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'''Debbie Wasserman Schultz''' (born September 27, 1966), a [[Democrat]], is the [[United States Representative]] for Florida's 23rd district. She was first elected to the House in 2004 to represent the 20th district. Before that, she was a member of the [[Florida Senate]] and the [[Florida House of Representatives]].

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Wasserman Schultz was appointed [[Democratic National Committee]] Chair by President [[Barack Obama]] in May 2011. She is a [[liberal]] who supports [[gay rights]] and [[abortion]] and is anti-[[Second Amendment]].

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Wasserman Schultz was appointed [[Democratic National Committee]] Chair by President [[Barack Obama]] in May 2011 and she resigned just before the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She is a [[liberal]] who supports [[gay rights]] and [[abortion]] and is anti-[[Second Amendment]].

==Early Life and Education==

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===DNC Chair===

President Obama nominated her for Chair in April 2011 and the Democratic National Committee confirmed her appoinment on May 4, 2011. Immediately, Schultz began attacking [[Republican]]s. She lied about [[Paul Ryan]]'s [[Medicare]] plan, stating it would deny care to seniors with preexisting medical conditions.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2011/06/01/open-thread-dnc-chair-lies-about-ryan-medicare-plan#ixzz1OdjLjbsu DNC Chair lies about Ryan Medicare plan]</ref> She called Republicans "anti-women" <ref>Lopez, Kathryn Jean (May 27, 2011). [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/268271/march-anti-women-women-sigh-more-name-calling-kathryn-jean-lopez "The Corner: The march of the anti-women women (sigh, more name-calling.)"] National Review website. Retrieved on April 15, 2015.</ref> and said that they wanted to bring back [[Jim Crow]] laws.<ref>Benson, Guy (June 7, 2011). [http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/06/07/dnc_chair_gop_aims_to_literally_drag_the_country_back_to_jim_crow_era "Tipsheet: DNC chair: GOP aims to 'literally drag' the country back to Jim Crow era"]. Townhall.com. Retrieved on April 15, 2015.</ref> In another statement, Schultz claimed that Republicans think that [[illegal immigration]] should be a crime.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/fred-lucas/2011/05/31/dnc-chair-republicans-believe-illegal-immigration-should-be-crime Illegal immigration should be a crime]</ref> Also, she claimed that if it were up to Republicans, we would all be driving foreign-built cars. It was noted that she owns a 2010 Japanese-made Infiniti FX35.<ref>O'Brien, Michael (May 26, 2011). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/163567-dnc-chairwoman-doesnt-drive-american "DNC chairwoman doesn't drive American".] The Hill. Retrieved on April 15, 2015.</ref>

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Hackers obtained emails between Schultz and other DNC staff members who reported to her and posted them on [[Wikileaks]]. These emails showed that instead of Schulz keeping the DNC staff neutral during the 2016 Presidential race, they worked to favor [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]. This lead to the supporters of [[Bernie Sanders]] to demand Schultz' resignation, and Senator Sanders endorsed Shultz' opponent in the Democratic congressional primary. Faced with the possibility of demonstrations from Sanders delegates, Schultz resigned just before the Convention opened and did not make her scheduled speech. Donna Brazil was selected by the DNC to fill the remainder of Schultz' term as Chair.

==Political views==

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