Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz has served in the U.S. House since 2005 and currently represents Florida's 25th District; after the 2026 map moved her home out of that district she ran in the new 20th. She won the Aug. 18, 2026 Democratic primary with about 45% (more than 30,000 votes), defeating former Broward Mayor Dale Holness (about 23%), former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, teacher Elijah Manley and Luther Campbell. Note: she is a sitting member of Congress but not the incumbent for the CD 20 seat, which is vacant.
How they got on the ballot: Won Aug 18, 2026 Democratic primary with ~45% over Holness (~23%), Cherfilus-McCormick, Manley and Campbell (CBS Miami; WLRN)
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $3,707,925, spent $3,980,664, cash on hand $784,570; $2,745,732 from individual donors, $903,532 from PACs. FEC filings ↗
Sources last checked 2026-09-15. Report an error ↗
Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Leans disagree· based on record
Wasserman Schultz voted against H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which made the 2017 tax cuts permanent while reducing projected Medicaid and SNAP spending. No standalone statement on tax cuts as a priority was found.
Immigration Strongly disagrees· based on record
Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5, Jan. 22, 2025), which requires federal detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes.
Abortion Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act (2022), which would have codified abortion access nationally; called the Florida Supreme Court ruling allowing the six-week law 'essentially a total abortion ban'; as ranking member on the Military Construction-VA appropriations subcommittee she opposed a provision blocking the VA from providing abortion services.
Health care Leans agree· based on record
Voted against H.R. 1, which added Medicaid work-reporting requirements and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. No 2026 statement on Medicaid expansion in Florida or ACA subsidies was captured.
Social Security & Medicare Leans agree· based on record
Voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), the 2024 law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, raising benefits for some public-sector retirees.
Elections & voting Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22, April 10, 2025), which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Crime & policing Leans disagree· based on record
Voted against the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), the 2025 bill repealing parts of the District of Columbia police-accountability law; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward tougher policing.
Gender identity laws Leans disagree· based on record
Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28), the 2025 bill barring transgender girls and women from female school sports under Title IX; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward keeping restrictions in place.
Energy & utilities Leans agree· based on record
Voted against the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26), the 2025 bill barring a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward fossil-fuel production.
Ukraine Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted for the April 2024 Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act and has said the U.S. should send a clear signal that it stands with NATO allies as Russia wages what she calls an illegal war in Ukraine.
Trump administration Strongly disagrees· based on record
Wasserman Schultz was one of 147 members who voted Nay on the Sept. 15, 2026 motion to table H.Res. 1486, a resolution impeaching President Trump; the motion to set the resolution aside passed 232-147.
No public position found on 6 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Housing affordability, Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Tariffs & trade, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Israel and antisemitism — A prominent supporter of Israel; after defeating rivals critical of Israel she said district voters were focused on daily living costs ('nobody talked to me on the doors or the phones, about Israel').
- Veterans and military-construction appropriations — Serves as ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, where she has criticized Republican-written 2026 funding bills.
- Rejects 'fringe left socialism' — After her primary win she credited her experience and said the party should reject 'fringe left socialism.'
- Running in the redrawn 20th District — Moved from CD 25 to the new CD 20 after the 2026 map, a decision that drew criticism from some Democrats concerned about a majority-Black seat.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Voted no on final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 3, 2025).
- Voted no on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (Apr. 10, 2025).
- Voted yes on H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental (Apr. 20, 2024).
- Voted yes on the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296).
- Her decision to run in the majority-Black 20th District after redistricting drew criticism from some Democrats and Black community leaders (Jewish Insider; Florida Trib).
- Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), Jan. 22, 2025.
- Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), April 10, 2025.
- Voted against final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), July 3, 2025.
- Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), the 2025 law requiring federal detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes and letting states sue over immigration enforcement.
- Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), the 2025 bill requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
- Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the July 2025 budget law that made the 2017 tax cuts permanent and added new deductions while cutting Medicaid and food-assistance spending.
- Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the July 2025 budget law that added Medicaid work requirements and eligibility checks projected to reduce coverage.
- Voted against the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26), the 2025 bill barring a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward fossil-fuel production.
- Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28), the 2025 bill barring transgender girls and women from female school sports under Title IX; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward keeping restrictions in place.
- Voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21), the 2025 bill setting criminal penalties for providers who fail to care for an infant born alive after an attempted abortion; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more abortion restrictions.
- Voted against the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), the 2025 bill repealing parts of the District of Columbia police-accountability law; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward tougher policing.
- Voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), the 2024 law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, raising benefits for some public-sector retirees.
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, a War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran (Roll Call 307, Sept. 15, 2026; agreed to 220-204).
- Voted Nay on the motion to table H.Res. 1486, a resolution impeaching President Trump (Roll Call 298, Sept. 15, 2026; tabled 232-147 with 47 voting present). A Yea vote set the resolution aside; a Nay vote would have kept it before the House.
- Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 210 and Nay on H.J.Res. 213, Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving EPA authorizations of California's at-berth ocean-going vessel and commercial harbor craft diesel-emission rules (Roll Calls 306 and 311, Sept. 15-16, 2026; passed 216-211 and 214-208).
- Lead sponsor of the bipartisan RAISE Act of 2026 (introduced Oct. 5 with Reps. Franklin, Soto and Cammack), giving USDA standing authority to issue block grants to farmers after natural disasters.
Endorsements (as reported)
- Dolphin Democrats and the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus
- Miami Herald Editorial Board
- South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board