Get to know Ashley Moody, Florida's newest senator in the Senate.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is being sent to Washington, D.C., by Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat in the U.S. Senate.

Rubio is currently going through the confirmation process to become President-elect Trump's secretary of state.

Since 2019, Moody, a 49-year-old mother of two, has been the state's top prosecutor, having previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney and a circuit court judge. As a Republican state attorney general, Moody has supported lawsuits to invalidate the Affordable Care Act and pushed against restoring voting rights for felons and marijuana legalization.

Justin Duralia, her husband, is the deputy chief of the Plant City Police Department in Hillsborough County.

To restore the country to the people who govern it, we must ensure a strong Congress that passes laws and approves regulations imposed by unelected bureaucrats.

"I am a mother and still have a kid in school, and I am driven by my faith in God first and foremost. As a trained accountant, I can shrink the bloat of the federal government."

Trump and Senators Katie Britt and Rick Scott initially endorsed Lara Trump to succeed Rubio. However, she later withdrew her name from consideration.

In the 2026 special election, Moody will have to compete for the seat, as House Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., has already announced his intention to run for it.

DeSantis and Moody have collaborated to advance their shared agenda. Recently, Moody filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, alleging that the federal government was attempting to hinder Florida's investigation into the second Trump assassination attempt, which took place at his Mar-a-Lago golf course.

She filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a rule she believed would require physicians to offer gender transition services.

In 2024, she filed a petition with the Supreme Court to invalidate a Florida ballot initiative that would broaden access to abortion, contending that the wording could deceive voters.