• RUBIO, MARCO
Experience: Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $47,346,040Coverage End: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Marco Rubio
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Jeannette; 4 Children: Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, Dominick
    Birth Date: 05/28/1971
    Birth Place: Miami, FL
    Home City: West Miami, FL
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    JD, University of Miami, 1996
    BS, University of Florida, 1993

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
    Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2000-2008
    Speaker, Florida State House of Representatives, 2006-2008
    Majority Leader, Florida State House of Representatives, 2003-2006
    Commissioner, City of West Miami, 1998-2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Commerce, Science and Transportation, Member
    Foreign Relations, Member
    Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
    Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Member
    Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Member
    Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, Member
    Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues, Member
    Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, Member
    Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Chair
    Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness, Member
    Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, Chair

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Broad & Cassel
    Visiting Professor, Florida International University
    Political Analyst, Univision, 2008

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Alafit International
    Florida Chair, Grand Old Party Action Committee
    Board Member, Latin Builders Association
    Board Member, Miami Performing Arts Center

About Marco Rubio

Marco Antonio Rubio was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents who were naturalized as US citizens. He was given a football scholarship from Tarkio College, which he attended for a year before moving on to Santa Fe Community College, and eventually graduating from the University of Florida (with a Bachelor of Science) and the University of Miami School of Law (J.D. degree). He interned for Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and volunteered for Senator Bob Dole's presidential campaign in 1996, before embarking upon his own political career. He has since amassed an impressive resume, most prominently including his election to the Florida House of Representatives – eventually becoming Speaker of that chamber – and his current occupation, Junior Senator from Florida in the United States Senate. Rubio announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election on April 13, 2015 in Miami.

Rubio is an unambiguously conservative candidate, enjoying a 100.00 rating from the American Conservative Union for his Senate votes in 2011 and 2012. He supports a flat federal tax rate, opposes the capital gains tax, and has stated that no taxes should ever be raised during a recession. He believes the age at which a person may begin collecting Social Security benefits should be raised for those more than 10 years away from retirement, due to increased life expectancy. Rubio is also strongly pro-life, opposes same-sex marriage, and has stated that there is no responsible way to use marijuana recreationally.

Total: 52
Behind Marco Rubio's survival strategy

The senator’s below-radar approach has been questioned for months. But it may be about to pay off.

01/27/2016
By Eli Stokols and Marc Caputo | POLITICO
Rubio rises in New Hampshire

He has edged up to second place in almost all recent polls of the crucial primary state.

12/07/2015
By Niall Stanage | The Hill
Rubio: Stronger gun laws wouldn't have prevented major US shootings

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Friday said that mass shootings like the one in California wouldn’t have been prevented by expanded background checks for gun purchases.

12/04/2015
By Lisa Hagen | The Hill
Marco Rubio pivots to his next stage

In near-freezing weather, Marco Rubio kicked off the next phase of his presidential campaign in an unheated barn that was so packed that many could only hear the Florida senator they had come to see.

12/01/2015
By Shane Goldmacher | POLITICO
Rubio called NSA fears 'legitimate concern' in 2013

Two years before lambasting Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for his efforts to reform U.S. intelligence powers, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was sounding a more cautious note.

12/01/2015
By Julian Hattem | The Hill
Marco Rubio is just the guy to win the youth vote. Or so the old folks think.

Marco Rubio — he of the unlined cheeks and recently paid-off student loans and strongly felt preference for Tupac over Biggie Smalls — might be just the thing to get young people to come out and vote Republican in 2016. So say old people.

11/25/2015
By Ben Terris | The Washington Post
Rubio backer is behind new anti-Ted Cruz ad

The political operative behind the nonprofit that just began attacking Ted Cruz in Iowa is a Marco Rubio backer who served as a co-host of a fundraiser for the Florida senator last week.

11/24/2015
By Shane Goldmacher | POLITICO
Rubio budget win is dealing heavy blow to ObamaCare

Sen. Marco Rubio may have dealt the biggest blow in the GOP’s five-year war against ObamaCare.

11/24/2015
By Sarah Ferris | The Hill
Rubio calls to 'defend Turkey' against Putin

Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian jet fighter is a “critical moment” for the U.S. and its allies to stand up to Moscow, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Tuesday.

11/24/2015
By Julian Hattem | The Hill
Rubio: Obama has spent more time attacking GOP than ISIS

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says President Obama needs to spend less time attacking Republicans and more time going after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 

11/18/2015
By Bradford Richardson | The Hill
Rubio escalates foreign policy feud with Cruz

Marco Rubio thinks he has Ted Cruz right where he wants him: on the wrong side of national security politics after a harrowing terrorist attack. 

11/17/2015
By Burgess Everett | POLITICO
Marco Rubio 'Doesn't Understand' Why Hillary Clinton Won't Use the Term 'Radical Islam'

Marco Rubio said on "This Week" Sunday he doesn't understand why Hillary Clinton wouldn't use the term 'radical Islam' during the Democratic debate over the weekend.

11/15/2015
By INES DE LA CUETARA | ABC News
Marco Rubio's rivals expected to bash him for misusing charge card

Marco Rubio is riding a new wave of momentum as he prepares for Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate, with rising poll numbers and fresh endorsements from fellow senators. But he also faces increased scrutiny for his use of a Republican Party-issued charge card during his time as a Florida state legislator.

11/09/2015
By Ledyard King | USA Today
Sen. Rubio's immigration retreat

WILL SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R-Fla.) ever stop atoning for his apostasy in having supported an overhaul of America’s broken immigration system?

11/08/2015
By Editorial Board | The Washington Post
Marco Rubio's Rivals Take Aim At His History On Immigration

As the senator rises in the polls, his opponents are raising his previous work on immigration reform.

11/08/2015
By Ariel Edwards-Levy | The Huffington Post
Inside Marco Rubio's messy American Express statements

Surging Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio sought to tamp down an escalating controversy Saturday, releasing previously secret records that detailed his use of a Florida Republican Party credit card for personal expenses.

11/07/2015
By Manuel Roig-Franzia, Sean Sullivan and Tom Hamburger | The Washington Post
Rubio's Mysterious Credit Card Data Revealed

Presidential candidate Marco Rubio put more than $7,000 in personal expenses on a Republican Party credit card during a nearly two-year period while he was a Florida state lawmaker, but he reimbursed all the charges, his campaign said.

11/07/2015
REUTERS
GOP Voters Want An Outsider. Can Marco Rubio Convince Them He Is One?

An influx of endorsements for the senator could make it harder for him to distance himself from the party establishment that primary voters loathe.

11/07/2015
By Ariel Edwards-Levy | The Huffington Post
Rubio calls Trump's credit card attacks 'ironic'

Marco Rubio fired back at Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Thursday morning, telling reporters here it is “ironic” that Trump is attacking his personal finances given his history of business-related bankruptcies.

11/05/2015
By Sean Sullivan | The Washington Post
Rubio: 'A Student Loan Is Worse' Than Indentured Servitude

During an appearance at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said taking out a student loan is worse than indentured servitude.

11/05/2015
By Melanie Hunter | CNS News
Total: 12
Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:30 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: University of Miami in Miami, Florida
Sponsors: CNN, The Washington Times, Salem Media Group
Moderators: Jake Tapper
Thursday, March 3, 2016 9:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
Sponsors: Fox News
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:30 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: University of Houston in Houston, Texas
Sponsors: CNN and Telemundo
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer
Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:00 PM CBS News Republican Debate
Location: The Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina
Sponsors: CBS News
Moderators: John Dickerson
Saturday, February 6, 2016 9:00 PM ABC News/IJReview Republican Debate
Location: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire
Sponsors: ABC News/IJReview Republican Debate
Moderators: David Muir and Martha Raddatz
Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa
Sponsors: Fox News
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:00 PM Fox Business Republican Debate
Location: North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina
Sponsors: Fox Business Network
Moderators: Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 6:00 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsors: CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 7:00 PM Fox Business/WSJ Republican Debate
Location: Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sponsors: Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal
Moderators: Neil Cavuto, Maria Bartiromo, and Gerard Baker
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 6:00 PM CNBC Republican Debate
Location: University of Colorado in Boulder
Sponsors: CNBC
Moderators: Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick, and John Harwood
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:00 PM CNN Republican Primetime Debate
Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA
Sponsors: Reagan Library Foundation, CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: ake Tapper, Dana Bash and Hugh Hewitt
Thursday, August 6, 2015 7:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
Sponsors: Fox News, facebook
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug

Strongly Support
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements

Strongly Oppose
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism

Support
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 180
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/13/2017 S.1094 Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 06/13/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 S.459 A bill to designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes. 05/17/2017 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 S.1118 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 05/11/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
05/09/2017 S.1073 Escambia County Land Conveyance Act 05/09/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 S.1051 Taiwan Travel Act 05/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 S.1041 Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act 05/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 S.942 Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 S.821 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 04/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/15/2017 S.659 South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2017 03/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
03/14/2017 S.623 READ Act 03/14/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 S.493 Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 03/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 S.476 Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017 02/28/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 S.420 Iran Terror-Free Skies Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 S.417 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 S.279 SAND Act 02/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 S.227 Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 S.224 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 S.198 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 S.Res.19 A resolution denouncing the deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, honoring the lives of the victims, offering condolences to their families, friends, and all those affected, and commending the efforts of law enforcement and emergency response personnel in responding to the incident. 01/23/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
01/17/2017 S.173 A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities. 01/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 1081
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.J.Res.46 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/14/2017 S.540 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
06/12/2017 S.1339 A bill to provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
06/12/2017 S.Res.190 A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago.
06/12/2017 S.905 Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017 S.1141 Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017
06/08/2017 S.534 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017 S.1198 A bill to protect individuals who are eligible for increase pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 S.1196 A bill to expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 S.1187 A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 S.1186 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to designate certain entities as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 S.Res.173 A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/18/2017 S.Res.172 A resolution designating May 2017 as "Older Americans Month".
05/18/2017 S.396 A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 S.1163 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure compliance of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs with requirements relating to the scheduling of appointments, to require appointment by the President and confirmation by the Senate of certain health care officials of the Department, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 S.1158 A bill to help prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises.
05/17/2017 S.Res.168 A resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 S.Res.167 A resolution relating to the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem.
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