Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has tapped Ashley Moody to fill Florida’s vacant US Senate seat, elevating a member of his own inner circle to a position where she’ll be counted on to be a loyal vote in favor of President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was appointed to take Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat. Here's who her replacement will be.

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.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis chose Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state’s next senator, serving out the next two years of Sen. Marco Rubio’s term. In an Orlando news conference, DeSantis said Moody had “a demonstrated record of delivering results” on immigration and fighting President Joe Biden’s administration.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced state Attorney General Ashley Moody as his pick to replace Sen. Marco Rubio.

Moody, an ally of the governor, said she looked forward to carrying out the Trump agenda.

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.

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.

Vice President J.D. Vance swore in the former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as a new senator this week. The Senate seat was filled as Rubio was confirmed to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State.