Val Demings understood the assignment: Fire up the crowd for her husband’s first speech announcing a run for Governor in front of hundreds in his hometown of Orlando.

“I came tonight to tell you through all of the darkness, that help is on the way!” Demings said, drawing cheers from Democrats waving signs as Jerry Demings launched his campaign .

“I count that as a blessing to have her in my corner because she will be a good confidant, a good adviser,” Jerry Demings told journalists after the rally.

Val Demings sought to introduce the state to Jerry Demings, the Orange County Mayor since 2018 . But she has plenty of star power of her own.

Val Demings, a former U.S. Representative representing Orlando, was once seriously considered to be President Joe Biden’s vice presidential

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