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)
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.
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.
Elections & voting Leans agree· based on record
Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
Energy & utilities Leans agree· based on record
Voted against H.R. 1 (2025), which repealed most clean-energy tax credits.
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.
No public position found on 11 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Housing affordability, Immigration, Guns, Social Security & Medicare, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Tariffs & trade, Trump administration, 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).