United States Senator
Ashley Moody voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025).
The Senate passed it 51–50 on July 1, 2025; all Democrats and Republicans Paul, Tillis and Collins voted no, so Moody voted yes. Source
Why Creative Loafing calls it one of the worst laws in modern history
- Creative Loafing's own reason: it was sold as a way to reignite the economy after years of inflation, and the economy didn't reignite. Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: Hillsborough and Pinellas congressional seats
- Projected to cut federal Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion over 10 years (Florida Phoenix, republished by CL). Florida Phoenix via Creative Loafing
- Cuts food assistance (SNAP) by $156 billion over a decade and raises the state's share of administrative costs from half to three-quarters (Florida Phoenix, republished by CL). Florida Phoenix via Creative Loafing
- From October 2027, states with high SNAP error rates pay part of benefit costs; Florida's bill could approach $1 billion a year (The Florida Trib, republished by CL). The Florida Trib via Creative Loafing
- Ended federal solar tax credits, which Florida industry groups warned could cost thousands of solar jobs (Florida Phoenix, republished by CL). Florida Phoenix via Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing’s pick: Angie NixonEditorial
- Nixon won the Democratic primary decisively despite being outspent 16 to 1 by the party's preferred candidate, and CL calls her easy to get behind.
- She was a single mother for 12 years and runs a Jacksonville bookstore and coffee shop. In six years in the Legislature she filed early-learning bills, fought cuts to public schools and limits on abortion, and was arrested protesting the gerrymandered congressional maps.
- Her agenda, as CL reports it: extend Affordable Care Act subsidies first, lower costs, shore up Social Security and protect families from medical bankruptcy, partly by raising taxes on the very wealthy.
- CL relays Nixon's case against Ashley Moody: Moody's role in the Hope Florida scandal, her stock trading, her vote for the "Big Beautiful Bill" and its Medicaid cuts, and her refusal to debate.
The guide lists Nixon without a write-up; these reasons are from CL's Oct. 19 story on her Ybor City rally, which recommends her.
Ray Roa (with Dave Decker) · In Ybor City, Angie Nixon and Bernie Sanders rally against ‘lying, cheating, scheming, thieving Ashley Moody’ (w/photos)
Tampa Bay Times: Angie NixonEditorial
“Her excesses are those of an insurgent, while Moody’s record shows a habit of deference to power.”
On Moody: she “squandered her time as attorney general shilling for Trump and acting as DeSantis’ legal wingman.” On Nixon: her public-control proposals are “anathema to traditional American capitalism.” Overall, “this race has centrists reaching for heartburn medication,” and neither has “a credible plan… to lead on big issues like the national debt.”
The Bradenton Times also recommended Nixon.
Trump
- Endorsed by Trump: Ashley Moody. Trump endorsed her for the 2026 Senate race; money map also calls her a reliable Trump ally. source
Ashley Moody voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025).
The Senate passed it 51–50 on July 1, 2025; all Democrats and Republicans Paul, Tillis and Collins voted no, so Moody voted yes. Source
Why Creative Loafing calls it one of the worst laws in modern history
- Creative Loafing's own reason: it was sold as a way to reignite the economy after years of inflation, and the economy didn't reignite. Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: Hillsborough and Pinellas congressional seats
- Projected to cut federal Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion over 10 years (Florida Phoenix, republished by CL). Florida Phoenix via Creative Loafing
- Cuts food assistance (SNAP) by $156 billion over a decade and raises the state's share of administrative costs from half to three-quarters (Florida Phoenix, republished by CL). Florida Phoenix via Creative Loafing
- From October 2027, states with high SNAP error rates pay part of benefit costs; Florida's bill could approach $1 billion a year (The Florida Trib, republished by CL). The Florida Trib via Creative Loafing
- Ended federal solar tax credits, which Florida industry groups warned could cost thousands of solar jobs (Florida Phoenix, republished by CL). Florida Phoenix via Creative Loafing
The case against the progressive side’s pick: Angie Nixon
- Against Angie Nixon, Moody campaign: Declined to debate her and labels her a self-described socialist (Oct 1, per WUSF). source
- Against Angie Nixon, RPOF Chair Evan Power: Publicly mocked her Senate bid in September 2025; the guide records no specific argument. source
- Against Angie Nixon, Guide note: A UNF poll found a quarter of respondents said GOP messaging about her DSA membership made them less likely to back her; the messaging sponsor was not identified.
Ashley Moody REP incumbent
Endorsed by 11
- GOPDonald TrumpEndorsed her for 2026
- GOPHillsborough County Republican PartyOfficial 2026 slate card (paid for by the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee)
- GOP
- Business
- Business
- BusinessAssociated Industries of FloridaEndorsed-candidate program
- Business
- Gun rightsNRA-PVFaggregator
- FiscalSenate Conservatives Fundaggregator
- GOP
- Public safety
Angie Nixon DEM
Opposed / criticized by 2
- GOPMoody campaignDeclined to debate; calls her a "self-proclaimed socialist" (Oct 1)
- GOPRPOF Chair Evan PowerPublicly mocked her Senate bid (Sept 2025)
UNF found 25% of respondents said Republican messaging about her DSA membership made them less likely to back her; the sponsor of that messaging wasn't identified. No NRSC or Senate Leadership Fund spending figures were retrieved.
Neil J. Gillespie NPA
No right-leaning group activity found.
- Primary
- Moody beat lesser-known Republicans in August with no organized right-leaning opposition.
- Progressive side
- Nixon: Florida AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood, EMILYs List, Sierra Club, LCV, MoveOn, Our Revolution, Working Families Party, Giffords.
- Tampa Bay Times
- Recommends Nixon (Oct 16) link
Groups checked with nothing found
Trump post specific to the general, NRSC/Senate Leadership Fund Schedule E, SBA Pro-Life America, Florida Right to Life, Heritage Action, AFP, Turning Point Action.