Stephen Bittel quietly became a Miami-Dade Democratic precinct captain this week

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2. He's a long time DNC person - supported Wasserman Shultz

DNC staffers disparaged top party fundraiser and Wasserman Schultz ally
By Matea Gold July 25

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Bittel did not respond to requests seeking comment. The real estate developer owns and operates more than $1 billion of property in Florida, according to the Miami Herald. He hosted Vice President Biden at his Coconut Grove home in May for a fundraiser for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who announced Sunday she was resigning from her post as the DNC chairwoman.

On Monday, Bittel hosted a thank-you event for Wasserman Schultz at a Philadelphia restaurant, where the besieged congresswoman grew emotional.

According to an internal DNC biography, Bittel has supported “every major Democratic candidate in Florida politics.”

Steve Schale, a Democratic political strategist in Florida who knows Bittel, called the private comments about him "unfortunate."

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/25/dnc-staffers-disparaged-top-party-fundraiser-and-wasserman-schultz-ally/