# Ashley Moody ## Summary U.S. Senator from Florida since January 2025 (appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill Marco Rubio's seat after Rubio became Secretary of State). Former Attorney General of Florida (2019–2025). Former judge, Hillsborough County Circuit Court. Former federal prosecutor. Running for the full remainder term in the 2026 special election. ## Florida Attorney General (2019–2025) - Led Florida in multiple Trump-era multistate actions: election-integrity litigation, SCOTUS amicus filings, opioid settlements - Strong law-and-order public profile - Aggressive federal-litigation stance against Biden-era regulations - Not known nationally until appointment elevated her to Senate visibility ## Senate career (January 2025–present) - Committee assignments TBD (appointed mid-session); reliable R vote on party-line bills - Building out legislative profile primarily through prosecutor / public safety framing ## 2026: running for special-election term DeSantis appointment is **not barred from running** (unlike Oklahoma's Armstrong) — Moody is pursuing the full remainder of Rubio's Class 3 term (through January 2029). See [[FL-Sen-2026-Special]]. Faces Alex Vindman (D, 2019 Trump impeachment witness) in the general. April PPP polling showed Moody +3 — a closer margin than Florida's R+13 baseline. Expected to hold, but the race will be a national donor story regardless. ## Related KB entities - [[FL-Sen-2026-Special]] — her election race - [[Marco Rubio]] — former seat holder, now Secretary of State - TBD: [[Ron DeSantis]] — FL Governor, appointed Moody ## Sources - [Wikipedia — Ashley Moody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Moody)