
2004U.S. House (Florida, District 20)Won $1,524,104 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage and endorsements scopes.

Notable candidate endorsements by Debbie Wasserman Schultz
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Whitney Fox  source  (D) U.S. House Florida District 13 (2024) Primary
David Trone  source  (D) U.S. Senate Maryland (2024) PrimaryLost Primary
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell  source  (D) U.S. Senate Florida (2024) Primary
Charlie Crist  source  (D) Governor of Florida (2022) PrimaryLost General
Joe Biden  source  (D) President of the United States (2020) PrimaryWon General


Personal Gain Index

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The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Wasserman Schultz's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between -$237,987 to $279,998 . That averages to $21,005.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Wasserman Schultz ranked as the 401st most wealthy representative in 2012.[163] Between 2004 and 2012, Wasserman Schultz's calculated net worth[164] decreased by an average of 11 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[165]

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$235,798
2012$21,005.50
Growth from 2004 to 2012:−91%
Average annual growth:−11%[166]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[167]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Wasserman Schultz received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2003-2014, 25.24 percent of Wasserman Schultz's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[168]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $11,686,521
Total Spent $11,134,260
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$1,167,414
Health Professionals$524,346
Real Estate$512,769
Retired$388,450
Public Sector Unions$356,250
% total in top industry9.99%
% total in top two industries14.48%
% total in top five industries25.24%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Wasserman Schultz was a "moderate Democratic leader," as of July 28, 2014. This was the same rating Wasserman Schultz received in June 2013.[169]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[170]

Wasserman Schultz most often votes with:

Wasserman Schultz least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Wasserman Schultz missed 447 of 8,072 roll call votes from January 2005 to September 2015. This amounted to 5.5 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[171]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Wasserman Schultz paid her congressional staff a total of $1,145,335 in 2011. She ranked 29th on the list of the highest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 36th overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Florida ranked 36th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[172]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.

2013

Wasserman Schultz ranked 120th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[173]

2012

Wasserman Schultz ranked 62nd in the liberal rankings in 2012.[174]

2011

Wasserman Schultz ranked 98th in the liberal rankings in 2011.[175]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Wasserman Schultz voted with the Democratic Party 92.1 percent of the time, which ranked 127th among the 204 House Democratic members as of July 2014.[176]

2013

Wasserman Schultz voted with the Democratic Party 96 percent of the time, which ranked 35th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.[177]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Wasserman Schultz, Debbie," accessed November 21, 2022
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