<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/568d5ce1-466c-4e81-9ac4-d5738690ec9b/1_th.jpg?crop=629:354,smart&amp;width=629&amp;height=354&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reportedly 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.</span></p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeSantis will formally announce his decision at a Thursday press conference in Orlando, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/ashley-moody-desantis-pick-florida-senate-seat?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reported" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="67892bc1e4b0ebaad44f1bc6" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/ashley-moody-desantis-pick-florida-senate-seat?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_medium=social" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0">reported</a>.</span></p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.</em></span></p></div>

Rubio will vacate his seat to become Donald Trump’s secretary of state nominee.{ai:summary}<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to announce Ashley Moody, the state’s attorney general, as his choice to succeed Senator Marco Rubio when Rubio departs to become secretary of state under President-elect Donald Trump. A press conference is scheduled for Thursday in Orlando. </p><p>#politics</p>

Ron DeSantis Taps Florida AG To Fill Marco Rubio’s Senate Seat: Report

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