Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Representative for Florida's 23rd Congressional District

Wasserman Schultz is the representative for Florida’s 23^rd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2013. Wasserman Schultz is next up for reelection in 2018.

She was previously the representative for Florida’s 20^th congressional district as a Democrat from 2005 to 2012.

Photo of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL23]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 Report Card for Wasserman Schultz.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Wasserman Schultz is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Wasserman Schultz has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% League of Conservation Voters: 93% NIAC Action: A American Civil Liberties Union: 82% United States Chamber of Commerce: 42% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: C- FreedomWorks: 15% NumbersUSA: 6% The Club for Growth: 4% Americans for Prosperity: 2%

Committee Membership

Debbie Wasserman Schultz sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
House Committee on the Budget

Enacted Legislation

Wasserman Schultz was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:

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We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Wasserman Schultz sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Crime and Law Enforcement (47%) Health (18%) International Affairs (12%) Labor and Employment (12%) Housing and Community Development (12%)

Recent Bills

Some of Wasserman Schultz’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Wasserman Schultz’s Vote	Vote Description
Yea	H.R. 308: Keep the Promise Act of 2015 Nov 16, 2015. Failed 263/146.
Aye	H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
Aye	H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208. This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Yea	H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88. The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
No	H.R. 1731: National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 Apr 23, 2015. Passed 355/63.
Yea	H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206. This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ...
Aye	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
No	H.R. 10 (113th): Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act May 9, 2014. Passed 360/45.
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
Nay	H.R. 31 (111th): Lumbee Recognition Act Jun 3, 2009. Passed 240/179.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2005 to May 2018, Wasserman Schultz missed 549 of 9,820 roll call votes, which is 5.6%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2005 Jan-Mar	90	3	3.3%	50^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	12	4.4%	70^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	2	1.4%	44^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	11	6.7%	84^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	11	13.6%	93^rd
2006 Apr-Jun	276	5	1.8%	47^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	3	1.4%	43^rd
2007 Apr-Jun	393	9	2.3%	64^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	6	1.9%	53^rd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	17	6.5%	78^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	6	4.0%	57^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	9	2.8%	51^st
2008 Jul-Sep	205	6	2.9%	55^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	3	20.0%	92^nd
2009 Jan-Mar	174	7	4.0%	75^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	3	1.0%	27^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	9	3.4%	73^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	19	7.7%	87^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	11	5.6%	76^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	18	8.2%	86^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	10	10.1%	82^nd
2011 Jan-Mar	212	12	5.7%	91^st
2011 Apr-Jun	281	17	6.0%	89^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	10	4.0%	79^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	23	11.1%	95^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	1	0.7%	24^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	27	9.0%	89^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	13	8.6%	89^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	9	10.1%	90^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	9	4.2%	74^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	14	7.0%	89^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	23	16.8%	96^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	5	3.4%	66^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	9	4.1%	73^rd
2014 Jul-Sep	147	20	13.6%	96^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	1	2.0%	55^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	8	5.6%	82^nd
2015 Apr-Jun	244	58	23.8%	99^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	8	5.8%	84^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	13	9.5%	81^st
2016 Apr-Jun	204	19	9.3%	90^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	3	1.3%	55^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	1	2.1%	61^st
2017 Jan-Mar	208	1	0.5%	23^rd
2017 Apr-Jun	136	16	11.8%	94^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	44	22.1%	95^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	5	3.9%	63^rd
2018 Apr-May	101	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

@unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is pronounced:

DE-bee // WAS-er-mun shuults

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
A a	cat
B b	bat
D d	day
E e	bed
EE ee	meet
ER er	her
H h	hat
L l	leg
M m	man
N n	not
S s	sit
T t	top
U u	cup
UU uu	book
W w	will

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

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