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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat

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Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate , Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday .

Moody is only the second woman to represent Florida in the Senate .

Moody campaigned on a pledge to voters that she’d be a prosecutor, not a politician.

She boosted her political profile during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moody's appointment opens up a key vacancy in Florida ’s Cabinet, giving DeSantis another shot at expanding his influence in the state.

Moody will also get to pick a replacement for outgoing Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis , who is leaving his post to run for an open seat in Congress .

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