Val Demings
Val Demings | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Webster |
| Succeeded by | Maxwell Frost |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valdez Venita Butler March 12, 1957 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jerry Demings |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Website | House website |
Valdez Venita "Val" Demings (née Butler; March 12, 1957) is an American police officer and politician.
She was the member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 10th congressional district between 2017 to 2023. She served as Chief of the Orlando Police Department, the first woman to hold the position. She was the Democratic nominee in both 2012 and 2016 to represent Florida's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, the latter of which Demings won.[1]
In June 2020, Demings became one of the final four finalists for Joe Biden's running mate for the 2020 election.[2]
In May 2021, Demings announced her plans to run for the United States Senate, challenging Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the 2022 election.[3][4] She won the Democratic nomination in the August 2022 primaries. She lost the election to Rubio in November 2022.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Florida U.S. House 10th District Results: Val Demings Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Zeleny, Jeff; Merica, Dan (June 26, 2020). "Nation's reckoning on race looms large over final month of Biden's running mate search". CNN.
- ↑ Caputo, Marc. "Val Demings to run for Senate against Rubio". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ Mazzei, Patricia (2021-05-18). "Val Demings is planning to challenge Marco Rubio for one of Florida's Senate seats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Val Demings for Congress official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Profile Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine at The Wall Street Journal
- Val Demings Archived 2017-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America
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