Hours before she will be sworn in to replace newly minted Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the popular Plant City Republican told a national audience about her whirlwind ascent to federal office, and how she will help the Donald Trump administration actualize its mandate.
Marco Rubio, Ashley Moody and Ron DeSantis
Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.
Incoming Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) looked back on the actions former President Joe Biden took against border security in the White House, which turned him into “a trafficker-in-chief” through his leadership.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.
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.
Neither Lara Trump nor Vivek Ramaswamy will join the Senate. But it’s likely the president-elect didn’t really go to the mat for their appointments.
Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.
Sen. Marco Rubio has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of state giving Gov. DeSantis a pick to fill his seat.
Republicans could be facing a bitter primary battle in Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) chose the state’s attorney general to replace Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the Senate. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL),
While President Donald Trump has only been back in office since Monday, several Republican lawmakers have indicated they are seeking higher offices in the next major elections in 2026. The GOP has control of both chambers of Congress,
Former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of state by Vice President J.D. Vance. Ashley Moody replaces him in the Senate. Meantime, Northeast Florida voters must fill the House seat of Michael Waltz,