Jim Jordan and State Attorneys General Speak at Republican National Lawyers Association Conference Florida Republican Ashley Moody and Ohio Republican Jon Husted were ceremonially sworn in as members of the U.

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.

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

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

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

But he has nothing to complain about in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ choice of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Her credentials as a full-bore MAGA Trump loyalist are impeccable. She signed on to a stolen election lawsuit that one of her top deputies called ...

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.

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WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. THAT IS WHY TODAY I’M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT I AM SELECTING OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, ASHLEY MOODY, TO SERVE AS OUR NEXT U.S. SENATOR. SHE HAS SERVED WITH THE GOVERNOR FOR ...

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 ...