Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he would appoint Ashley Moody, his state’s attorney general, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate, elevating a close ally.
Moody, 49, was elected to the state attorney general’s office in 2018, the same year DeSantis won the governor’s mansion, and has been a vocal defender of DeSantis’s policies and actions. President-elect Donald Trump is nominating Rubio for secretary of state, creating an opening for DeSantis to fill until an election in 2026.
Watch the entire news conference – courtesy First Coast News
Moody was considered the favorite to replace Rubio. Trump and his allies had advocated for Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who co-chaired the Republican National Committee this past election cycle — putting DeSantis in an awkward position. But DeSantis continued to signal interest in other candidates, and Trump said publicly last month that he did not expect DeSantis to pick her. Lara Trump said Dec. 21 that she was removing her name from consideration.
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