Val Almonord's campaign for US Representative is his first entry into politics.

Dr. Valbrun (Val) Almonord is a physician who has worked in the Military Health Care System, first with the U.S. Air Force and later with the U.S. Army, retiring from Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Moore (Fort Benning), Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army Active Duty and the U.S. Army Reserves.

Val was born in Haiti and immigrated to New York in 1969. He attended LaGuardia Community College and Hunter College in New York, and later Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. He has a master's degree in healthcare management from Troy University.