Alternate headline: Florida Invades Washington DC With Attorneys General.
More seriously, Ron DeSantis proves his serious nature with this choice. Ashley Moody will make a solid choice to fill Marco Rubio’s seat, both substantively and politically. She will take office just in time to confirm her Florida AG predecessor Pam Bondi:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, setting her up to fill the seat of Sen. Marco Rubio, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be secretary of state. …
It has widely been expected in recent weeks that Moody would be the pick, while others, including Reps. Kat Cammack and Cory Mills, did talk to DeSantis about the position. DeSantis had said publicly he had reservations about appointing a member of the House because of the GOP’s slim majority in that chamber. …
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