Three Questions Sen. Ashley Moody Must Answer on Corruption Allegations During August Recess

With members of Congress back in their states for August recess, Senator Ashley Moody should have to answer for her corrupt record in Washington.

End Citizens United, a leading national anti-corruption organization, is highlighting three questions that reporters should ask Sen. Moody before she jets back to Washington. In Congress, she has been focused on cashing in corporate PAC money and pandering to corporate donors even as families in her district deal with a rapidly worsening cost of living crisis.

These questions get to the heart of the pay-to-play approach to governing and how her relationships with special interests have influenced her votes in Congress at the expense of her constituents.

You have taken over $970,000 from corporate PACs since the start of last year. Those same corporations keep raising costs on your constituents. How can you justify continuing to take their money and refusing to hold them accountable?
Your stock trades have been extremely well-timed and you’ve outperformed the S&P 500 by almost 60%. How can you claim to be focused on working for your constituents when all signs suggest you are using privileged information to boost your bank account?
From your time as Florida’s Attorney General to now in the Senate, you’ve raked in corporate cash while voting for legislation favored by utility giants, private prisons, health insurers, defense contractors, and the oil and gas industry. You’ve made no effort to combat the over $1 billion in utility rate hikes that corporations have imposed on your constituents, and you’ve accepted almost $300,000 in campaign donations tied to the utility industry. Was the $300,000 worth selling out your constituents?

In April, Sen. Moody earned a spot on End Citizens United’s 2026 Most Corrupt Politicians List. The list highlights elected officials whose actions consistently align with personal interests over those of their constituents.

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For 10 Years, End Citizens United (ECU) has been dedicated to combating the two biggest challenges facing our democracy: the corrosive impact of Big Money in politics and attempts to block access to the ballot box. Since its founding in 2015, ECU has had over 1.4 million donors with an average donation of just $14. The group has more than four million members nationwide and is one of the nation’s leading anti-corruption organizations.