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Equal Ground Sues Over Florida 20th Redistricting Map

8/17/2026

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is running in the Florida 20th District Democratic primary on Aug. 4, 2026.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting made the district 42% Black and 23% Hispanic, ending its Black-majority.
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), who resigned after a federal indictment alleging $5 million disaster-fund theft, is a candidate.
Black leaders decry the map while the Equal Ground Education Fund has sued, alleging April maps violate the 2010 anti-gerrymandering amendment.

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is running in the Florida 20th District Democratic primary on Aug. 4, 2026.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting made the district 42% Black and 23% Hispanic, ending its Black-majority.
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), who resigned after a federal indictment alleging $5 million disaster-fund theft, is a candidate.
Black leaders decry the map while the Equal Ground Education Fund has sued, alleging April maps violate the 2010 anti-gerrymandering amendment.