U.S. Senator from Florida (appointed January 2025)

Ashley Moody is a fifth-generation Floridian raised in Plant City and a three-time University of Florida graduate who worked as a federal prosecutor, was elected a Hillsborough County circuit judge in 2006, and served as Florida Attorney General from 2019 to 2025². Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her to the U.S. Senate, where she was sworn in on January 21, 2025, and she won the August 18, 2026 Republican primary for the remainder of the term²¹.

Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidehigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Said "Male athletes have no business competing in women's sports" and called for passing legislation; her office says she cosponsors the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal bill limiting girls' and women's school teams to biological females. (2026-09-23) source
  • Voted for cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a procedural vote; it failed 51 to 45. (2025-03-03) source
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate; it passed the Senate 51 to 50, with the Vice President breaking a 50 to 50 tie. (2025-07-01) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and SNAP. (2025-07-01) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Introduced the RIPPLE Act to expand the 287(g) program, saying it would give state law enforcement resources to "more efficiently get dangerous criminals out of our communities." (2025-06-10) source
  • Voted for S. 2, the Secure America Act, a reconciliation bill providing $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029; it passed 52 to 47. (2026-06-05) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Spoke on the Senate floor urging passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying covered stocks, saying most of the country wants "banning members from trading stocks." (2026-07-27) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and said "We will always fight for life." (2025-10-08) source
  • As Florida Attorney General, filed a brief urging the Florida Supreme Court to keep a proposed 2024 abortion-rights amendment off the ballot, arguing its summary was misleading. (2023-11) source
  • Her campaign biography says she has been a national leader in protecting the sanctity of life. (2026) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 37, which would have ended the national emergency used to impose tariffs on Canadian imports; it passed 51 to 48. (2025-04-02) source
  • Voted against S.J.Res. 49, which would have ended the national emergency used to impose global tariffs; it failed 49 to 49. (2025-04-30) source
  • Voted against S.J.Res. 88, which would have ended the national emergency used to impose global tariffs; it passed 51 to 47. (2025-10-30) source
• Aid to IsraelNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against discharging S.J.Res. 26, a resolution to block a proposed sale of certain weapons to Israel; the motion failed 15 to 83. (2025-04-03) source
• Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted for H.R. 5334, which imposes sanctions and other measures on Russia; it passed 86 to 11. (2026-08-07) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would let people with a home-state concealed carry permit carry in other states that allow it, saying state lines should not "infringe on citizens' rights to bear arms." (2025-10-21) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.