Florida Rep. Demings Officially Launches Bid to Unseat Sen. Rubio

In this screengrab taken from a Senate Television webcast, House manager Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) speaks during impeachment proceedings against then-President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 3, 2020. Senate Television via Getty Images

Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) confirmed on June 9 she’s running in a 2022 race for one of the two U.S. Senate seats representing the state of Florida.

Demings, 64, the former police chief of Orlando, Florida, championed her law enforcement experience in her launch video.