Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody

Republican Incumbent

Ashley Moody is the appointed Republican U.S. senator from Florida and a former Florida attorney general and state judge. She is running in the 2026 special election to serve the remainder of Marco Rubio’s term.

Positions on Key Issues

Healthcare

high

Moody has focused on health-care fraud enforcement, including legislation to crack down on Medicaid fraud and calls to recover allegedly improper ACA subsidy payments. She has also opposed extending ACA premium subsidies.

Economy

high

Moody says she supports cutting burdensome regulations, lowering taxes, expanding domestic energy production, and bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Her campaign also highlights housing affordability and support for Florida agriculture as part of her economic agenda.

Climate/Energy

high

Moody’s campaign emphasizes expanding domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and newer technologies, as part of an energy-independence agenda. She has also backed legislation aimed at helping Florida agriculture adapt to extreme weather.

Abortion & Reproductive Health

high

Moody has taken a pro-life position and sponsored legislation to require parental notification before a minor crosses state lines for an abortion. Her public messaging emphasizes parental rights and accountability in abortion-related cases.

Immigration

high

Moody supports stricter immigration enforcement, including finishing the border wall, ending sanctuary-city policies, and speeding removal of people she describes as illegal or criminal aliens. She has introduced legislation to expand state enforcement and accelerate removals.

Firearms & Second Amendment

high

Moody says she supports gun rights and has opposed federal gun-control measures she describes as overreach. She joined litigation against a Biden administration rule expanding background-check requirements at gun shows.

Foreign Policy

high

Moody’s campaign says she favors a strong military, border security, reduced foreign aid that does not serve U.S. interests, and less support for international bodies she views as misaligned with American priorities. Her campaign also emphasizes U.S. leadership in space and American sovereignty.

Civil Rights & Equality

medium

Moody’s public messaging centers on law enforcement, border security, and tougher criminal enforcement rather than social-justice reforms. I did not find a detailed campaign platform outlining broader civil-rights or social-justice proposals.

Education

high

Moody says she supports parental rights, school choice, and reducing federal control over education. Her campaign highlights efforts to expand charter-school flexibility and support parents choosing schools for their children.

Tech & AI

high

Moody has called for Congress to investigate AI harms, especially child exploitation and deepfakes, and has supported stronger restrictions on AI-generated abuse material. She has also backed AI use in agriculture and legislation to protect kids online.

Election Policy

high

Moody supports voter-ID requirements and other election-integrity measures. She has backed the SAVE Act and said election rules should ensure that only eligible U.S. citizens vote.

Local Issues

high

Moody’s campaign priorities for Florida include border security, space industry growth, domestic energy production, parental rights in education, fiscal discipline, and support for Florida agriculture. Her campaign site presents these as the main issues she says she will pursue for Florida voters.

Background

Career History

United States Senator 2025 – Present
U.S. Senate

Appointed to fill Florida’s Senate vacancy and serving in the seat up for special election.

Attorney General 2019 – 2025
State of Florida

Served as Florida’s attorney general before joining the Senate.

Circuit Judge 2006 – 2017
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Florida

Served as a state trial-court judge in Hillsborough County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney / Prosecutor 2001 – 2006
U.S. Department of Justice / Hillsborough County State Attorney

Worked as a federal prosecutor and earlier as a state prosecutor.

Attorney 1998 – 2001
Holland & Knight

Practiced commercial litigation before entering public service.

Education

University of Florida B.S. in Accounting (1995)
University of Florida Levin College of Law J.D. in Law (1998)
Stetson University College of Law LL.M. in International Law

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