Former representative · Florida's 10th district

Val Butler Demings

Val Butler Demings served in Congress from 2017 to 2023, last as a Democratic representative for Florida's 10th district. In the 117th Congress, 997 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 4, and cast 551 of 571 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Former
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2017
Last term ended
Jan 3, 2023
Open in the Congress explorerOfficial record
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.4%4 of 997 · rank 343 of 44396%551 of 571 · rank 309 of 443150 became law11%49 of 453

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 117th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.32+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023Nay
    Jul 20, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 238–191· Against party
  2. H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023Nay
    Jul 20, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 163–260· Against party
  3. H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Nay
    Jul 13, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 156–270· Against party
  4. H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Nay
    Jul 13, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 118–309· Against party
  5. H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Nay
    Jul 13, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 208–221· Against party
  6. H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Nay
    Jul 13, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 155–272· Against party
  7. H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Nay
    Jul 13, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 151–277· Against party
  8. H.R. 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ActNay
    Apr 1, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 209–214· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. H.R. 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023Yea
    Dec 23, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Adt to the House Adt to the Senate Adt· Passed 225–201
  2. H.R. 7939: Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment· Passed 380–35
  3. S. 1402: Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 337–79
  4. S. 989: Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 342–71
  5. S. 5087: A bill to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 374–44
  6. S. 4104: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 360–55
  7. S. 3773: A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 377–42
  8. S. 1942: National Heritage Area ActYea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 326–95
  9. H.R. 9640: Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 22, 2022· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 222–201
  10. S. 3308: Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 21, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 397–12
  11. S. 3168: A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes.Yea
    Dec 21, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 378–33
  12. H.R. 1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects ActYea
    Dec 21, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment· Passed 393–19

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

15 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced1067%
  2. Reported by committee16.7%
  3. Passed one chamber427%

Policy areas

  1. Emergency Management4
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement3
  3. International Affairs2
  4. Commerce1
  5. Energy1
  6. Government Operations and Politics1
  7. Housing and Community Development1
  8. Science, Technology, Communications1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 8610 Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
    Reported by committee· Emergency Management· Dec 20, 2022
  2. H.R. 5615 Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act
    Passed one chamber· Emergency Management· Dec 5, 2022
  3. H.R. 9147 Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2022
    Introduced· International Affairs· Nov 1, 2022
  4. H.R. 7550 Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Nov 1, 2022
  5. H.R. 5768 VICTIM Act of 2022
    Passed one chamber· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 27, 2022
  6. H.R. 8075 Internet Freedom Rapid Response Act of 2022
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jun 15, 2022
  7. H.R. 5616 DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021
    Passed one chamber· Emergency Management· Mar 8, 2022
  8. H.R. 6768 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority.
    Introduced· Emergency Management· Feb 21, 2022

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

No committee seats are listed.

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Florida's 10th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Contract money is attributed to districts from the 118th Congress boundaries onward; this member's last district predates them.

Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2022 cycle

Raised
$81.1M
through Dec 31, 2022
Cash on hand
$332.9K
From committees
$77.5K
28 committees
From contractor PACs
$22.5K
9 PACs · 29% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2022

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee$7,500HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$5.6B
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee$5,000INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$2,500INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac$2,500L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$115.4M
nextera energy, incnextera energy, inc. political action committee$1,000NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES MAINE, LLCAI match · 95% · of one corporate family$1.4M
american association of airport executivesamerican association of airport executives$1,000AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$12.3K
universal music groupuniversal music group employee action fund$1,000UNIVERSAL MUSIC - MGB NA LLCAI match · 98% · of one corporate family$46.8K
flir systems, inc.flir systems, inc. employees political action committee (flirpac)$1,000FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ASAI match · 92% · of one corporate family$46.6K
google llcgoogle llc netpac$1,000GOOGLE LLCAI match · 94% · the same organization$9.1M

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Florida's 10th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  2. House · Florida's 10th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  3. House · Florida's 10th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.