As Rubio edges closer to confirmation, DeSantis announces choice for Florida seat in U.S. Senate

By Julia Johnson | Fox News

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., revealed on Thursday who he plans to appoint to the Senate once Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., resigns, as he is expected to be confirmed to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of State after his inauguration. 

The governor selected Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the next senator. 

Moody has been a key ally of DeSantis in the state and worked in tandem with him to facilitate his agenda as governor. 

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