Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody was born and raised in Plant City, Florida. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting and a law degree from the University of Florida, and a Master of Laws in international law from Stetson University College of Law. She began her career practicing commercial litigation at the law firm Holland & Knight and later joined the United States Attorney's Office, where she prosecuted drug, firearm and fraud offenses.

In 2006 Moody was elected a circuit court judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County. From 2019 to 2025 she served as Florida's 38th attorney general. During that time she was a commissioner on the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice and chaired Florida's Statewide Council on Human Trafficking.

Moody was sworn into the Senate on January 21, 2025, after Governor Ron DeSantis appointed her. The Senate's records show the seat was previously held by Marco Rubio, who resigned on January 20, 2025, to become secretary of state. She serves on the Armed Services, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Judiciary committees, the Joint Economic Committee and the Special Committee on Aging.