Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R ) appointed the state’s Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) to the Senate on Thursday, catapulting a rising star in Florida politics into the national spotlight.

Moody will replace President-elect Trump’s secretary of State pick Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the Senate. DeSantis said on Thursday that Moody would “mostly likely” be sworn in on Monday afternoon, following Trump’s inauguration.

Her appointment marks Moody’s foray into the Washington scene, but she has long been rising in the legal and political ranks of Florida.

During his announcement DeSantis noted that Moody is a member of a fifth-generation family from Plant City, Fla., located in Hillsborough County. She is the daughter of senior U.S. District Court Judge James Moody, who represents the state’s Middle District. Moody attended law school at the........

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