# Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 25th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 25th district
- Serving since: 2005-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000797
- FEC candidate IDs: H4FL20023

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000797 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

14% of the 29 bills Schultz sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Democrats.

## What Schultz says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,190 classified statements: 1,884 posts on X, 183 press releases, 121 Congressional Record speeches, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Schultz | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 6.6% | 73 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.3% | 27.5% | 45 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.6% | 73.2% | 88 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.4% | 9.8% | 93 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 26.6% | 22.7% | 63 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.1% | 1.9% | 32 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Immigration 17% (House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Democrats 16%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.01), from 4,919 donors and 7,257 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.7% (96.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 470. 13.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 18 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10749: RAISE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10749
- H.R. 10068: PROTECT Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10068
- H.R. 10010: Build Homes, Not Hate Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10010
- H.R. 10011: No PREJUDICE Act (in committee, 2026-07-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10011
- H.R. 9944: TPS Review Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9944
- H.Res. 1445: Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging… (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1445
- H.R. 9569: Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9569
- H.Res. 1397: Expressing support for the designation of June 28, 2026, as "Community is Stronger than Cancer Day". (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1397
- H.R. 9169: PKD Cures Act (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9169
- H.R. 9007: Constance C. McDaniel Medically Necessary Infant Formula and Donor Milk Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9007

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 4.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 54% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2114812794918912051
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2114356706595525002
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2113994192112243178
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2113695818070860119
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2113254646781284502
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2113366163841290479
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2112921830948294999
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2112950677773209982
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2112544965209260283
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDWStweets/status/2112635969425780788

## Links

- Official site: https://wassermanschultz.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDWStweets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDWS
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepDWSTweets
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepWassermanSchultz
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000797

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000797