The political travel continued that week for DeSantis, though he did come to the state to sign the Heartbeat Protection Act banning abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy late at night. He went to Lynchburg, Virginia, where he talked to Liberty University students, and to Manchester, New Hampshire.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator. DeSantis announced his pick at a news conference in Orlando days before Rubio is set to resign to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is taking steps to rebuild his ties with President-elect Trump after a bitter primary rivalry drew a wedge between the two former allies. Trump and DeSantis met over

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed on Thursday who will replace Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate after he is likely confirmed to be Secretary of State.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, setting her up to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat when he joins the Trump administraiton.

DeSantis has been above water his entire six years in office, though he saw his nadir the latter half of 2020, when the state struggled with the pandemic, high unemployment and a failing unemployment assistance website. He was at +1 and +2 in the Fall and Winter quarters, respectively.

Ron DeSantis named Florida’s attorney general, a Donald Trump loyalist, to fill the Senate seat set to be vacated by Marco Rubio. Ashley Moody was one of Trump’s loudest surrogates during the 2020 presidential election.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has tapped the state’s Republican attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the Senate following his nomination to serve as

And the credit for that mostly goes to Susie Wiles, Trump’s de facto campaign manager and incoming chief of staff. Or, as Trump calls her, the “Ice Maiden.”

Other Florida senators expected to attend the inauguration are Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa; Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami; Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill; Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers; and Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, according to information obtained by USA TODAY Network-Florida.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was joined by several local and state officials, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, at a Wednesday press conference to discuss illegal immigration.