Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will be the keynote speaker at the Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee’s annual Lincoln Dinner Friday, July 15, at the Island Resort, Fort Walton Beach.
She is a fifth generation Floridian from Plant City. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and her law degree from the University of Florida and later earned a masters of law in international law from Stetson University College of Law.
Moody began her legal career practicing commercial litigation. Later she joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office, prosecuting drug, firearm and fraud offenses. In 2006, at the age of 31, she became the youngest judge in Florida.
Since taking office, Moody has been recognized as a national leader having served as a Commissioner on the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. She serves as Chair of Florida’s Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. She will run for re-election this November alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis.
For more information on the Lincoln Dinner and to obtain tickets, visit Okaloosagop.com or contact OCREC Chair Sandra Atkinson at (850) 543-8742 or OCREC Vice Chair Cheryl Stubbs at (850) 797-3605 or Diana Gilbert at (850) 897-2592.
