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Val Demings’ husband Mayor Jerry Demings on possibility she’s Biden’s VP: ‘She’s my pick’

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AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 09, 2020 at 8:04 pmIf Congresswoman Val Demings is chosen as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate, spouse Jerry Demings said he would not give up his elected post.“I definitely will stay on as Orange County mayor and would just leverage my relationship on behalf of the residents and taxpayers of Orange County,” he said.AdvertisementAfter a two-hour live-streamed update Friday on the county’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Demings briefly addressed the possibility that Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, would select the Orlando congresswoman as his vice president pick to challenge President Donald J. Trump.“She’s my pick,” the mayor said with a laugh.Advertisement“We’re really excited for Val and the opportunity she has to perhaps serve our nation at a different level,” Jerry Demings said of his wife, who also served from 2007 to 2011 as Orlando Police Chief, the first woman to do so. “I think she’d do a fantastic job because of her commitment to the American people. She’s demonstrated she can operate on the big stage."Rep. Demings served as one of seven impeachment managers during the president’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.An opinion piece in the this week described her as “a great fit for the Biden campaign.”WeeklyGet latest updates political news from Central Florida and across the state. &gt; “As the child of a maid and a janitor and as a first-generation college student, she’d bolster Biden’s appeal as a working-class Democrat. Her background as a police chief might also resonate with some of the blue-collar former Democrats who have drifted toward the GOP in recent years,” political columnist David Byler wrote. “As an African American woman, she’d balance out the ticket demographically and would personally represent the party’s most loyal bloc of voters. And it doesn’t hurt that she’s from Florida, one of the key swing states.”Biden, who was former President Barack Obama’s vice president, said Thursday that Val Demings is on his list of potential running mates.Mayor Demings said he was optimistic about his wife’s chances.“The future’s bright for her," he said. "Only God knows where it will take her.”The couple met when both were Orlando police officers. They married in 1988 and have three children.Advertisement“We’re excited for her,” he said of their family. “But it comes with challenges. Any time you run for public office it comes with both opportunities and a burden...”To contact Stephen Hudak, call 407-650-6361 or email shudak@orlandosentinel.com Advertisement

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 09, 2020 at 8:04 pmIf Congresswoman Val Demings is chosen as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate, spouse Jerry Demings said he would not give up his elected post.“I definitely will stay on as Orange County mayor and would just leverage my relationship on behalf of the residents and taxpayers of Orange County,” he said.AdvertisementAfter a two-hour live-streamed update Friday on the county’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Demings briefly addressed the possibility that Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, would...

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