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

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

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he’s appointing Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio places the 49-year-old Plant City native in an exotic locale far from home.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment on Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

Moody, the state's attorney general, is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pick to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is poised to be the next Secretary of State for President-elect Donald J. Trump. The move is the latest in a carousel of seat hopping among Florida Republicans as Trump leaned heavily on Sunshine State hires to staff his incoming administration.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) to the Senate on Thursday, catapulting a rising star in Florida politics into the national spotlight. Moody

Ashley Moody, Florida's attorney general, was selected by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate.

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.

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Trump 0-for-2 in Senate Appointments Since Election Day 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.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will announce on Friday Lt. Governor Jon Husted as his pick to fill the Senate vacancy left by Vice President-elect JD Vance ahead of his inauguration on Monday, Fox News has learned.