U.S. House · Florida, District 25

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat Serving since Jan. 4, 2005Term ends Jan. 3, 2027

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the House. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

How this is measured →
Wasserman Schultz
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress20thpercentile
More liberal than 79% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
108th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress41stpercentile
More liberal than 58% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
108th most liberal of 259
The House21stpercentile
More liberal than 78% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
93rd most liberal of 431

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

How this is measured →
Votes with own party
97%
Q1 2025: 94% → Q3 2026: 94%

Lower than 140 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual97%
Expected93%
Difference+3 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 465 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 94%See the 465 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
12%all votes
Q1 2025: 11% → Q3 2026: 12%

Higher than 146 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual12%
Expected18%
Difference−6 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 138 votes12% on legislation onlySee the 138 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Debbie Wasserman Schultz went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the House this Congress, with how Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

Votes most like

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 52.2%Trump 46.8%

Florida redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 25 voted 54% Trump and 45% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-7931
Office
270 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0925

Issue by issue

How often Debbie Wasserman Schultz votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz sides with their party least often on Finance and Financial Sector (77%) and Education (83%).

Debbie Wasserman SchultzAverage for House Democrats
  1. Finance and Financial Sector 77%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  2. Education 83%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  3. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  4. Crime and Law Enforcement 93%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  5. International Affairs 94%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  6. Energy 95%Average 96% · 38 votes on Energy
  7. Government Operations and Politics 95%Average 92% · 20 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  8. Armed Forces and National Security 98%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  9. Economics and Public Finance 98%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  10. Congress 100%Average 100% · 110 votes on Congress
  11. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 24 votes on Environmental Protection
  12. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 98% · 18 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  13. Immigration 100%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  14. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  15. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  16. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 votes on Law
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes on Health

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Transportation and Public Works (2 votes), Animals (2 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

3 passed their chamber · 0 became law

How this is measured →
How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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