Wasserman Schultz Will Run in Majority-Black District in South Florida
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida, announced her plan to run for re-election in the newly redrawn majority-minority 20th Congressional District.
- The new congressional map, signed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, created four additional Republican-leaning districts and eliminated or significantly altered Wasserman Schultz’s previous South Florida seat.
- Wasserman Schultz criticized the Republican-led redistricting as a deliberate effort to weaken Democratic and Black representation in Broward County, Florida’s most Democratic area.
- The redistricting is part of a broader Republican strategy, encouraged by former President Trump, to redraw districts mid-decade to maintain control of Congress.
- The changes have caused tension among Black Democrats who fear the new maps will dilute or eliminate their representation in Congress.