Ashley Moody
RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. Senator since January 2025, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis; Florida Attorney General from 2019 to 2025
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Ashley Moody, running for re-election.
Special election for the rest of Marco Rubio's term, which ends in January 2029; Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Ashley Moody to the seat in January 2025 after Rubio became Secretary of State.
U.S. Senator since January 2025, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis; Florida Attorney General from 2019 to 2025
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Jacksonville since 2020
Founder of the Justice Network advocacy blog in Ocala; former motor vehicle dealer in Pennsylvania
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RepublicanAshley Moody
Co-sponsored legislation to sanction Cuba's government and says the United States should never normalize relations with communist dictatorships, citing Cuba and Venezuela.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports ending the war in Iran, using the UN and multilateral diplomacy before military action, ending U.S. support for West Bank settlements, upholding the Gaza ceasefire, and applying the Leahy Law to U.S. military aid.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
Lists guaranteeing the safety of Jews in the United States as a priority; says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for allowing the October 7 attack and for the war on Iran, and says Israel's wars are creating antisemitism worldwide.
RepublicanAshley Moody
Cites her support for the 2025 tax law, including its tax breaks on tips, overtime and Social Security income and its $2,200 Child Tax Credit, and says there is more work to do on taxes for working families.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports a 5% annual tax on net worth above $1 billion, taxing capital gains at the same rates as wages, closing loopholes that let profitable corporations pay no federal income tax, and ending stepped-up basis for inherited assets.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
No published position found.
RepublicanAshley Moody
Introduced the HELPER Act to give teachers, police officers, firefighters and other first responders Federal Housing Administration home loan assistance; says she supports cutting regulations to lower costs and make homeownership achievable.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports a national rent freeze and rent stabilization standard, just-cause eviction protections, federal funding for affordable housing, expanded Section 8 vouchers, limits on corporate purchases of single-family homes, and federal reinsurance for property insurance.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
No published position found.
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports Medicare for All covering everyone with no premiums, deductibles or copays, including dental, vision, mental health and prescription drugs; supports capping drug prices and canceling existing medical debt.
“Medicare for All that covers every person in America — free at the point of service, with no premiums, no deductibles, no copays, and no surprise bills.”
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
Proposes national health coverage that people could opt out of, and says trial lawyers add costs and push doctors to practice defensive medicine.
“I propose national health coverage, with the ability to opt-out.”
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports a path to citizenship for Dreamers and undocumented residents, a moratorium on deportations pending an audit of enforcement practices, and abolishing ICE and rebuilding immigration enforcement under civilian oversight.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
Supports secure borders, vetting immigrants, the lawful removal of people who enter the country illegally, a path to citizenship for immigrants who follow the rules, and ending birth tourism.
RepublicanAshley Moody
Says supporting law enforcement is a top priority; cites recruiting officers from other states to Florida and pushing for raises, bonuses and relocation help for officers as attorney general, and says she has taken that approach to the Senate.
“Standing up for the LEO community will always be a top priority of mine.”
DemocraticAngie Nixon
No published position found.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
No published position found.
RepublicanAshley Moody
Introduced bills to have USDA develop crop insurance for freeze losses (the TEMP Act), update federal orange juice standards, and steer land-grant research funding toward precision agriculture; says she will work to cut regulations on growers.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
No published position found.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
No published position found.
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports passing the PRO Act, guaranteed paid family and medical leave, a federal minimum wage indexed to inflation, and ending right-to-work laws.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
No published position found.
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
Supports universal child care and pre-K, tuition-free public college and trade school, canceling student debt, fully funding public K-12 schools, raising teacher wages, and expanding vocational and apprenticeship programs.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
No published position found.
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
No published position found.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
Says lawyers admitted to practice are officers of the courts and should not hold elected office in the legislative or executive branch, and lists restoring the separation of powers as his top priority.
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
No published position found.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
Says climate change is not itself a financial threat to the economy but an issue to be managed, and says extreme responses to it, such as the 2009 Cash for Clunkers program, are a financial threat.
RepublicanAshley Moody
No published position found.
DemocraticAngie Nixon
No published position found.
No Party AffiliationNeil J. Gillespie
Says proof of citizenship is important for secure elections, urges citizens to get and keep the documents that prove citizenship, and suggests the State Department could serve as a repository for documents such as birth and marriage certificates.