Rep. Stephanie Murphy won’t run for Senate, instead focusing on greater Democratic party efforts in Florida Rep. Val Demings, former Rep. Alan Grayson considering run for US Senate Tags: U.S. House District 7 winner: Stephanie Murphy ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The 2022 election for one of Florida’s U.S. Senate seats is already becoming a hot topic ahead of next year’s election as several Democrats are eyeing to flip the seat, however, Rep. Stephanie Murphy won’t be among those candidates. Murphy (Fla.-D) revealed Monday in a video posted to social media she won’t be seeking to defeat Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022. The representative from Winter Park said she had been considering a run since February but after “great reflection” decided against it, sighting “too many close losses” for the Democratic party.