{"id":2391219,"date":"2025-01-16T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-announces-replacement-for-marco-rubios-senate-seat\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:51:05","slug":"ron-desantis-announces-replacement-for-marco-rubios-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-announces-replacement-for-marco-rubios-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Announces Replacement for Marco Rubio&#8217;s Senate Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-announces-replacement-for-marco-rubios-senate-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391219&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u2063discusses the nomination of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, who left\u2062 to \u2064accept a position \u2062in President-elect Donald \u200cTrump&#8217;s administration. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made the\u2062 proclamation following Moody&#8217;s strong \u200bsupport and performance,especially in recent political battles. The\u200b nomination\u200c is seen as part of \u2063a strategy to maintain Republican presence in the Senate without taking candidates \u2062from\u200c the House, crucial for the \u200cGOP&#8217;s \u200cslim majority. Moody, a fifth-generation Floridian, has been noted for her conservative stances and support for Trump&#8217;s agenda. Interestingly,her appointment will lead to a record number of\u200d GOP women \u2063in the Senate,totaling ten. \u200cMoody, who is married and has \u2062two sons, \u200cwill\u2063 face \u200ba special\u2062 election in 2026 \u2064to secure the \u2064seat fully.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One day after one of Florida&rsquo;s most famous attorney generals was in the headlines for her performance on Capitol Hill, another Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> is making waves of her own.<\/p>\n<p>Less than 24 hours after former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pam-bondi-turns-tables-dem-senator-pressed-weaponization-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stood her ground<\/a> against furious Democrats, Florida Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-issues-warning-viral-milton-video-florida-will-hold-accountable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> has announced the Sunshine State&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-leaders-slam-adam-schiff-urge-newsom-not-to-appoint-him-as-ca-attorney-general\/\" title=\"BLM Leaders Slam Adam Schiff, Urge Newsom Not To Appoint Him As CA Attorney General\">current attorney general<\/a>, Ashley Moody, has been nominated to fill outgoing Sen. Marco Rubio&rsquo;s seat.<\/p>\n<p>(Rubio had to vacate his Senate seat to accept President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nomination for Secretary of State.)<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor made the announcement in Orlando early Thursday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Governor Ron DeSantis Makes an Announcement in Orlando <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dNbFdoiau\">https:\/\/t.co\/7dNbFdoiau<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1879912849012818245?\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/ron-desantis-picks-florida-attorney-general-ashley-moody-fill-rubios-s-rcna187938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that it &ldquo;has widely been expected in recent weeks that Moody would be the pick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, NBC noted that DeSantis specifically didn&rsquo;t want to pull any candidates from the House, &ldquo;because of the GOP&rsquo;s slim majority in that chamber.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to her site&rsquo;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/ag-bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biography<\/a>, Moody is &ldquo;a fifth generation Floridian&rdquo; who &ldquo;was born and raised in Plant City, Florida.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The political careers for both Moody and DeSantis have been somewhat linked over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Both were elected to their respective offices in 2019, and both have worked hand-in-hand to make Florida one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/people-moved-to-texas-from-california-and-other-states-why-2024-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most desirable states<\/a> in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She has stood strong time and time again,&rdquo; DeSantis at the news conference, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/01\/16\/desantis-ashley-moody-senate-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor also characterized Moody as a staunch supporter of Trump&rsquo;s agenda, a true conservative, and a fighter.<\/p>\n<p>And that fighting spirit may be more important than ever before, given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-crones-pecking-at-hegseth-ignore-devastating-study-on-women-in-combat-from-the-marine-corps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partisan outbursts<\/a> that have characterized a number of the Trump nominee confirmation hearings.<\/p>\n<p>While Rubio&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">confirmation hearing<\/a> has, ironically, but rather ho-hum, the same cannot be said about the confirmation hearings of Bondi (Trump&rsquo;s pick for attorney general) and Pete Hegseth (Trump&rsquo;s pick for Secretary of Defense).<\/p>\n<p>The hearings for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-reminds-adam-schiff-humiliating-past-confirmation-hearing-gets-heated-censured-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bondi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseths-composed-confirmation-hearing-performance-convinced-right-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> largely devolved along party lines this week, with the two receiving more normalized questioning from their GOP counterparts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hysterical-dem-senator-embarrasses-screaming-pete-hegseth-sending-moms-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much more<\/a> from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Moody obviously won&rsquo;t face a similar firing squad, given how Senate appointments work. (Moody will be up for a special election in 2026 to maintain the final two years of Rubio&rsquo;s seat eligibility.)<\/p>\n<p>One last, ironic note if you care at all about identity politics: NBC noted that DeSantis&rsquo; nomination of Moody will put a record 10 GOP women in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Moody, 49, is married to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">federal law enforcement agent<\/a>, and they have two sons.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following former Attorney General Pam Bondi&#8217;s confrontation with angry Democrats, Governor Ron DeSantis revealed that current Attorney General Ashley Moody has been nominated to take over Senator Marco Rubio&#8217;s seat, which he vacated for a position in Trump&#8217;s administration. DeSantis announced this in Orlando and noted that Moody was widely expected to be the choice. He emphasized his desire not to draw candidates from the House due to the GOP&#8217;s slim majority there. Moody, a fifth-generation Floridian from Plant City, has had her political career intertwined with DeSantis since both were elected in 2019 and have collaborated closely on state issues. DeSantis praised her as a strong supporter of Trump\u2019s agenda and highlighted her fighting spirit amid partisan tensions during confirmation hearings for other nominees. Unlike those nominees, Moody will not face intense scrutiny during her Senate appointment process but will need to run in a special election in 2026 to complete Rubio\u2019s term. Notably, if confirmed, she would contribute to an unprecedented number of GOP women in the Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2391220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ron-DeSantis.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43492,34360,40227,35285,35374],"class_list":["post-2391219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-florida-politics","tag-marco-rubio","tag-political-announcement","tag-ron-desantis","tag-senate-seat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ron-DeSantis.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391219"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391223,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391219\/revisions\/2391223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}