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DEMINGS, Valdez
1957–
Concise Biography
DEMINGS, Valdez,
A Representative from Florida; born in Jacksonville, Duvall County, Fla., March 12, 1957; graduated from Wolfson High School, Jacksonville, Fla.; B.S., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1979; M.P.A., Webster University, Orlando, Fla., 1996; social worker; police officer; commander of special operations, Orlando, Fla., police department, 2003-2006, chief, 2007-2012; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-January 3, 2023); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2020 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.
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[ Top ]Committee Assignments & Leadership
Committee Assignments
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Homeland Security
[2005-Present]
109th Congress-Present
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115th (2017–2019) – 117th (2021–2023)
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115th (2017–2019) –
117th (2021–2023)
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Judiciary
[1813-Present]
13th Congress-Present
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115th (2017–2019) – 117th (2021–2023)
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115th (2017–2019) –
117th (2021–2023)
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Oversight and Government Reform
[2007-2019; 2025-Present]
110th Congress-115th Congress; 119th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Operations; Government Reform and Oversight; Government Reform; Oversight; Oversight and Reform; and Oversight and Accountability)
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115th (2017–2019)
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115th (2017–2019)
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
[1977-Present]
95th Congress-Present
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116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
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116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
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Committee & Subcommittee Chair
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| Homeland Security | Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery |
117th (2021–2023)
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117th (2021–2023)
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