Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.

Former state attorney general and Tampa native Pam Bondi and Senator Marco Rubio are set to appear on Capitol Hill for confirmation hearings, Wednesday.

Vice President JD Vance officially swore in former Florida Senator Marco Rubio as the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State in a ceremony at the White House on Monday. Surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues,

Former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was sworn in as Florida’s junior U.S. senator on Tuesday afternoon, becoming only the second woman to represent Florida in that legislative body and the first from the Tampa Bay area.

Ashley Moody, a Republican, would take the seat of Senator Marco Rubio once he is confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s secretary of state.

The Florida attorney general has been a faithful foot soldier to Governor Ron DeSantis — and President-elect Donald Trump.

FILE - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 2, 2023. Moody will fill Marco Rubio's vacant U.S. Senate seat, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Jan. 16, 2025.

Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, will soon move from the Florida Cabinet to the U.S. Senate. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced Moody as his pick to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio ... Democrat Sean Shaw of Tampa, in the general election.

DeSantis said he wanted an appointee who would be strong on immigration enforcement, support cutting the federal bureaucracy and fight “the woke agenda.”

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis chose Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state’s next senator, serving out the next two years of Sen. Marco Rubio’s term. In an Orlando news conference, DeSantis said Moody had “a demonstrated record of delivering results” on immigration and fighting President Joe Biden’s administration.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

Moody, a Tampa Bay area native, has been Florida’s attorney general since 2019. She'll hold Rubio's seat until the 2026 election.