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.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state's next U.S. senator. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida's senior senator since 2010, to be secretary of state.

Ron DeSantis’ choice of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody ... No Republican has been voted out of a Florida Senate seat since Paula Hawkins lost to Bob Graham in 1986. DeSantis could have appointed himself; his selection of Moody suggests he isn ...

Ron DeSantis announced Thursday ... Moody will be the second woman to represent the state in the Senate, and the first in nearly 40 years; Republican Paula Hawkins served in the chamber from 1981-1987. With the appointment announced, Moody is poised ...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will be heading to a bigger stage in Washington, D.C. Moody, who has served as the state’s top legal officer since 2019, was chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday to succeed Marco Rubio in the U.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday in Orlando. A source tells ABC News that he is expected to announce his selection to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated as U.S. Secretary of State.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis revealed in an Orlando press conference on Thursday that Ashley Moody, the state's Attorney General, has been selected

Ron DeSantis announced Thursday ... and the first in nearly 40 years; Republican Paula Hawkins served in the chamber from 1981-1987. With the appointment announced, Moody is poised to take ...

Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General ... and the first in nearly 40 years; Republican Paula Hawkins served in the chamber from 1981-1987. In her first statements after DeSantis ...

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Koroi Hawkins is a Solomon Islands citizen with Fijian heritage. His great, great, great grandfather was one of the first English traders to travel to the Solomon Islands. He began his media career in the Solomon Islands working with the country’s first ...