Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named his state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. DeSantis said Thursday that he picked Moody, the attorney general since 2019, because she would work to cut federal spending and curb illegal immigration.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

If Sen. Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of State, it will leave a seat open for Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill until an election in 2026.

Now that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate, the state soon will need a new chief state legal officer. That person will be DeSantis' chief of staff, James Uthmeier, DeSantis said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate, but who is Moody?

She will take over the seat vacated by Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

Ashley Moody, a Republican, would take the seat of Senator Marco Rubio once he is confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s secretary of state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator. DeSantis announced his pick at a news conference in Orlando days before Rubio is set to resign to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis chose Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state’s next senator, serving out the next two years of Sen. Marco Rubio’s term. In an Orlando news conference, DeSantis said Moody had “a demonstrated record of delivering results” on immigration and fighting President Joe Biden’s administration.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks at a news conference, Jan. 26, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he would appoint Ashley Moody, his state’s attorney general, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.