2026年6月3日 美国东部时间8:46 / 福克斯新闻频道
当被问及这场竞选时，杰弗里斯称这是一场「针对黑人政治代表权的前所未有的类似吉姆·克劳式的攻击」
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佛罗里达州民主党众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨因决定在一个少数族裔占多数的选区寻求连任，正面临一些黑人领袖越来越强烈的反对，此举似乎让她失去了国会最高级别黑人民主党人的支持。
众议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人哈基姆·杰弗里斯周二拒绝为沃瑟曼·舒尔茨的连任竞选背书，此前她宣布角逐这个黑人占多数席位的选区，在8月18日的初选中她将面临四名黑人对手。
当被问及是否支持沃瑟曼·舒尔茨竞选这个位于劳德代尔堡的席位时，这位民主党领袖在新闻发布会上表示：“关于这场特定的竞选，我还没有做出决定。”
杰弗里斯表示，他已就这场竞选与作为其领导团队成员的沃瑟曼·舒尔茨进行了交谈，但并未明确提供支持。
2025年10月22日，在华盛顿国会山举行的民主党指导与政策委员会听证会上，众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨陪同下发言。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
记者手记：尽管共和党在南方通过重划选区获得优势，民主党人仍称他们仍有望夺回众议院多数席位
“每个人都有权在他们认为合适的地方参选。他们必须向那些他们希望未来代表的选民证明自己的主张，”他说。
“我认为我们都认识到当下的敏感之处：最高法院做出了破坏《投票权法案》的离谱裁决，由此引发了针对黑人政治代表权的前所未有的类似吉姆·克劳式的攻击，”他补充道，援引了最高法院在“路易斯安那州诉卡莱”案中的裁决，该裁决限制了在绘制选举选区时对种族因素的使用，并促使多个共和党领导的州进行重划选区，影响了由黑人民主党人代表的少数族裔占多数选区。
“这是一个我们所有人在推进工作时都需要保持敏感的环境，”他说。
杰弗里斯发表上述言论之际，沃瑟曼·舒尔茨正试图平息一些当地黑人领袖的激烈批评，这些批评针对她参选该选区的决定。该席位三十多年来一直由黑人议员担任。
正在参加民主党初选的Z世代进步主义活动家伊利亚·曼利在社交媒体上发布的一份声明中抨击了沃瑟曼·舒尔茨。
“首先，她声称国会黑人核心小组（CBC）鼓励她参选。但核心小组主席表示他们并没有这么做，”曼利写道。“随后她在电视上宣称杰弗里斯领袖正在支持她。但杰弗里斯刚刚拒绝为她背书。”
“在佛罗里达州第20选区，名叫黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨的人今天日子不好过，”他继续说道。
2026年6月，众议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人哈基姆·杰弗里斯拒绝为佛罗里达州众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨的竞选活动背书。（乔·拉德尔/盖蒂图片社；凯文·迪施/盖蒂图片社）
德桑蒂斯签署佛罗里达州重划选区地图，或令4个众议院席位变红
不过，沃瑟曼·舒尔茨可能比她的初选对手拥有显著的筹款优势。根据联邦选举委员会最近的文件显示，她的竞选账户中拥有超过250万美元的资金。
前佛罗里达州民主党众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克此前占据这个稳固的民主党席位，今年早些时候她在面临驱逐威胁和众议院道德委员会调查时辞职。谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克目前仍在为该席位参选，尽管她面临一场悬而未决的刑事审判，被控涉嫌挪用超过500万美元的救灾资金等多项罪名。
前布劳沃德县市长戴尔·霍尔内斯和音乐家路德·坎贝尔也在角逐民主党提名。
佛罗里达州共和党人在5月签署通过的一份有利于共和党的新国会选区地图中，拆分了沃瑟曼·舒尔茨所在的安全民主党席位。
前佛罗里达州民主党众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克尽管面临一项若定罪可能导致超过半个世纪监禁的悬而未决的刑事审判，仍将在民主党初选中与众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨竞争。（J·斯科特·阿普怀特/美联社）
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沃瑟曼·舒尔茨曾担任民主党全国委员会主席，在其任期内，内部邮件泄露事件重创了她的履职，邮件中充斥着对佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯2016年总统竞选的诋毁。她于2004年首次当选众议院议员。
本文发表前，福克斯新闻数字频道已联系沃瑟曼·舒尔茨的竞选团队置评。
Jeffries declines to back Wasserman Schultz as Black leaders revolt over district switch
June 3, 2026 8:46am EDT / Fox News
Jeffries cited an ‘unprecedented Jim Crow-like assault on Black political representation’ when asked about the race
By Adam Pack, Fox News
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is facing mounting backlash from some Black leaders over her decision to seek re-election in a majority-minority district, a move that appears to be costing her support from the highest-ranking Black Democrat in Congress.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to endorse Wasserman Schultz’s re-election bid Tuesday after she entered the race for the plurality-Black district, where she faces four Black opponents in the Aug. 18 primary.
“Haven’t made a decision, as it relates to that particular race,” the lead Democrat said at a news conference when asked if he supports Wasserman Schultz’s run for the Fort Lauderdale-based seat.
Jeffries said he’s spoken to Wasserman Schultz, a member of his leadership team, about the race, but stopped short of offering his support.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, accompanied by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, speaks at a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2025.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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“Everybody has a right to run where they see fit. They’ve got to make their case to the people that they hope to represent moving forward,” he said.
“I think we all recognize the sensitivities of the moment in terms of an unprecedented Jim Crow-like assault on Black political representation that has been unleashed by the Supreme Court’s outrageous decision to gut the Voting Rights Act,” he added, invoking the court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which curbed the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts and spurred redistricting in several Republican-led states affecting majority-minority districts represented by Black Democrats.
“And it’s an environment that all of us need to be sensitive to as we move forward,” he said.
Jeffries’ comments come as Wasserman Schultz seeks to weather fierce criticism from some local Black leaders over her decision to run in the district. The seat has been represented by a Black lawmaker for more than three decades.
Elijah Manley, a progressive Gen-Z activist running in the Democratic primary, slammed Wasserman Schultz in a statement posted to social media.
“First, she said the CBC [Congressional Black Caucus] encouraged her to run. The CBC Chair said they did not,” Manley wrote. “Then she went on TV and said that Leader Jeffries was supporting her. Jeffries just declined to endorse her.”
“It is not a good day to be named Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 20th District,” he continued.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to endorse Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s re-election campaign on Tuesday.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Wasserman Schultz, however, will likely have a significant fundraising advantage over her primary opponents. Her campaign account has more than $2.5 million in the bank, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings.
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., previously occupied the solidly blue seat before she resigned amid an expulsion threat and House Ethics Committee investigation earlier this year. Cherfilus-McCormick is running again for the seat despite facing a pending criminal trial tied to allegedly stealing more than $5 million in disaster relief funds, among other charges.
Former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness and musician Luther Campbell are also vying for the Democratic nomination.
Florida Republicans carved up Wasserman Schultz’s safe Democratic seat as part of a new GOP-friendly congressional map signed into law in May.
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., is running against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the Democratic primary contest, despite facing a pending criminal trial that could result in more than half a century in prison if convicted.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Wasserman Schultz previously served as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, during which her tenure was rocked by the release of internal emails disparaging Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. She first won election to the House in 2004.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Wasserman Schultz campaign before publication.
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