Ashley Moody officially donates salary earned during shutdown to Tampa charity

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody lived up to her promise to donate her salary to a charitable cause in the wake of the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown.

Moody had vowed not to take a paycheck when the shutdown began Oct. 1. Now, after the 43-day government closure, Moody is giving her salary to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay helps sexual assault and domestic violence survivors or those in financial distress, struggling with substance abuse or experiencing medical emergencies obtain the help they need.

Moody, a Republican and victims’ advocate, earns an annual salary of $174,000.

– Drew Dixon, Florida Politics