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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

11th term · 21.7 years in office: 10 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · FL-25 · Democrat · since Jan 2005

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Bills authored 19Missed votes 13 of 524Party unity 49% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 142 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Born in 1966 in Queens, New York, Deborah Wasserman Schultz grew up on Long Island and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1988 and a master's degree in 1990.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz She worked as a legislative aide and taught as an adjunct instructor at Broward Community College and a public policy curriculum specialist at Nova Southeastern University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz She lives in Weston, Florida, with her husband and their three children.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Wasserman Schultz was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1992 at age 26 and served four terms before winning a seat in the Florida State Senate in 2000.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz She was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004 and currently represents Florida's 25th congressional district.Source 1: Debbie Wasserman Schultz — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

In their own words

“Almost 18 years ago, when I was just 41 years old, I heard those four harrowing words: ``You have breast cancer.'' I can tell you, I remember feeling like I was being crushed by an anvil. Like many Ashkenazi Jewish women, I found out I carry the BRCA2 gene mutation, making me far more likely to get breast cancer and ovarian cancer during my lifetime, and far more likely for recurrence. After 15 months and many surgeries and tons of support from family and close friends, I was cancer-free.”

Congressional Record · Jul 20, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1988-1990

    Earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science from the University of Florida.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  2. 1992-2000

    Served in the Florida House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  3. 2000-2004

    Served in the Florida State Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  4. 2004-Present

    Serves as a U.S. Representative from Florida, currently representing the 25th congressional district.Source 1: Debbie Wasserman Schultz — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

97.52% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Debbie Wasserman Schultz — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Debbie Wasserman Schultzwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

21.7YRS

In office · 11th term · since Jan 2005

30,734VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 8.96%

Certified result

97.52%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1988-1990 Earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science from the University of Florida.
  2. 1992-2000 Served in the Florida House of Representatives.
  3. 2000-2004 Served in the Florida State Senate.
  4. 2004-Present Serves as a U.S. Representative from Florida, currently representing the 25th congressional district.
House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee ranking memberHouse Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies subcommittee19 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 44 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 44 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 33 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 62 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 59 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jul 29, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jul 29, 2026

$3.3MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $100.0K · 34 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$728.5K · 22.1%
  • Itemized individual$2.4M · 73.6%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$95.7K · 2.9%
  • All other$48.0K · 1.5%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.412
Social (dim 2)0.106

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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