Ashley B. Moody
Ashley B. Moody (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Florida. She assumed office on January 21, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Moody (Republican Party) is running in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Florida. She declared candidacy for the special Republican primary scheduled on August 18, 2026.[source]
On January 16, 2025, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced he selected Moody to replace Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in the U.S. Senate.[1]
Biography
Ashley B. Moody was born in Plant City, Florida in 1975. She earned a bachelor's and a graduate degree in accounting from the University of Florida in 1993 and 1996 respectively, a J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 2000, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in international law from Stetson University College of Law in 2010.[2][3] Her career experience includes working as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, an associate at the law firm Holland & Knight LLP, an assistant to the president of the American Bar Association, and an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law.[3] Moody served as a judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida from 2007 to 2017 and as Attorney General of Florida from 2019 to 2025.[3][4][2]
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2025-2026
Moody was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
- Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
- Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
- Committee on Aging (Special)
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Education and the American Family Members
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
- Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs
- Joint Economic Committee
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Special general election for U.S. Senate Florida
Neelam Perry is running in the special general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida
The following candidates are running in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 18, 2026.
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| Joey Mendoza Atkins | ||
 | Paul Ron Cruz | |
| Frank DiMola | ||
| Charles Gould | ||
 | Alan Grayson | |
 | Tamika Lyles | |
| Evelyn McBride | ||
 | Hector Mujica | |
 | Angela Nixon | |
| Dennis Stevens | ||
 | Alex Vindman | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jennifer Jenkins (D)
- Joshua Weil (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida
The following candidates are running in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 18, 2026.
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Endorsements
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- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R)
- U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R)
- U.S. Rep Aaron Bean (R)
- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R)
- U.S. Rep Vern Buchanan (R)
- U.S. Rep Kat Cammack (R)
- U.S.Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
- U.S. Rep Neal Dunn (R)
- U.S. Rep Scott Franklin (R)
- U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R)
- U.S. Rep Mike Haridopolos (R)
- U.S. Rep Laurel Lee (R)
- U.S. Rep Brian Mast (R)
- U.S. Rep Jimmy Patronis
- U.S. Rep John Rutherford (R)
- U.S. Rep Daniel Webster (R)
- Republican Party of Florida
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida
- Florida Fraternal Order of Police
- Florida Realtors PAC
- Guardians of Liberty
- Maggie's List
- Senate Conservatives Fund
- Women Winning
2022
See also: Florida Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Florida
Incumbent Ashley B. Moody defeated Aramis Ayala in the general election for Attorney General of Florida on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ashley B. Moody (R) | 60.6 | 4,651,279 |
 | Aramis Ayala (D) | 39.4 | 3,025,943 | |
| Total votes: 7,677,222 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida
Aramis Ayala defeated Daniel Uhlfelder and Jim Lewis in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aramis Ayala | 44.9 | 637,856 |
 | Daniel Uhlfelder | 28.2 | 399,620 | |
 | Jim Lewis | 26.9 | 381,575 | |
| Total votes: 1,419,051 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ashley B. Moody advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Florida
Ashley B. Moody defeated Sean Shaw and Jeffrey Siskind in the general election for Attorney General of Florida on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley B. Moody (R) | 52.1 | 4,232,532 |
 | Sean Shaw (D) | 46.1 | 3,744,912 | |
 | Jeffrey Siskind (No Party Affiliation) | 1.8 | 145,296 | |
| Total votes: 8,122,740 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida
Sean Shaw defeated Ryan Torrens in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Shaw | 73.8 | 1,031,640 |
 | Ryan Torrens | 26.2 | 367,053 | |
| Total votes: 1,398,693 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida
Ashley B. Moody defeated Frank White in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley B. Moody | 56.8 | 882,028 |
 | Frank White | 43.2 | 670,823 | |
| Total votes: 1,552,851 | |||
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2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Moody was unopposed and automatically re-elected to be a judge on the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[5]
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2018
Campaign website
The following was found on Moody's campaign website.
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I stand for: OUR FLAG OUR CONSTITUTION THE RULE OF LAW FOR ALL LIFE FLORIDA TAXPAYERS A HEALTHY FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT OUR COMMUNITIES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OUR SENIORS OUR ECONOMY |
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| —Ashley Moody's campaign website (2018)[7] | ||
Campaign advertisements
The following is an example of an ad from Moody's 2018 election campaign.
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Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
Personal finance disclosures
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
Noteworthy events
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On July 21, 2021, Moody announced in a tweet that she had tested positive for coronavirus. She said in the tweet that she had gotten a COVID-19 vaccine earlier in the year.[8]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "DeSantis picks Florida AG Ashley Moody to replace Rubio in the Senate," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Unite States Congress, "MOODY, Ashley Brooke," accessed October 14, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, "Ashley B. Moody," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Former Hillsborough Judge Ashley Moody Files to Run for Florida Attorney General," June 1, 2017
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ashley Moody's 2018 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed August 3, 2018
- ↑ News 4 Jax, "Florida AG Ashley Moody tests positive for COVID-19," July 21, 2021
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| Preceded by Marco Rubio (R) |
U.S. Senate Florida 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Pam Bondi (R) |
Attorney General of Florida 2019-2025 |
Succeeded by John Guard (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida 13th Circuit Court |
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