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Black Democrats Seek Unity Against Wasserman Schultz After Redistricting

6/3/2026

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Four Black Democratic candidates met privately to discuss uniting behind a single challenger to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced her campaign for Florida’s 20th congressional district after the legislature’s mid-decade redistricting.
The new map moved predominantly Black neighborhoods into white-majority districts and dismantled the 1992 Voting Rights Act-created district.
Former congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick warned the map threatens Black voting power and urged Democrats to defend historic representation.

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Four Black Democratic candidates met privately to discuss uniting behind a single challenger to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced her campaign for Florida’s 20th congressional district after the legislature’s mid-decade redistricting.
The new map moved predominantly Black neighborhoods into white-majority districts and dismantled the 1992 Voting Rights Act-created district.
Former congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick warned the map threatens Black voting power and urged Democrats to defend historic representation.