Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Biographical

Full Name: Deborah Wasserman Schultz
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: DEH-bee WAH-sur-muhn shullts
Date of Birth: Sept. 27, 1966 (age: 57)
Place of Birth: Forest Hills, N.Y.
Religion: Jewish
Hometown: Long Island, N.Y.
Place of Residence: Weston, Fla.
Occupation: Political aide

Wikipedia

Family:

Married: Steven Schultz banker

3 children

Biography:

For more than 20 years, Debbie Wasserman Schultz has dedicated her public life to working on behalf of the people of South Florida. On January 4, 2005, she was sworn in as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Before joining the U.S. Congress, she was first a Representative and later a Senator in the Florida State Legislature.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz is a person respected by her colleagues for her tenacity and her hard work on many important issues. In March 2009, after announcing her own battle with breast cancer, she introduced the Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, or EARLY Act (H.R. 1740), a piece of legislation that directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and implement a national education campaign about the threat breast cancer poses to all young women, and the particular heightened risks of certain ethnic, cultural and racial groups. This bill became law as part of the Affordable Health Care Act in March 2010. In 2014, she worked with Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC-2) to pass a bipartisan reauthorization of the EARLY Act (H.R. 5185) for five additional years. President Obama signed the reauthorization of the EARLY Act into law in December 2014.

A fighter for South Florida families, Rep. Wasserman Schultz has worked hard to protect children. Some of her accomplishments in the field include the passage of the PROTECT Our Children Act, which creates the largest law enforcement effort ever formed for the protection of children, and, the passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to combat childhood drowning.

The first Jewish congresswoman ever elected from Florida, Rep. Wasserman Schultz introduced a resolution, which passed the House of Representatives and called on the president to declare an annual Jewish American Heritage Month. The president subsequently did so, with the inaugural month in May 2006. Since then, presidents have proclaimed Jewish American Heritage Month annually.

All of this experience serves to enhance her commitment to lower health care costs, improve the quality of life for our children, protect Social Security and Medicare, and provide a sensible homeland security plan to protect our citizens from the ongoing threat of terror. She continues to fight to ensure that our first responders, our local police and firefighters, have the tools they need to do their jobs. She continues to take up the fight to give our troops and veterans the equipment and compensation they deserve.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz was born in 1966 on Long Island, NY. She attended the University of Florida and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1988 and with a master’s degree in 1990. She is married to Steve Schultz and together they have three children. The congresswoman is proud to call South Florida home, where she resides with her family in Weston. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: askdebbie@dwsforcongress.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Instagram, campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Flickr, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Flickr, official

Eventbrite, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Education

University of Florida (Gainesville) - MA, political science (1990)

Activities and notes: Certificate in political campaigning; Graduate Student Council, president; graduate assistants' union, member
University of Florida (Gainesville) - BA, political science (1988)

Activities and notes: Omicron Delta Kappa
Half Hollow Hills High School East (Dix Hills, N.Y.) - Diploma (1980-1984)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2023-) In Office

Member, 25th Congressional District of Florida
U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 2, 2023) Changed District

Member, 23rd Congressional District of Florida
U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 2, 2013) Changed District

Member, 20th Congressional District of Florida

State Legislature Offices:

Florida Senate (2002-2004)

D Senator, District 34
Florida Senate (2000-2002)

D Senator, District 32
Florida House of Representatives (1992-2000)

D Representative, District 97

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

23rd Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 58.19%
Democrat

Carla Arlene Spalding, 41.79%
Republican
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

23rd Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 58.48%
Democrat

Joe Kaufman, 35.98%
Republican

Tim Canova, 4.96%
Non-designated

Don Endriss, 1.00%
Non-designated
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

23rd Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 56.70%
Democrat

Joe Kaufman, 40.49%
Republican

Don Endriss, 1.60%
Non-designated

Lyle Milstein, 1.21%
Non-designated
2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

23rd Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 62.67%
Democrat

Joseph Joe Kaufman, 37.33%
Republican
2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

23rd Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 63.25%
Democrat

Karen Harrington, 35.62%
Republican

Ilya Katz, 1.14%
Non-designated
2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

20th Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 60.15%
Democrat

Karen Harrington, 38.10%
Republican
2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

20th Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 77.48%
Democrat

Margaret Hostetter, 22.52%
Non-designated
2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

20th Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 100.00%
Democrat
2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

20th Congressional District of Florida

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (Debbie), 70.19%
Democrat

Margaret Hostetter, 29.81%
Republican

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress (Florida)

Own leadership PAC:

Democrats Win Seats PAC

Board membership:

Democratic National Committee (May 2011-July 2016)
Chair

Awards

Humane Champion Award (Humane Society of the United States) (March 2024)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)
Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)
Best of Congress Award (Working Mother Magazine) (July 2012)
Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (Oct. 2010)

Publications

For the Next Generation: A Wake-Up Call to Solving Our Nation's Problems (2013)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	270 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0925
Phone:	202-225-7931
Fax:	202-226-2052

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Privately Financed Travel

29 trips taken between 2005 - 2024 costing $139,065

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Trip Destinations:

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2012 (Amendment), 2011, 2011 (Amendment), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Election Candidate: 2004
Extension Letter: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Stock transaction: 01/31/2024, 02/20/2023, 07/11/2023, 11/10/2022, 09/30/2022, 08/24/2022, 07/19/2022, 07/01/2022, 06/01/2022, 01/25/2022, 12/29/2021, 07/27/2021, 04/28/2021, 07/01/2019, 01/26/2018, 11/29/2017, 10/30/2017, 10/27/2017, 10/25/2017, 08/04/2017, 07/11/2017, 06/08/2017, 06/07/2017, 03/31/2017, 03/20/2017, 02/15/2017, 01/23/2017, 01/11/2017, 12/25/2016, 10/18/2016, 07/06/2016, 04/18/2016, 09/09/2015, 09/01/2015, 07/15/2015, 06/12/2015
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.22
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $76,757.28
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

House Appropriations Committee

House Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee

House Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee

House Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Ranking Member

House Judiciary Committee

House Judiciary Committee Select Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

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