WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: Rep Val Demings, D_FL, speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power in the Rayburn House office Building, July 29, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images)
Rep. Val Demings (D-Florida) is planning to run for the Senate against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida).
The congresswoman is expected to make an official announcement in a few weeks.
Rubio is a nationally well-known and well-funded official who was once a strong candidate in the 2016 GOP presidential primaries.
The senator is now facing high-profile Democrats for his re-election.
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Demings had first entered news headlines during then-president Donald Trump‘s impeachment trial in 2020. She was also short-listed for Biden’s Vice President last summer.
The congresswoman was also a key voice during the George Floyd protests last year.
Other than Demings, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Florida) is also reportedly considering a Senate run.
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