Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) to the Senate on Thursday, catapulting a rising star in Florida politics into the national spotlight.
Moody will replace President-elect Trump’s secretary of State pick, Sen. Marco Rubio (R), in the upper chamber. DeSantis said Thursday that Moody would “mostly likely” be sworn in Monday afternoon, following Trump’s inauguration.
Her appointment marks Moody’s foray into the Washington scene, but she has long been rising in the legal and political ranks of Florida.