FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she will seek another term, but this time, it will be for a new district, after the Florida Legislature redrew boundaries.<\/p>\n
Wasserman Schultz, currently serving her 11th term in the United States Congress, touted her years of experience in Friday\u2019s announcement that she is running for reelection in Florida\u2019s District 20.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll use all my seniority and clout in Washington to continue to make our lives more affordable and make Broward [County] a safer, less expensive place to live, raise a family and retire,\u201d she said in a video message. \u201cSome people do a lot of talking. I work hard to deliver results. I\u2019ve fought for the people of Broward County my whole adult life.\u201d<\/p>\n
She dived into some familiar themes of healthcare and opposition to Republicans. <\/p>\n
\u201cRepublicans couldn\u2019t care less about lowering your healthcare, gas or grocery bill,\u201d she said in her video. <\/p>\n
Wasserman Schultz\u2019s old district included much of west Broward and consisted of less than 20 percent of Black voters. This newly redrawn district encompasses most of central Broward, parts of Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Black voters make up over 40 percent of voters in this district. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey blew our districts to smithereens in Broward County,\u201d said the congresswoman. <\/p>\n
However, Black Democratic leaders have said publicly that they think that nearby District 20 is not the right fit for the longtime lawmaker. That district was most recently represented by Sheila Cherflus-McCormick and Alcee Hastings for years before her.<\/p>\n
Corey Shearer, president of the Broward Democratic Black Caucus, said the district has a long history of black representation and despite political alignment with Wasserman Schultz, she\u2019s just not from the community. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe cannot be a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. She\u2019s not from this community and there\u2019s no getting around that,\u201d he said. \u201cShe will just be a candidate. If people feel she\u2019s too big to fail or of all the work she has done, she\u2019s just going to be a candidate going up against candidates who are from our community.\u201d <\/p>\n