DeSantis selects Ashley Moody to take Marco Rubio's Senate seat

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has named state Attorney General Ashley Moody, an ideological ally, to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate if he’s confirmed as U.S. secretary of state, which could happen as soon as next week.

Speaking in Orlando, DeSantis said that on the issues that he’s cared about and ran on since he was initially elected in 2018, Moody has been right at his side of all of those battles — whether it was on illegal immigration, fentanyl, or human trafficking.

He boasted about the more than a dozen lawsuits she has filed against the Biden administration during her six years as attorney general, and her legal challenges defending President-elect Donald Trump.

“She took on Jack Smith for his politically motivated persecution of the former president, fought back against the rogue attorney general of New York for her politicizing justice. Led the Florida investigation into the second Trump assassination attempt in Palm Beach, even as the federal government continues to try to block her efforts,” he said.

DeSantis referenced how she has “rejected DEI, ESG, gender ideology, and supported our efforts to ensure that Florida’s education is free from impositions of the radical left.”

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/01/16/desantis-selects-ashley-moody-to-take-marco-rubios-senate-seat/

Whoo boy. Another flaming Republican asshole in the Senate representing the Free State of Florida...