Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat. Florida’s 20th District. Won the seat on November 3, 2026.
Overview
- November 3, 2026 election
- Won the seat
- Moving from another district, called by NBC News on November 4, 2026. Takes the seat in the 120th Congress on January 3, 2027.1
- 2026 primary
- Won the Democratic primary, Aug. 18, 2026.
- Lean on the 119th Congress lines (2025 edition)
- D+22
- The state in 2024
- Trump won Florida in 2024.
- 2032 redistricting
- Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.
Lean is the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) on the district’s 2026 election lines: R+10 and up is solidly Republican, R+5 to R+9 lean Republican, D+4 to R+4 swing, D+5 to D+9 lean Democratic and D+10 and up solidly Democratic. A 2032 redistricting flag marks one of seven states American Ascent watches for the maps drawn after the 2030 census, with who draws the map there.
Sources (2)
- 1NBC News: the November 3, 2026 result. Checked November 4, 2026. Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.nbcnews.com/ politics/ 2026-elections/ florida-house-results - 2The congress-legislators dataset of every member of Congress: birthday. Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ unitedstates.github.io/ congress-legislators/ legislators-current.json
In the House
- Leadership posts, 119th Congress
- Ranking Member of the Appropriations subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Committees, 119th Congress
- Appropriations
- Foreign Affairs
Leadership posts and committees in the 119th Congress, as the Clerk of the House listed them on October 1, 2026; the 120th Congress names its own when it convenes on January 3, 2027. Chairman and Chairwoman are written as Chair. A gold mark names a leadership post. Years in the House come from the public congress-legislators record of every member’s terms.
Sources (2)
- 3Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s official site Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ wassermanschultz.house.gov - 4Official congressional biography Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ bioguide.congress.gov/ search/ bio/ W000797
Election history
The 2026 primary and who was on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
2026 primary
- Primary date
- August 18, 2026
- Kind
- Democratic primary
- Result
- WonWon the Democratic primary, Aug. 18, 2026.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represented the 25th District, ran in the redrawn 20th and won the Democratic nomination.
Sources (1)
- 52026 primary and the November ballot, results Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.wlrn.org/ government-politics/ 2026-08-18/ wasserman-schultz-wins-fla-s-20th-district-amid-outcry-over-black-representation-in-south-florida
Financial records
- Cash on hand
- $784,570
Past cycles
| Cycle | Raised | From individuals | Cash at year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,204,638 | 69% | $616,233 |
| 2022 | $2,087,129 | 67% | $782,379 |
| 2024 | $2,896,300 | 71% | $1,057,309 |
Cash on hand from the member’s latest filing with the Federal Election Commission. Past cycles: money raised over each two-year cycle and cash on hand on December 31 of its election year, from the same filings, in dollars as reported. From individuals is the share of money raised that came from individual donors.
Scorecards
Conservative scorecards, out of 100
- Heritage Action (opens in a new tab) lifetime
- 6
- Club for Growth (opens in a new tab) lifetime
- 5
- Turning Point Action (opens in a new tab) lifetime
- 22
Conservative average
11.2
Heritage Action and Turning Point Action are the member’s lifetime scores, read from those pages. Club for Growth is the member’s lifetime rating, and GOP Platform measures agreement with the national Republican Party platform in 2025, published by the Institute for Legislative Analysis.
The scorecard average covers all four. No score means none was published, not zero, and is left out of the average: the record says “No score published”.
How to read this
Each group’s name links to the member’s own page on its scorecard, opened on the date shown.
Progressive scorecards, out of 100
- Progressive Punch (opens in a new tab) lifetime, all votes
- 94
- The link opens the scorecard’s list for the state, which shows this score: the member’s own page is not available.
- Stop Corruption Now (Democracy Defenders Action) (opens in a new tab) 119th Congress, 10 measures
- 70
Progressive average
86
Mirrored for every member, of either party: the League of Conservation Voters’ lifetime score, read from the member’s page; Progressive Punch’s lifetime score on all votes, read from its House table; and Democracy Defenders Action’s Stop Corruption Now score for the 119th Congress (September 16, 2026), its total on 10 anti-corruption and pro-democracy votes and cosponsorships, shown out of 100. The progressive average covers the three; no score means none was published (Stop Corruption Now did not grade members in office for less than a year, or certain current and former House leaders).
Immigration accountability
- IAP Action score
- -147
- Rank in the House on this score
- 400 of 431
The Immigration Accountability Project’s IAP Action score counts sponsorship, cosponsorship, and votes on immigration. A running total, not a percentage. Higher means more restrictive on immigration.
Second Amendment grade
- Gun Owners of America, 2024
- F
Gun Owners of America’s 2024 grades, its latest complete set, from its 2024 Voter Guide, A+ to F-.
Sources (4)
- 6Heritage Action scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page Retrieved October 31, 2026. Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ heritageaction.com/ scorecard/ members/ W000797 - 7Club for Growth scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page Retrieved October 31, 2026. Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.clubforgrowth.org/ scorecards/ legislator/ W000797/ Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz/ - 8Turning Point Action scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page Retrieved October 31, 2026. Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ www.tpaction.com/ scorecard/ legislators/ debbiewasserman%20schultz - 9GOP Platform scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page Retrieved October 31, 2026. Open the source (opens in a new tab) https:/
/ gopscorecard.limitedgov.org/ lawmakers/ debbie-wasserman-schultz-d-fl-25?year=2025
Endorsements
For the 2026 race.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the seat in a district new to the member. The 2026 endorsements on file were researched for the race in the member’s old district, so they are not tracked for this one.
Sources
Each section lists its own sources, numbered through the page. Here they are together.
All sources for this record (9)
Overview
In the House
Election history
Scorecards
- 6Heritage Action scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page (opens in a new tab) Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- 7Club for Growth scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page (opens in a new tab) Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- 8Turning Point Action scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page (opens in a new tab) Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- 9GOP Platform scorecard, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s page (opens in a new tab) Retrieved October 31, 2026.
Also used, named without a link
- District lean: the Cook Political Report’s Partisan Voting Index, 2026 and 2025 editions.
- Committees and leadership posts in the 119th Congress: the Clerk of the House, as listed on October 1, 2026. Years in the House: the public congress-legislators record of every member’s terms.
- Cash on hand and past cycles: the campaign’s Federal Election Commission filings.
- Immigration: the Immigration Accountability Project. Second Amendment: Gun Owners of America, 2024 Voter Guide.
- Endorsements: 2026 endorsement records.
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