Former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was sworn in as Florida’s junior U.S. senator on Tuesday afternoon, becoming only the second woman to represent Florida in that legislative body and the first from the Tampa Bay area.

The Florida attorney general has been a faithful foot soldier to Governor Ron DeSantis — and President-elect Donald Trump.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate ... of circuit judge in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa. A fifth generation native of Plant City ...

Ashley Moody, a Republican, would take the seat of Senator Marco Rubio once he is confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s secretary of state.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Another member of the Florida governor’s cabinet could be announcing their departure. Politico reports that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is the likely choice to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be Secretary of State.

On his first full day in office, Vice President JD Vance administered the oath of office to Moody and new Ohio Sen. John Husted, who is filling Vance's vacancy.

(AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate ... judge in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa. A fifth generation native of Plant City, Florida ...

In a historic move on the second day of President Trump's second term, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the new Secretary of State, with a vote of 99 to 0. This significant event marks the beginning of President Trump's cabinet formation.

Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.

WASHINGTON — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

Moody, a Tampa Bay area native, has been Florida’s attorney general since 2019. She'll hold Rubio's seat until the 2026 election.