Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) will keep her seat in the Capitol’s Upper House for another six years.
Florida’s former Attorney General was declared the winner of her midterm election against Democratic State Rep. Angie Nixon on Nov. 3, shutting down the Democratic Socialists of America from gaining a prominent political foothold in the Sunshine State.
Moody rose to the Senate via special appointment by Gov. Ron DeSantis after Sen. Marco Rubio left the seat to serve as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State.
Senators are initially selected by the state’s residents during an election year; vacant seats mid-term are filled by an appointee of the governor, while vacancies in the House of Representatives have a special election in the corresponding district. …