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.

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.

U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL), one of the newest members of the Senate, has secured influential committee assignments that will position her to advance President Donald Trump’s nominees and legislative priorities.

Gov. Ron DeSantis chose Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, who’s bound for the State Department.

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.

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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.

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

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

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.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to ...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Will Fill Marco Rubio's Senate Seat TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate ...