Here's what happens to Sen. Rubio's seat if he becomes secretary of state and who could replace him

President-elect Trump is expected to nominate GOP Sen. Marco Rubio arsenic caput of state, Fox News Digital reported this week, shifting absorption to the authorities of Florida wherever Gov. Ron DeSantis volition beryllium tasked with appointing a replacement successful the Senate.

Rubio was re-elected successful 2022 to service different six-year word successful the Senate, which means DeSantis’ prime to regenerate him would service until a peculiar predetermination is held successful 2026 that would find who serves successful Rubio’s spot for the past 2 years of his term.

Whoever DeSantis appoints to service until 2026 is eligible to tally successful that peculiar predetermination to service until 2028, erstwhile different predetermination volition instrumentality place.

DeSantis tin name whoever helium desires to capable the seat, including himself oregon his woman Casey, and galore names person already surfaced arsenic imaginable replacements barring a last-minute alteration of bosom from Trump.

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Governor Ron DeSantis, left, and Senator Marco Rubio, right  (Getty/Reuters)

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody

Moody is the Republican Attorney General of Florida and has held the relation since 2019. The Republican 38th Attorney General of the authorities was re-elected successful 2022 aft defeating Democrat Aramis Ayala.

Since being elected arsenic Attorney General, she has served arsenic a commissioner connected the Presidential Commission of Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. Moody besides served arsenic seat of Florida’s Statewide Task Force connected Opioid Abuse.

U.S. District Judge Roy Altman

"Many GOP senators are talking astir Judge Roy Altman for Marco Rubio’s replacement," Fox News analogous Lucas Tomlinson reported connected Tuesday. "He’s a Trump-appointed justice successful South Florida, Venezuelan immigrant, and Yale Law grad."

DeSantis Chief of Staff James Uthmeier 

Uthmeier antecedently served arsenic DeSantis's main of unit and arsenic a run manager for his statesmanlike campaign. Some person speculated that Uthmeir could service arsenic a placeholder successful the Senate for 2 years, astatine which constituent DeSantis could tally for the spot aft his word arsenic politician ends astatine the extremity of 2026.

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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) walks connected the signifier during Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), astatine the Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024.  (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump

Many person suggested that Trump's daughter-in-law Lara should beryllium considered for the position, including Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt who told Fox News Digital connected Tuesday that Trump would beryllium a "tremendous enactment arsenic the adjacent legislator for Florida."

"She is simply a staunch blimpish who conscionable helped present a sweeping electoral mandate for Republicans successful her relation arsenic co-chair of the RNC," Britt explained. 

"She understands — and has played a cardinal relation successful gathering — the historical big-tent, America First conjugation that is poised to get our federation backmost connected track. I cognize that arsenic a chap ma of school-aged children, she brings the firsthand position of parents crossed our state who privation to sphere the American Dream for generations to come. We request much beardown voices similar hers astatine the array successful the Senate. Lara Trump would beryllium a tenacious combatant for Floridians and hardworking radical crossed America, and I’d emotion to spot her appointed to this unfastened seat."

Former Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva

Oliva served successful Florida’s House of Representatives from 2011 to 2020 and arsenic talker of the House for the last 2 years. 

In 2023, DeSantis appointed Oliva to a seven-year word connected the Florida Board of Governors.

Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez

Nuñez, a DeSantis ally, is the archetypal Hispanic pistillate lieutenant politician of the State of Florida, and a erstwhile typical of the Florida House. She has served connected the Statewide Human Trafficking Council and was a subordinate of the South Florida Human Trafficking Task Force for Super Bowl LIV.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks connected Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), astatine the Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024.  (Mike Segar/Reuters)

"DeSantis’ has a unsocial accidental to signifier Florida’s aboriginal — and possibly his ain — erstwhile helium fills Rubio’s seat," Rob Bluey, President and Executive Editor of The Daily Signal, told Fox News Digital. "Whether helium takes the occupation himself oregon appoints idiosyncratic else, the state’s adjacent legislator volition bid nationalist attraction fixed Florida’s increasing governmental clout."

Bluey added that DeSantis "has nary shortage of options from his ain medication oregon Florida’s legislature delegation."

"Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez has served alongside DeSantis since his archetypal tally for politician successful 2018. There are besides respective rising stars from the House, specified arsenic Reps. Byron Donalds, Kat Cammack, and Matt Gaetz. He could besides prime his woman Casey oregon adjacent Lara Trump," Bluey said. 

"Whomever DeSantis selects volition person large shoes to fill. Rubio made large waves successful Washington during his tenure and offered a thoughtful attack to policymaking."

Fox News Digital reached retired to DeSantis’ bureau for remark but did not person a response.