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
Chief of the Orlando Police Department
In office December 16, 2007 – June 1, 2011
Preceded by
Michael McCoy
Succeeded by
Paul Rooney
Personal details
Born
Valdez Venita Butler
(1957-03-12) March 12, 1957 (age 67) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Jerry Demings
(m. 1988)
Children
3
Education
Florida State University (BS) Webster University Orlando (MPA)
Police career
Department
Orlando Police Department
Service years
1983–2011
Rank
Chief
Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 10th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the area around Orlando's resort parks. It includes many of Orlando's western suburbs, including Apopka and Winter Garden. From 2007 to 2011, Demings was chief of the Orlando Police Department, its first female chief, capping a 27-year career with the department. She has also been first lady of Orange County, Florida, since December 4, 2018, when her husband Jerry Demings was sworn in as the mayor.
Demings was the Democratic nominee to represent Florida's 10th congressional district in Congress in both 2012 and 2016. After losing in 2012 to Republican incumbent Daniel Webster, she won in 2016 after the State Supreme Court mandated redistricting statewide.[1]
On January 15, 2020, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi selected Demings to serve as a House impeachment manager in the first Senate trial of President Donald Trump.[2] In early August 2020, Demings was said to be one of the top contenders to be Joe Biden's vice-presidential running mate in the 2020 United States presidential election, along with Kamala Harris and Susan Rice.[3] She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Florida, losing to Republican incumbent Marco Rubio.
^"Florida U.S. House 10th District Results: Val Demings Wins". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
^DeBonis, Mike (January 15, 2020). "Schiff, Nadler lead group of House managers to prosecute Trump in Senate impeachment trial". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
^Rosenthal, Brian; Mazzei, Patricia. "Val Demings Is on Biden's V.P. List. Will Her Police Career Hurt or Help?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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