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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed to run for governor of Florida as a Democrat.

Demings has a long history in law enforcement and has served as Orlando's police chief and Orange County's sheriff.

He has frequently clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over COVID-19 policies, Disney's Reedy Creek district, immigration enforcement, and local government funding.

Yet another challenger for Gov. Ron DeSantis' job has entered the ring: Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings filed to run for governor on Oct. 31.

Demings, 66 and a Democrat, is scheduled to hold a rally to announce his candidacy on Thursday, Nov. 6. He'll be going up against former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, a former Republican, for the Democratic nomination.

Demings has been mayor of Orange County for nearly

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