/tags/val-demings Val Demings en-US WLRN Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:44:15 GMT /elections-coverage/2022-11-09/floridas-marco-rubio-wins-3rd-senate-term-defeats-demings Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:44:15 GMT /elections-coverage/2022-11-09/floridas-marco-rubio-wins-3rd-senate-term-defeats-demings Brendan Farrington | Associated Press /news/2022-11-03/u-s-senate-race-tilts-toward-rubio With a nearly three-decade career in law enforcement, U.S. Rep. Val Demings not that long ago was viewed as the ideal Democratic candidate to topple U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio this year. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:30:00 GMT /news/2022-11-03/u-s-senate-race-tilts-toward-rubio Dara Kam | News Service Florida /news/2022-10-19/rubio-and-demings-square-off-in-only-senate-debate-ahead-of-the-midterms Rep. Senator Marco Rubio debated challenger Dem. Congresswoman Val Demings at an event at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth where candidates sparred over immigration, gun rights, foreign relations and more Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:34:31 GMT /news/2022-10-19/rubio-and-demings-square-off-in-only-senate-debate-ahead-of-the-midterms Jim Turner /politics/2022-10-18/marco-rubio-val-demings-to-spar-tonight-in-the-only-debate-in-their-high-stakes-senate-race Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Val Demings will face off in a high-stakes debate Tuesday night as one of the country's marquee congressional races heads into the final weeks of the 2022 midterm election. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:16:03 GMT /politics/2022-10-18/marco-rubio-val-demings-to-spar-tonight-in-the-only-debate-in-their-high-stakes-senate-race Antonio Fins /news/2022-09-08/poll-shows-tight-florida-races-for-governor-and-u-s-senate-with-older-voters-prioritizing-economic The survey shows the paramount importance of economic issues -- including Social Security and Medicare -- for voters 50 and older. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-08/poll-shows-tight-florida-races-for-governor-and-u-s-senate-with-older-voters-prioritizing-economic Joe Byrnes /news/2022-08-24/demings-wins-democratic-primary-and-will-challenge-for-rubios-u-s-senate-seat The former Orlando police chief won her Florida Democratic primary with more than 84% of the vote. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:11:55 GMT /news/2022-08-24/demings-wins-democratic-primary-and-will-challenge-for-rubios-u-s-senate-seat Danielle Prieur /commentary/2021-12-09/yes-its-personal-in-south-florida-but-that-doesnt-make-it-good-policy-in-latin-america COMMENTARY Railing at the decision to remove Colombia's FARC from the U.S. terrorist list is good South Florida politics — not good Latin America policy. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2021-12-09/yes-its-personal-in-south-florida-but-that-doesnt-make-it-good-policy-in-latin-america Tim Padgett /2021-07-09/val-demings-time-is-now-to-get-rid-of-senate-filibuster-eviction-pause-expiring-and-covid-climbing COVID cases and hospitalizations are climbing again. The national ban on evictions is due to come to an end soon. What could happen in Florida? And U.S. Rep. Val Demings on her run for the Senate. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:01:37 GMT /2021-07-09/val-demings-time-is-now-to-get-rid-of-senate-filibuster-eviction-pause-expiring-and-covid-climbing Tom Hudson /news/2021-06-09/u-s-rep-val-demings-launches-u-s-senate-bid With the theme “Never Tire,” Orlando Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings on Wednesday formally launched her campaign to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2022. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:18:46 GMT /news/2021-06-09/u-s-rep-val-demings-launches-u-s-senate-bid Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida /news/2021-05-18/rep-val-demings-considers-run-for-u-s-senate-against-marco-rubio 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. Tue, 18 May 2021 13:47:43 GMT /news/2021-05-18/rep-val-demings-considers-run-for-u-s-senate-against-marco-rubio Benjamin Swasey