DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) tapped Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the seat of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is slated to lead the State Department. “I want somebody that’s going to work with President Trump to deliver on the mandate he earned from the American people,

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced he is replacing Marco Rubio in the Senate with the state's attorney general, Ashley Moody.

The Florida attorney general has been a faithful foot soldier to Governor Ron DeSantis — and President-elect Donald Trump.

Florida’s newest senator has officially been sworn into office. Vice President J.D. Vance swore in the former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as a new senator this week. The Senate seat was filled as Rubio was confirmed to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State.

Aug. 26, 2021. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, file) Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody responds to cheering supporters after Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, announced her appointment as U.S. senator to replace Marco Rubio, during a press conference at ...

Republican Ashley Moody has been sworn in as Florida’s junior U.S. Senator. She took office a day after former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s confirmation as Secretary of State. Vice President JD Vance administered the oath of office to Moody and new Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, who fills the seat just vacated by Vance.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced who will replace Marco Rubio as Florida's representative in the U.S. Senate. Ashley Moody, Florida's attorney general, was DeSantis' choice. He made the announcement at a news conference in Orlando Thursday ...

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.

President Donald Trump plans Wednesday to sign into law the Laken Riley Act, the first legislation to get his signature since his return to the White House. The bill, named in memory of a nursing student killed by an undocumented immigrant in Georgia,

Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.