Candidate · U.S. House, District 20
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Current office
- U.S. Representative, Florida's 25th Congressional District (in Congress since 2005)
- Occupation
- Congresswoman
- Lives in
- Weston
Background
- Born in 1966 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. source: govinfo.gov
- Earned a B.A. (1988) and M.A. (1990) from the University of Florida. source: govinfo.gov
- Served in the Florida House of Representatives (1992-2000) and the Florida Senate (2000-2004). source: govinfo.gov
- Elected to the U.S. House in 2004; served as chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2011 to 2016. source: govinfo.gov
- Serves on the House Appropriations Committee. source: wassermanschultz.house.gov
- Currently represents District 25; after the 2026 redistricting chose to run in District 20. source: wlrn.org
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