WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Val Demings is planning to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, giving Democrats a boost in a competitive 2022 race that could decide control of the Senate. That's according to ...

Congresswoman Val Demings, who spent 27 years working in law enforcement in Orlando, Florida, said her background has been crucial to her views as a politician. Now running to be a U.S. senator ...

Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) is “seriously” contemplating a run for the U.S. Senate, one that could make her the first Black person and only second woman to represent Florida as a Senator. The 2022 race ...

ORLANDO, Fla — When U.S. Rep. Val Demings entered her Orlando watch party celebration less than an hour after polls closed across most of the state, she had already been declared winner of Tuesday's ...

*Florida Rep. Val Demings is planning to run for the U.S. Senate, taking on Republican Sen. Marco Rubio next year. “I would’ve supported her running for governor, but this is the right fit for her and ...

CNN — Democratic Rep. Val Demings on Wednesday officially announced she's running for US Senate in 2022 as the party looks to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Marco Rubio in a pivotal race. Her candidacy ...

The two-term Republican defeated Representative Val Demings, a Democrat who would have been the state’s first Black senator. By Annie Karni As Cheri Beasley and Val Demings run competitive Senate ...

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The Florida Democrat was on President Biden's shortlist for a running mate in the 2020 election. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, was first elected to the House in 2016. At LAist, we believe in ...