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 the appointment on Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

Gov. Ron DeSantis finally made his decision known about who will replace Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Standing before a crowd at Rosen Plaza in Orlando on Thursday, DeSantis named Florida State Attorney General Ashley Moody as the state’s newest U.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked state Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed Senator Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S. secretary of state, a move that will maintain Republicans' majority in that chamber.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state's next U.S. senator, making her the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Moody to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

Moody, an ally of the governor, said she looked forward to carrying out the Trump agenda.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

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. DeSantis made the announcement in a Thursday news conference in Orlando.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, to replace Senator Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S. Secretary of State. Rubio was picked by Trump to serve as the top U.