Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announces re-election campaign for Florida's 20th Congressional District
The safely Democratic district is already drawing five Black candidates, setting up a primary fight over representation and redistricting.
- On Friday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she will seek reelection in the newly crafted 20th Congressional District, which lies entirely within Broward County.
- New Republican-crafted congressional districts for the 2026 election packed Democrats into the 20th District, allowing mapmakers to make adjacent districts more favorable to Republican candidates.
- Five Black candidates in the race argue the district should be represented by a Black lawmaker with similar lived experience; some activists spent recent weeks attempting to dissuade Wasserman Schultz from running.
- Citing her seniority and clout, Wasserman Schultz argued she can deliver results for the district, noting, "I have represented Broward County my entire adult life."
- Independent analysts at the Cook Political Report rate the 20th District as solid Democratic, meaning the August 18 primary winner is all-but-guaranteed to win the November election.
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‘Let them fight’: Democrat enrages her party by announcing candidacy in black-majority district * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. On Friday, an activist Democrat woman announced her candidacy for Congress in a heavily black district in Florida, a seat expected to go to a Democrat, and enraged her own party at the same time. The reason? While Debbie Wasserman Schultz is seeking election in Florida’s District 20,
Wasserman Schultz, whose district was redrawn, announces plans to run in neighboring district
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) announced Friday that she plans to run in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, which has been represented by a Black lawmaker for more than three decades, after her current district was redrawn by Florida Republicans in an effort to secure more seats in the House. The decision will pit her against scandal-plagued former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), who is running again for the seat despite recent…
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