Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., said that she “would be honored” if former Vice President Joe Biden selected her to serve as his running mate, which the likely Democratic nominee already vowed would be a woman.
"If asked, I would be honored to serve alongside Joe Biden and do everything in my power to get this country back on track, not just here in the nation, but around the world,'' Demings said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe” Wednesday.
"I have dedicated my life to public service and having served as a social worker, a career law enforcement officer, police chief, and now a member of Congress, I chose tough jobs," she continued. "As I look at the condition of our country, and the absolute lack of leadership, at the very least we ought to have a leader we can trust."
Demings added, "We don't have that right now.”
The congresswoman endorsed Biden in March, noting his work "in the trenches fighting for those things that are important to the American people."
Although Biden vowed during the Democratic debates to select a woman as his running mate, his campaign has yet to announce a decision or a short list of possibilities, which is rumored to include Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as well as former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
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