Debbie Wasserman Schultz Officially Chosen to Lead DNC

As expected, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was elected chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Wednesday and vowed to lead the fight for President Barack Obamas re-election.

Wasserman Schultz takes over from former Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia who left the DNC to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012.

Only 44, Wasserman Schultz has represented parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties in Congress since being elected in 2004. Before that, she served more than a decade in Tallahassee, serving eight years in the House and four years in the Senate. She served more than two years as vice chairwoman of the DNC under Kaine.

Obama selected Wasserman Schultz to lead the DNC -- a point she reiterated during a speech on Wednesday.

I am so honored to have been nominated for this position by the president, and I am humbled beyond words at your vote of confidence, said Wasserman Schultz. To have been asked by President Obama to lead our party is an indescribable feeling."

Referring to her first election to the Florida House, Wasserman Schultz insisted that she learned the importance of hard work and never taking no for an answer.

I will work every single day like I did in that first race to re-elect our president, win back the House, hold the Senate and elect Democrats up and down the ballot, said Wasserman Schultz. On my watch we will not be outworked.