Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. She announced Friday that she will run again in a new Broward County district. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo
May 22 (UPI) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., announced Friday she will run for a U.S. House seat to represent a newly drawn district, which now has majority Black or Latino voters.
The new map created four Republican-leaning congressional districts. She is running in the new 20th District, an all-Broward County district.
"I'm really excited to announce that I'll be running for Congress for re-election in District 20," she said in a telephone interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "I just can't wait to continue to fight on behalf of Broward County and our people. I know Broward County. I have represented Broward County my entire adult life. It's the place I've raised my family. It is the place that I have served in public office, and the people of this county know me and I know them."
But her decision has added to tensions with Black Democrats who are already frustrated with the Republican gerrymandering throughout the South.
