Ashley Moody, Florida’s Republican attorney general who’s about to take a seat in the Senate, will have almost two years in her new job to burnish her statewide political profile before she has to face the voters.
Moody, 49, appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Thursday to the Senate seat Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio will soon vacate, is a proven vote-getter and an early favorite in a 2026 special election to complete the remainder of the six-year term Rubio won in 2022.
She will benefit from advantages of incumbency and her state’s rightward trend. As a reliable vote ...