Florida Rep. Val Demings, former police chief, says Chauvin verdict could be a turning point
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Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., questions National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller, left, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, before the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland , Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) (2020 Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Rep. Val Demings had an unconventional path to Congress.
For nearly three decades, Demings (D-Florida) worked in law enforcement. She made a historic rise through the Orlando Police Department before she was elected to represent the 10th Congressional District in Central Florida.
by Wm. Steven Humphrey • Apr 21, 2021 at 8:57 am
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Portland police abolitionists display the name of a 16-year-old Black teen fatally shot by police in Ohio yesterday. Suzette Smith
GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! I know that we are upside down, so hold your tongue and hear me out. I know that we were made to break. so what? I don t mind. LET S GO TO PRESS.