The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

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

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is congratulating Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on her appointment by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the U.S. Senate to succeed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

Moody, the state's attorney general, is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 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 move is the latest in a carousel of seat hopping among Florida Republicans as Trump leaned heavily on Sunshine State hires to staff his incoming administration.

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.

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

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.

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

Photo: Alamy Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis selected the state's attorney general, Republican Ashley Moody, to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat in the U.S. Senate following his appointment to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state.

Ashley Moody, attorney general of Florida, is the appointment to the U.S. Senate taking the place of Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. Rubio was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of state. Moody's replacement wasn't immediately announced from the state's deep bench of Republican options.