> Deborah Wasserman Schultz (née Wasserman; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 25th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the [[Democratic Party]], she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee. > > Wasserman Schultz served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate and was a national co-chair of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s 2008 campaign for president. Her district covers much of southern Broward County, including a large part of Fort Lauderdale. It also covers much of northern Miami-Dade County. > > Wasserman Schultz was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee in May 2011, replacing Tim Kaine. On July 28, 2016, she resigned from that position after [[Wikileaks]] released leaked emails showing that she and other members of the DNC staff had seemingly favored [[Hillary Clinton]] over Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries in exchange for funding to eliminate the DNC's remaining debt from the 2012 presidential campaign. > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie%20Wasserman%20Schultz)