Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody
Moody in 2025
United States Senator from Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office January 21, 2025 Serving with Rick Scott
Appointed by	Ron DeSantis
Preceded by	Marco Rubio
38th Florida Attorney General
In office January 8, 2019 – January 21, 2025
Governor	Ron DeSantis
Preceded by	Pam Bondi
Succeeded by	James Uthmeier
Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
In office January 2, 2007 – April 28, 2017
Preceded by	Susan Sexton
Succeeded by	Jennifer Gabbard
Personal details
Born	Ashley Brooke Moody (1975-03-28) March 28, 1975 (age 50) Plant City, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican (since 1998)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (1993–1998)
Spouse	Justin Duralia
Children	2
Parent	James S. Moody Jr. (father)
Education	University of Florida (BS, MS, JD) Stetson University (LLM)
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Website	Senate website

Ashley Brooke Moody (born March 28, 1975) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Florida. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the 38th Florida attorney general, from 2007 to 2017 as a circuit court judge in Hillsborough County, and as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Florida before entering electoral politics.

As Florida attorney general, Moody supported lawsuits to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, advocated against restoration of voting rights for former felons, and opposed the legalization of recreational marijuana. She supported then-President Donald Trump in Florida during the 2020 presidential election, and joined in the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit, which sought to contest the results of the election.

In January 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Moody to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Marco Rubio, who became United States secretary of state. On January 21, 2025, she was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance, becoming Florida's second female senator, after Paula Hawkins.

Moody's appointment expires in January 2027; to remain in the Senate, she must win a special election in November 2026.^[1]