DeSantis is announcing a run for a Senate nomination following Rubio’s expected resignation
Governor Ron DeSantisR-Fla., revealed Thursday who he plans to appoint to the Senate after Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., resigns as he is expected to be confirmed to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state after his inauguration.
The governor has chosen Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as the next senator.
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Florida AG Ashley Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis at a public event. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Moody was DeSantis’ key ally in the state and worked in tandem with him to facilitate his agenda as governor.
When asked about potentially taking the role on “Fox and Friends First” in November, Moody said, “I have my hands full here as attorney general, and I’m incredibly focused on this job, working on behalf of Floridians, making sure I’m protecting the state’s autonomy and pushing Washington from our job and I hold them accountable. Of course, I love being in leadership, working with President Trump, working with Governor DeSantis. I hope to continue working on behalf of Floridians.”
Initially, Trump and Sens. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., endorsed Trump’s daughter-in-law and former RNC co-chair Lara Trump to succeed Rubio. However, she later withdrew her name from consideration.
Lara Trump was co-chair of the RNC during the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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“After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation and encouragement from so many people, I have decided to remove my name from consideration in the United States Senate,” she wrote on X.
