Gov. Ron DeSantis chose Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, who’s bound for the State Department.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named his state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. DeSantis said Thursday that he picked Moody, the Republican attorney general since 2019,

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.