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Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018

There’s more than a few key races heating up among Florida’s congressional seats, but for every true competitor in a 2018 battleground district there are a dozen head-scratchers who’ve mounted hopeless House campaigns. No, none of these candidates have sacrificed a goat as part of a pagan ritual, but it likely wouldn’t make their long-shot […]

Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2018

Orlando businessman Wade Darius is seeking to challenge U.S. Rep. Val Demings in a Democratic primary this year for Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Darius, 36, chief executive officer of TD Homes Marketing of Orlando, said Monday he is challenging Demings primarily out of his belief that she has not been aggressive enough in opposing the […]

Scott PowersApril 19, 2017

With Democrats such as herself facing innumerable challenges in a President Donald Trump administration and Republican dominated Congress, U.S. Rep. Val Demings found triumphs – and joy – in moments of resistance. The freshman congresswoman from Orlando outlined her first 100 days on Capitol Hill Wednesday and looked ahead expressing her optimism and faith, particularly in the American […]

Scott PowersNovember 15, 2016

Long before young Trayvon Martin‘s tragic death sent destabilizing shockwaves from Central Florida throughout America, long before Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter turned into a standoff, and certainly long before the divisive election campaigns of 2016, Democrat Val Demings was calling for unity in Orlando and in America. Now, thanks to her resounding victory last Tuesday, […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2016

The woman who likes to talk about herself as the daughter of a janitor and maid who grew up to be a police chief has now been elected as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Early returns based on early voting and mail-in voting, plus a small handful of precincts, shows Democrat Val […]

Scott PowersNovember 4, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings of Orlando continues to collect a mix of big checks from business and labor groups in her bid to be elected in the Florida’s Orlando-based 10th Congressional District. The latest campaign finance reports filed through Wednesday show Demings had collected another 20 four-figure checks in the previous week, raising $44,200 […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2016

Recalling her childhood growing up in segregated and then racially volatile Jacksonville, Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings condemned Donald Trump Tuesday on his visit to Sanford, declaring, “his divisive, sexist, and racist rhetoric is not welcome here!” Demings, a candidate in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, and Democrat Stephanie Murphy, a candidate in Florida’s 7th Congressional […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2016

If there is an indication that a candidate’s victory is seen by some as all but in hand, it’s when money normally sent to an opposing party’s candidate starts arriving, and Democratic congressional nominee Val Demings may have reached that point. Demings, the former Orlando police chief running in the now-solidly blue Florida’s 10th Congressional […]

Scott PowersOctober 24, 2016

President Barack Obama has endorsed the congressional candidacies of Democrats Val Demings and Stephanie Murphy, their campaigns announced Monday. Murphy, of Winter Park, is running against Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica, also of Winter Park in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, is running against Republican nominee Thuy Lowe of […]

Scott PowersOctober 20, 2016

Four members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus joined Val Demings Thursday night, seeking to give her a boost in Florida’s 10th Congressional District race and to encourage more people to vote in Eatonville, Florida’s oldest historically black town. “We’re here for the chief,” U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, said of Demings, a retired […]

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New crop of not-ready-for-primetimers launch congressional campaigns

Val Demings picks up Democratic primary challenger in CD 10

Val Demings hails triumphs of resistance in Republican D.C.

Meet Congresswoman-elect Val Demings of Orlando

Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings heading for Congress

Val Demings continues to attract business, labor money in CD 10 race

Val Demings, Stephanie Murphy condemn Donald Trump visit to Sanford

Val Demings beginning to draw business money in CD 10 race

Barack Obama endorses Val Demings, Stephanie Murphy

Four Congressional Black Caucus members stump for Val Demings