Governor Ron DeSantis has announced his pick to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.
BREAKING: DeSantis plans to pick Florida AG Ashley Moody to fill Rubio's Senate seat https://t.co/k2eTC6A2yC
— Axios (@axios) January 16, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to tap the state's attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Sen. Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S. Secretary of State, according to a source briefed on the deliberations.
Why it matters: Moody is a DeSantis and Donald Trump loyalist. Her appointment will set off a chain-reaction of office-seeking and Florida political drama heading into 2026.
Moody has been an extremely popular Attorney General and has been a stalwart ally of Ron DeSantis.
🚨 RON DESANTIS ON SENATE APPOINTMENT: "[Next Senator Ashley Moody] took on Jack Smith for his politically motivated persecution of Trump. Fought back against the rogue Attorney General of New York. Led the investigation into the second assas*ination attempt in Palm Beach."
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 16, 2025
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Moody has a spine of steel!
A Gator grad https://t.co/BEymiy8b4X
— Quan Nguyen (@QuanMcwil_TV) January 16, 2025
Moody graduated from the University of Florida and is a fifth generation Florida native.
Florida AG seems like a springboard into national politics. https://t.co/8xfhJipm3M
— Swell (@EvilSubhuman) January 16, 2025
Lots of upward mobility among Florida attorneys general these days. https://t.co/b2IaAu61ST
— Preston Cooper (@PrestonCooper93) January 16, 2025
Indeed! Florida's former AG Pam Bondi is now set to become President Trump's Attorney General.
Solid pick. https://t.co/34oJXg2vpM
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. (@neoavatara) January 16, 2025
Interesting, yet expected.
— Jake Hall (@Jake_Hall19) January 16, 2025
The primaries for this race as well as Governor should be very interesting to say the least. https://t.co/TOtd6H4nHz
Moody was widely expected to run for Florida Governor in 2026 as DeSantis faces term limits and cannot run again. This shakes things up.
DeSantis to pick Florida AG Ashley Moody to fill Rubio's Senate seat
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) January 16, 2025
I’m a big fan of this. @AshleyMoodyFL is a friend and one of FL’s best. https://t.co/Wl5lEOU6Rh
Both a former and current Florida AG stepping onto the national stage—exactly the kind of strong leadership we need.
— Andrew Fisher (@acpandy) January 16, 2025
Florida keeps delivering.
Congrats to Ashley Moody!
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