Demings is the first big name to enter the primary against former Rep. David Jolly, a Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat who has dozens of Democratic-elected officials already behind his candidacy.
Demings’ entry into the race marks the first time Florida has had two Black candidates running for governor in the same election cycle. Rep. Byron Donalds, the candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, is the Republican front-runner. Val Demings introduced her husband before he reached the stage, saying to a roaring crowd: “I came here to tell you: Through all of the darkness, help is on the way.”
The 66-year-old former police chief and Orange County sheriff hails from one of the remaining heavily blue counties in the state and has clashed with DeSantis’ ad
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