The file

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic · U.S. Representative, Florida-25 · Florida · Spectrum score -43

House · 2026 ballot ·

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is U.S. Representative, Florida-25 in Florida. Political positions and ideology score -43 (Left). DWS is the cautionary tale who still has an office.

College: University of Florida, B.A. 1988, M.A. 1990
Spouse: Steve Schultz (m. 1991)
Children: Three
Résumé: U.S. Representative · Florida-25 · 2005–
Chair · Democratic National Committee · 2011–2016
Florida Senate / House · 1992–2004

Net worth: $2.2M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $400K
2026 raised: $3.4M
Years in office: 21

Where Debbie stands on the spectrum

Debbie Wasserman Schultz scores -43 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -43 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

DWS is the cautionary tale who still has an office. The file is a DNC that 2016 broke, a South Florida machine that did not, and an IT-office mess that would have ended a freshman. Seniority is a moat.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$2.2M

+450% since taking office

House disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$400K

Now$2.2M

DNC chair wreckage and a South Florida seat that survived it. Not a condo baron.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $3.4M
Cash on hand: $1.2M

Top industries

Lawyers
Unions
Pro-Israel PACs
Health

Stock holdings

Index / retirement funds

South Florida seat that survived 2016. Funds.

Disclosure midpoint, 2024–25 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Joint
$50K–$250K
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Joint
$15K–$75K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Joint	$50K–$250K
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Joint	$15K–$75K

Sum of ranges $65K–$325K · midpoint $195K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

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Live wire

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Conflicts

2016 DNC leak — the career should have ended; the district did not allow it.
IT-staff scandal that both parties dropped when it got weird.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.40

Compass

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Sources

DW-NOMINATE
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.