DeSantis Names Ashley Moody to Rubio's Senate Seat, and James Uthmeier as Attorney General | FlaglerLive

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Trump will be inaugurated Monday, and Republicans control both houses of Congress.
54% : Trump tapped Rubio, a Miami-Dade County Republican, in November to become secretary of state.
54% : "Instead, she spent her time chasing political attention and currying favor with the far right.
45% : "Meanwhile, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried said Moody will take orders from Trump rather than Floridians and described her appointment as a potential placeholder for DeSantis to run when the seat is up for election.
40% : "Moody said she will bring "the same persistence and passion and tenacity, as a United States senator that I have as Florida's attorney general" and that she planned to "show up and fight for this nation and fight for President Trump to deliver the American first agenda on day one."DeSantis said he expects to name Uthmeier as Moody's replacement when the position is "available."
38% : She also took positions on issues such as opposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates and opposing efforts to allow recreational marijuana in Florida.

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