Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Deborah Wasserman Schultz (<a href="/facts/Birth_name/FctFJcbg">née</a> Wasserman; /ˈwɑːsərmən/; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the <a href="/facts/United_States_House_of_Representatives/cdBPb9pY">U.S. representative</a> for <a href="/facts/Florida%2527s_25th_congressional_district/uEvN7uem">Florida's 25th congressional district</a>, first elected to Congress in <a href="/facts/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections%2c_2004/DQdmJe2r">2004</a>. A member of the <a href="/facts/Democratic_Party_(United_States)/MNe3nDrL">Democratic Party</a>, she is a former chair of the <a href="/facts/Democratic_National_Committee/zGbMqAUU">Democratic National Committee</a>.
Wasserman Schultz served in the <a href="/facts/Florida_House_of_Representatives/QNPvP4bE">Florida House of Representatives</a> and the <a href="/facts/Florida_Senate/F0yXfg6h">Florida Senate</a> and was a national co-chair of <a href="/facts/Hillary_Clinton/dPzm9ru4">Hillary Clinton</a>'s <a href="/facts/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign%2c_2008/lsTrxdS2">2008 campaign</a> for president. Her district covers much of southern <a href="/facts/Broward_County/ecUXCpRx">Broward County</a>, including a large part of <a href="/facts/Fort_Lauderdale/b7BkS7KM">Fort Lauderdale</a>.
Wasserman Schultz was elected <a href="/facts/Chair_of_the_DNC/zGbMqAUU">chair of the Democratic National Committee</a> in May 2011, replacing <a href="/facts/Tim_Kaine/vhe2NB51">Tim Kaine</a>. On July 28, 2016, she resigned from that position after <a href="/facts/WikiLeaks/rm4lC2cD">WikiLeaks</a> released <a href="/facts/2016_Democratic_National_Committee_email_leak/oyLtKN25">leaked emails</a> showing that she and other members of the DNC staff had expressed <a href="/facts/Bias/geuh5KrE">bias</a> in preference of <a href="/facts/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign%2c_2016/pRttFRBn">Hillary Clinton</a> over <a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a> in the <a href="/facts/2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries/JlnIBKBX">2016 Democratic primaries</a>. The emails showed that some <a href="/facts/Democratic_National_Committee/zGbMqAUU">DNC</a> officials had discussed strategies to weaken Sanders’ campaign, questioning his viability, and even suggesting ways to discredit his supporters. She secured a senior surrogate spot on the Clinton campaign afterwards.

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