DEMINGS, VALDEZ 'VAL'
D Β· house Β· bioguide D000627
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- FEC candidate id
H2FL08063- Internal id
915928dc-1ef3-4cb2-8fd5-c1ec28139979- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), FL-10. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 788,933 |
| People | Median age | 35 |
| Income | Median household income | $71,412 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,346 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.486 |
| Race | White alone | 40.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 26.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 30.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 23.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 64.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 22.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 37.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.5% |
| Household | Family households | 60.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.60 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 44.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $360,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,692 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 48.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 4.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.5% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,084,464 | $81,522,973 | $332,913 | $0 | $78,573,918 |
| 2020 | $1,883,240 | $1,198,213 | $771,422 | $0 | $1,097,059 |
| 2018 | $838,814 | $843,279 | $86,395 | $10,790 | $246,090 |
| 2016 | $165,168 | $14,388 | $150,780 | $4,327 | $140,341 |
| 2014 | $688 | $6,981 | $0 | $0 | $688 |
| 2012 | $1,961,474 | $1,955,180 | $6,293 | $0 | $1,443,106 |
Elections
- 2012 general house Β· FL-10 β won
- 2016 general house Β· FL-10 β won
- 2018 general house Β· FL-10 β won
- 2020 general house Β· FL-10 β won
- 2022 general house Β· FL-10 β lost_general
Committees
- OFF THE SIDELINES:IA-IL-FL β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- RED TO BLUE MAJORITY FUND β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- VAL DEMINGS FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- VDUSS PAC β principal Β· type N
- VDUSS PAC β independent Β· type N
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 4332 β Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021
- cosponsor β HR 5068 β Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
- cosponsor β HR 434 β Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
- cosponsor β HR 943 β Never Again Education Act
- cosponsor β HR 8404 β Respect for Marriage Act
- cosponsor β HR 2653 β Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019
- cosponsor β HR 1135 β To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
- cosponsor β HR 4402 β Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $70,121 | $0 | 54 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $460 | Phonebank Long Distance(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $2,545 | Leads / Phone Lists(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $955 | Caging and Database Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,449 | PHONEBANK IT/TECH SUPPORT(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $636 | Phonebank Payroll Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,256 | Caging and Database Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,225 | Caging and Database Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,908 | PHONEBANK IT/TECH SUPPORT(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $3,265 | Leads / Phone Lists(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $3,350 | Leads / Phone Lists(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,003 | Phonebank Long Distance(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,389 | Phonebank Payroll Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $2,084 | Caging and Database Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $3,164 | PHONEBANK IT/TECH SUPPORT(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $5,556 | Leads / Phone Lists(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $408 | PAYMENT PROCESSING(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $419 | PAYMENT PROCESSING(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $590 | Phonebank Long Distance(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $605 | Phonebank Long Distance(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $917 | PAYMENT PROCESSING(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,325 | Long Distance(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $1,835 | Phonebank Payroll Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $2,752 | Caging and Database Services(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $4,179 | PHONEBANK IT/TECH SUPPORT(Estimate) |
| β | SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC | support | $318 | PAYMENT PROCESSING(Estimate) |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (13)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 943 β Never Again Education Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2653 β Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4332 β Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 434 β Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4402 β Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5068 β Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1135 β To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation prog | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | VAL DEMINGS FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | independent_committee_of | VDUSS PAC | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | RED TO BLUE MAJORITY FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | OFF THE SIDELINES:IA-IL-FL | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | VDUSS PAC | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2022-07-18 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 8404 β Respect for Marriage Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |