District: Florida - 23rd District Leadership: Chief Deputy Whip Political Highlights: Fla. House, 1992-00; Fla. Senate, 2000-2004; Democratic National Committee chairwoman, 2011-16 Born: September 27, 1966; Queens, N.Y. Residence: Weston Religion: Jewish Family: Husband, Steve Schultz; three children Education: U. of Florida, B.A. 1988; U. of Florida, M.A. 1990 Elected: 2004 Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Energy-Water; Legislative Branch; Military Construction-VA - Ranking Member); Budget Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 87th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 11,962 followers State Clout: Florida is 2nd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) Margaret Hostetter (R)
Votes
191,195 81,213
%
70.2% 29.8%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
Votes
0
%
0.0%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) Margaret Hostetter (X)
Votes
202,832 58,958
%
77.5% 22.5%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) Karen Harrington (R) Stanley Blumenthal (NPA) Robert Kunst (D) Clayton Schock (WRI)
