DeSantis appoints AG Moody to the Senate

Moody will replace Marco Rubio, who will become the Secretary of State under Trump.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has been selected by Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the open U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Senator Marco Rubio. 

This decision marks Moody as only the second woman to represent Florida in the Senate.

Driving the news: Moody was elected as the state’s attorney general in 2018, previously serving as a federal prosecutor and later as a circuit judge in Hillsborough County before her statewide office.

  • She campaigned on a promise to be a prosecutor, not a politician, and gained political prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic by urging accountability from China for the pandemic’s origins.
  • As Florida’s attorney general, Moody has staunchly supported DeSantis’s conservative initiatives in court, including legal challenges against the Biden administration’s policies on immigration enforcement, student loan forgiveness, and vaccine mandates for federal contractors.

The big picture: Under Florida law, Governor DeSantis has the authority to appoint Moody to serve in Rubio’s Senate seat until the next general election in 2026.

What they’re saying: “In every major battle we have had since I have been governor, she has been with us every step of the way – not just talk, it’s results,” DeSantis said. “And these results are very, very important, and she understands the gravity of the moment.”

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