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.

U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) delivered a passionate endorsement of Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi during a U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary business meeting, where Bondi’s nomination was advanced to the full Senate for confirmation.

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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.

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

A fifth generation native of Plant City, Florida, Moody was once named queen of the city’s famed strawberry festival. She’s a three-time graduate of the University of Florida and she and her ...

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 announced Thursday that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, in the Senate. "I'm happy to say we've had an ...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate MATIAS J. OCNER [email protected] Gov. Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he’s appointing Florida Attorney ...

TODAY, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHLEY MOODY TO BE THE NEXT U.S. SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. RUBIO IN LINE TO BECOME PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S SECRETARY OF STATE.

Roth previously worked for Ron DeSantis in the House. Ray has worked for years in for the Florida Attorney General's Office.

Moody, a Republican from Plant City who was in her second term as Attorney General when Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is on five panels, where her previous roles will inform her legislative work. Her experience as a jurist will surely come into play on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.