BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — U.S. Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents congressional District 25, announced on Friday that she will be running for District 20 after the recent redistricting.
In a statement, her office announced she plans to help deliver the most for families struggling with high gas, housing, and grocery prices in Broward County.
“I’ve fought for the people of Broward County my whole adult life, and you’ve always been able to count on me to deliver results for our community,” Wasserman Schultz said in a statement. “And I’ve waged these battles when our values were on the line, all while still raising a family, beating cancer, and answering President Barack Obama’s call to lead our national party.”
The Republican majority in the Florida legislature approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’s proposed redistricting map, which is the subject of several lawsuits contesting it as a violation of the state’s constitution.
District 20 has been vacant since Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on April 21.
DeSantis signed the new map into law on May 4, and it changed five key areas for Democrats in Florida, including District 25.
Elijah Manley, a Democrat who is running in the District 20 primary, quickly jumped on the attack.
“DWS is everything that’s wrong with the Democratic establishment ... I look forward to retiring her from public office,” Manley wrote on X after her announcement.
Manley later told Local 10 News that many Black leaders asked Wasserman Schultz not to run in the district because it’s an attack on Black representation.
“She is giving Republicans exactly what they want, a divisive Democratic party,” Manley said.
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One of Wasserman Schultz’s opponents in the FL-20 Dem primary is jumping on the attack. Elijah Manley is accusing her of jumping ship to what has been a black represented district after her own was carved up in the state’s new congressional map. @WPLGLocal10 https://t.co/iO87ihcSgh pic.twitter.com/m6RiUHh54m
— Ross Ketschke (@rossk_news) May 22, 2026
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