Val Demings in 2022 FL Governor's race

On Civil Rights: To cops after George Floyd:"What in the hell are you doing?"

Demings believes her experiences allow her to see many sides of the debate over the future of policing in America. She grew up in Jacksonville where she recalled being called the N-word as a four-year-old girl. She attended segregated schools. She was a social worker before joining the Orlando Police Department at age 26. After graduating from the police academy, she walked the streets of the city's Black neighborhoods on patrol as she rose up the ranks. She was named police chief in 2007, the first Black female to hold the job.