Ashley B. Moody
2019 - Present
2027
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Ashley B. Moody (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of Florida. She assumed office on January 8, 2019. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Moody (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Attorney General of Florida. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
She succeeded Pam Bondi (R), who served from 2011 to 2019. The Florida Attorney General is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
Moody was previously a judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida from 2007 to 2017. She was elected in 2006 and took office on January 2, 2007. Moody resigned from the bench in April 2017 to run for attorney general of Florida.[1][2]
Biography
Moody earned a B.S. in accounting, a master's degree in accounting, and a J.D. from the University of Florida. She also earned a master of laws degree in international law from Stetson University College of Law.[1]
Prior to her election to the 13th Judicial Circuit Court, Moody served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Her experience also includes work as an associate for the law firm Holland & Knight LLP, an assistant to the president of the American Bar Association, and an adjunct professor for Stetson University College of Law.[1]
Political career
Attorney General (2019-present)
Moody was elected the 38th attorney general of Florida on November 6, 2018, and took office on January 8, 2019.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Florida
Incumbent Ashley B. Moody defeated Aramis Ayala in the general election for Attorney General of Florida on November 8, 2022.
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Candidate
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%
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Votes
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| ✔ |
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Ashley B. Moody (R) |
60.6
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4,651,279 |
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Aramis Ayala (D)  |
39.4
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3,025,943 | |
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Total votes: 7,677,222 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida
Aramis Ayala defeated Daniel Uhlfelder and Jim Lewis in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 23, 2022.
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Candidate
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%
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Votes
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| ✔ |
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Aramis Ayala |
44.9
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637,856 |
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Daniel Uhlfelder |
28.2
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399,620 | |
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Jim Lewis |
26.9
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381,575 | |
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Total votes: 1,419,051 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ashley B. Moody advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Florida
Ashley B. Moody defeated Sean Shaw and Jeffrey Siskind in the general election for Attorney General of Florida on November 6, 2018.
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Candidate
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%
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Votes
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| ✔ |
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Ashley B. Moody (R) |
52.1
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4,232,532 |
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Sean Shaw (D) |
46.1
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3,744,912 | |
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Jeffrey Siskind (No Party Affiliation) |
1.8
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145,296 | |
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Total votes: 8,122,740 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida
Sean Shaw defeated Ryan Torrens in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.
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Candidate
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%
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Votes
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| ✔ |
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Sean Shaw |
73.8
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1,031,640 |
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Ryan Torrens |
26.2
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367,053 | |
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Total votes: 1,398,693 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida
Ashley B. Moody defeated Frank White in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.
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Candidate
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%
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Votes
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| ✔ |
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Ashley B. Moody |
56.8
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882,028 |
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Frank White |
43.2
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670,823 | |
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Total votes: 1,552,851 | |||
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2012
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Moody was unopposed and automatically re-elected to be a judge on the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ashley B. Moody did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Campaign website
The following was found on Moody's campaign website.
| “ | I stand for: OUR FLAG OUR CONSTITUTION THE RULE OF LAW FOR ALL LIFE FLORIDA TAXPAYERS A HEALTHY FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT OUR COMMUNITIES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OUR SENIORS OUR ECONOMY |
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| —Ashley Moody's campaign website (2018)[6] | ||
Campaign advertisements
The following is an example of an ad from Moody's 2018 election campaign.
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Noteworthy events
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| Coronavirus pandemic |
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On July 21, 2021, Moody announced in a tweet that she had tested positive for coronavirus. She said in the tweet that she had gotten a COVID-19 vaccine earlier in the year.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, "Ashley B. Moody," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Former Hillsborough Judge Ashley Moody Files to Run for Florida Attorney General," June 1, 2017
- ↑ Cape Coral Daily Breeze, "Ashley Moody takes oath of office," January 8, 2019
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ashley Moody's 2018 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed August 3, 2018
- ↑ News 4 Jax, "Florida AG Ashley Moody tests positive for COVID-19," July 21, 2021
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