Overview
- State records show Demings filed his candidacy on Oct. 31, with the Florida Division of Elections listing the paperwork.
- His campaign plans an announcement rally Thursday in Orlando’s tourism corridor, according to Florida Politics.
- Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia criticized Demings in a tweet alleging $200 million in wasteful county spending this year.
- Demings has pushed back on a state Department of Government Efficiency audit, saying in September that Florida should pay its employees better.
- The field has swelled to 29 candidates, with Orlando Sentinel naming Democrat David Jolly and Republicans Byron Donalds and Paul Renner among notable entrants, as Lt. Gov. Jay Collins weighs a run and Casey DeSantis is reported as a possibility.