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U.S. Representative for Florida’s 25th District

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat 11th term Running for FL-20

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

97LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
15BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2005–now
21 years in CongressMore senior than 88% of the House
Committees
  • Appropriations 7th minority
  • Foreign Affairs 23rd minority
Age
60

Florida’s 20th District race

Running for the U.S. House in Florida’s 20th District on Nov 3, 2026

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date14529047367415
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3514651,23529

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Immigration 25% 10%
Health 16% 24%
International Affairs 6% 17%

StatementsBills

Words go to Immigration, Health and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and International Affairs.

  • She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Health Care Coverage (Health), Afghan Refugee Policy (Immigration), Cost of Living (Taxation), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 29 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberAppropriations Committee7th minority
MemberForeign Affairs Committee23rd minority

Ranking member on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, more senior than 88% of the House, in the minority.

  • 21 years in Congress: more senior than 88% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

28% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Wasserman Schultz.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

28% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in her party: Norton and Hernández Rivera.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 22 · expected 18
Action in committee 4 · expected 3
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 322 of 433 in the House

0.35expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

0 of 22 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.35 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • On the move: H.R. 2701 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.41

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 7 of the 7 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 15 times (peer median 5).

  • Position: −0.41, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 3 of 13, Education 2 of 12, Crime and Law Enforcement 2 of 24.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Wasserman Schultz$3.7M raised70%24%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

74% of what she raised came from individuals; 4% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$3.7M raised, 24% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 9 points.

79 PACs of the 145 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Health.

  1. American College of Radiology Association43% D
  2. American Bankers Association38% D
  3. American Crystal Sugar Compay56% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

230 bills

Wasserman Schultz voted Yea on 29, Nay on 75, did not vote on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 123 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.