Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with South Carolina, is spearheading a multistate initiative urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Pam Bondi as the next U.S. Attorney General. Bondi previously served as Florida's Attorney General for eight years and has a background in prosecution spanning nearly two decades.
Moody, supported by 27 other attorneys general and two attorney general-elects, emphasized Bondi's achievements in Florida. These include closing pill mills, maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to human trafficking, reducing the backlog of unprocessed sexual assault kits, and recovering billions through the National Mortgage Settlement.
"Pam Bondi is a proven leader and fighter for justice," said Moody. "After her work over nearly two decades of prosecuting murderers and standing up for crime victims, she became Florida’s first female Attorney General and took the fight straight to the drug smugglers, human traffickers and serial rapists."
Bondi was first elected as Florida Attorney General in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Last month, President-Elect Donald Trump nominated her for U.S. Attorney General.
In a letter to Senate leadership, Moody, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, and their coalition wrote about Bondi's efforts during the opioid crisis: "As Florida Attorney General, General Bondi spent eight years working tirelessly to protect the health and safety of the people of Florida."
The coalition also noted her leadership on multi-state efforts such as the $56 billion National Mortgage Settlement.
Attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia West Virginia Wyoming joined this effort.