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 (R) has tapped the state’s Republican attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the Senate following his nomination to serve as

Today marks day two of Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing. She is President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) will resign his seat upon his confirmation as Secretary of State, which gave Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) a decision on who to appoint.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced Moody as his 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 governor made the announcement in a Thursday news conference in Orlando.

Moody, a Tampa Bay area native, has been Florida’s attorney general since 2019. She'll hold Rubio's seat until the 2026 election.

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

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the person set to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Rubio is undergoing his confirmation hearing for secretary of state this week in Washington and if confirmed, his seat would become vacant.

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)

This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, the Supreme Court upheld the looming TikTok ban, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Trump's inauguration was moved indoors and more.

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