DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.

If Sen. Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of State, it will leave a seat open for Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill until an election in 2026.

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 Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's waiting till the last minute to announce his pick because he doesn't want the new person to be "a piñata" for the news media.

Ron DeSantis named Florida’s attorney general, a Donald Trump loyalist, to fill the Senate seat set to be vacated by Marco Rubio. Ashley Moody was one of Trump’s loudest surrogates during the 2020 presidential election.

“Absolutely not.” So much for Gov. Ron DeSantis engineering his next political move by naming himself the successor to outgoing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. DeSantis made the declaration in Jacksonville on Friday while responding to a reporter’s question about the potential self-appointment.

As U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio sits in his confirmation hearing to be Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Florida’s Governor isn’t announcing who he will appoint to take the Miami Republican’s place.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday tapped his state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) when he leaves his office to become secretary of state to President-elect Donald Trump. DeSantis announced his decision at a press conference in Orlando, joined by Moody.

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.

Florida’s newest senator has officially been sworn into office. Vice President J.D. Vance swore in the former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as a new senator this week. The Senate seat was filled as Rubio was confirmed to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State.

Rubio was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance while standing next to his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio. The vote to confirm him by the U.S. Senate was unanimous.