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Scott PowersMarch 11, 2016

Although her bill to fund state investigations of police-caused deaths died in committee in January, state Sen. Geraldine Thompson said Friday she finally got what she wanted. “The bill didn’t move but there is money in the budget for FDLE and I got in proviso language that stipulates that of the funds that they get […]

Scott PowersMarch 11, 2016

Democrat Val Demings has received the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Electrical workers in her campaign for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 10. “Our thousand-plus members throughout Central Florida deserve a leader committed to supporting our mission to not only put people to work, but keeping workers employed at good and fair paying […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

Val Demings has received the endorsement of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers in her bid for the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in Orlando-based Congressional District 10. The union endorsement follows several others she has received, including from a coalition of unions representing Walt Disney World employees. “It means […]

Scott PowersFebruary 23, 2016

With Congressional District 10 now almost a certain Democratic victory, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came to Orlando Tuesday to stand with the national party’s choice, calling Val Demings “battle-tested” and a woman of faith and strength. Pelosi appeared with Demings at a small rally and tour at a historic retail building in the […]

Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2016

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join Val Demings for a campaign event Tuesday in Demings’ bid to win the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 10. Pelosi, a California congresswoman who already has endorsed Demings over her rivals state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, businessman Bob Poe and lawyer Fatima Rita Fahmy, […]

Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings has gained the endorsements of the Service Trades Council group of unions representing Walt Disney World workers and specifically the United Food and Commercial Workers, her campaign announced Friday. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, is running in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, in a Democratic primary field that includes state […]

Scott PowersFebruary 12, 2016

Val Demings, Annette Taddeo, and Randall Perkins are among 16 Democratic congressional candidates nationally to be picked for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Red To Blue program, signaling stronger financial and organizational backing. The DCCC selected the trio and also announced that it would include Congressional District 13 in the program, though it did not identify […]

Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2016

Former Orlando police chief Val Demings holds a 20-point edge over her nearest rival in the Democratic race for Orlando-based Congressional District 10, in a poll her campaign commissioned from Public Policy Polling and released Wednesday. The poll, taken Jan. 26-28 of 506 likely Democratic primary voters, finds that Demings has high name recognition, stronger […]

Scott PowersFebruary 2, 2016

When Bob Poe jumped into the Orlando-based Congressional District 10 Democratic race last month, the millionaire entrepreneur promised to match contributions, and his early donations have given him a fund of $342,000, his campaign announced. That includes $325,000 that’s now in the bank, which could make Poe the instant money leader in a Democratic field […]

Scott PowersFebruary 1, 2016

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan met with Orlando Hispanic leaders on behalf of Congressional District 10 candidate Val Demings Monday morning, angering her Democratic rivals, who said the party was out of bounds picking in a contested primary. Lujan and Demings met with 18 Orlando-area Hispanic leaders Monday morning to seek support […]

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Geraldine Thompson declares victory in getting state to probe police-caused deaths

Val Demings gets endorsement of electrical workers union in CD 10 race

Union endorses Val Demings in CD 10 race

Nancy Pelosi calls Val Demings “battle-tested” candidate of faith, strength

Nancy Pelosi to join Val Demings in CD 10 event in Orlando

Food workers union, Disney union group endorse Val Demings in CD 10 race

Val Demings, Annette Taddeo, Randall Perkins win DCCC “Red to Blue” backing

Val Demings’ poll shows her with commanding lead in CD 10 Democrats’ race

Bob Poe’s self-funding, early contributions, give him apparent money lead in CD 10

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Lujan campaigns for Val Demings for CD 10, angering Democratic challengers