Former U.S. Rep. Val Demings nominated for Postal Service post

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated former U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., to serve on the United States Postal Service Board of Governors. 

Biden sent the nomination to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, was first elected to Congress in 2016. 

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She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2022 but lost to incumbent Republican Marco Rubio. According to the White House, Biden nominated Demings for a term on the postal service board that would expire in December 2030.