Biography
District: Florida - 10th District
Political Highlights: Orlando police chief, 2007-11; Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 2012; candidate for Orange County Mayor, 2014
Born: March 12, 1957; Jacksonville, Fla.
Residence: Orlando
Religion: Christian
Family: Husband, Jerry Demings; three children
Education: Florida State U., B.S. 1979; Webster U., Orlando, M.A. 1996
Elected: 2016
Committee Assignments: Homeland Security (Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery - Chairwoman); Judiciary (Antitrust, Commercial & Administrative Law; Crime, Terrorism & Homeland Security); Select Intelligence (Counterterrorism; Intelligence Modernization & Readiness)
Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat
Twitter: 407,641 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Daniel Webster (R)
Val Demings (D)
Naipaul Seegolam (WRI)
Votes
164,649
153,574
46
%
51.7%
48.3%
0.0%