Sens. Ashley MoodyR-Fla., and Jon Husted, R-Ohio, were sworn in Tuesday following the resignations of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
With two new senators, Republicans officially have 53 members in their Senate conference.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., recently announced that Moody will be Florida’s next senator, taking Rubio’s seat. Previously, she was a state prosecutor.
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Two new Republican senators were sworn in on Tuesday. (Reuters)
Shortly after DeSantis was selected, Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, revealed his choice of then-Lt. Gov. Jon Husted replace Vance.
The final division in the upper chamber is 53 Republicans and 47 senators in the Democratic caucus.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody responds to cheers from supporters after Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, announced her appointment as U.S. senator to replace Marco Rubio, during a news conference at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
While the GOP has a majority of several seats, they will need the help of some Democrats to defeat them legislative filibuster’s Threshold of 60 votes for consideration of most laws.
However, in terms of nominations and budget reconciliation, this threshold is lowered to 51.
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, right, speaks next to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine during a news conference June 2, 2022, in Avon Lake, Ohio. DeWine and Husted are embroiled in a lawsuit by investor FirstEnergy Corp. linked to a $60 million bribery scheme masterminded by the energy giant and the now-imprisoned Speaker of the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/David Richard, file)
“Thank you very much. I will bring the same tenacity, passion and perseverance as a United States Senator that I brought as Florida Attorney General,” Moody said after accepting DeSantis’ appointment.
“If you’ve worked with me and fought with me over the last six years, you know, I don’t think of it as a job. I think of it as a calling,” she added.
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The Capitol is seen under clouds in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) . (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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After DeWine’s announcement, Husted said, “Governor, I just want to say thank you. It’s an honor to accept the nomination to serve the people of the state of Ohio in the United States Senate. I just appreciate you putting so much trust in me. First as vice president and then as lieutenant governor , and now as your appointed member of the Senate.”
