Joe Biden could tap Val Demings as running mate, emphasizing fall importance of Florida

Joe Biden’s making a play for Florida, bolstering a House Democrat’s case as a vice presidential pick.

Rep. Val Demings, 63, has represented parts of central Florida near Orlando since 2017, after being the city’s first woman police chief for three-and-a-half years. Following a high-profile turn as a House Democratic impeachment manager charged with prosecuting the case against President Trump during his Senate trial, Demings is now in the mix to become Biden’s running mate for November’s general election.