Ron DeSantis Announces His Pick To Replace Marco Rubio In The Senate

Posted • January 16, 2025: Governor Ron DeSantis has announced his pick to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. DeSantis picks Florida AG Ashley Moody to fill Rubio's Senate seat. 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."

"She has filed more than a dozen lawsuits [against Biden's border policies]." - "She's demanded the impeachment of Mayorkas and the designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations." -- Moody has a spine of steel! Moody graduated from the University of Florida and is a fifth generation Florida native. Solid pick. Lots of upward mobility among Florida attorneys general these days. Indeed! Florida's former AG Pam Bondi is now set to become President Trump's Attorney General. Moody was widely expected to run for Florida Governor in 2026 as DeSantis faces term limits and cannot run again. This shakes things up. -- Congrats to Ashley Moody! (…)

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Axios: DeSantis picks Florida AG Ashley Moody to fill Rubio's Senate seat
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