Marco Rubio, who is poised to be the next Secretary of State ... also will be the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate. Paula Hawkins, a Republican, served one term, from 1981 to 1987, but lost her reelection bid to Democrat Bob Graham.

Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.

(AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate ... and the first in nearly 40 years; Republican Paula Hawkins served in the chamber from 1981-1987. With the appointment announced, Moody is poised to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday in Orlando. A source tells ABC News that he is expected to announce his selection to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated as U.S. Secretary of State.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will appoint state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the seat Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to vacate.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has chosen Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. Moody, Florida's Attorney General, will be the second woman to represent Florida in the Senate, following fellow Republican Paula Hawkins who served from 1981-1987.

replacing Marco Rubio, who was sworn in earlier in the day as the next secretary of state. Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins ...

(AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S ... and the first in nearly 40 years; Republican Paula Hawkins served in the chamber from 1981-1987.

Marco Rubio, who is poised to be the next Secretary of State ... also will be the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate. Paula Hawkins, a Republican, served one term, from 1981 to 1987, but lost her reelection bid to Democrat Bob Graham.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

(AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S ... and the first in nearly 40 years; Republican Paula Hawkins served in the chamber from 1981-1987.

Rubio was widely expected to be confirmed as the U.S.'s top diplomat and was the least controversial of Trump's Cabinet picks. He is the first nominee to be confirmed by the Senate and Republicans ...