'I believe my real life, on-the-ground experience — dealing with real people, real families, real issues, critical issues, crisis management — would be a valued asset to Vice President Biden.'
On Friday, Demings, 63, framed her case around what she would bring to an administration that Biden, 77, has pitched as. A House member since 2017, Demings previously had served as the police chief in Orlando.
“I believe my real life, on-the-ground experience — dealing with real people, real families, real issues, critical issues, crisis management — would be a valued asset to Vice President Biden,” Demings told BuzzFeed News. “I started out as a social worker right out of college working with families that needed emergency services and abused children, children that were in foster care.”
“Police work is tough, right? But working with broken children and broken families? That’s a job that will really break your heart. But it was all done with the goal of restoring, rebuilding, and healing. And then I became a law enforcement official with a social worker’s heart. I’ve seen people at their best and I’ve seen people at their worst.”
Demings is one of several black women Biden is considering for the VP spot, from a list that also includes Sen. Kamala Harris of California, former Georgia lawmaker and 2018 gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Biden declined to acknowledge any candidate by name Friday during
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