Birth date: May 28, Birth place: Miami, Florida. Birth name: Marco Antonio Rubio. Read More. Father: Mario Rubio, a bartender. Marriage: Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio present.
Religion: Roman Catholic. Other Facts. He is the son of Cuban immigrants who came to the United States in Preparing for his term as speaker of the House in the Florida legislature, he wrote the book, " Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future. Has taught political science classes at Florida International University. January 25, - Elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Rubio is the first Cuban-American to hold the position. November 2, - Elected to the US Senate. It is the first bilingual response to the address delivered by the same person.
Eventually, Rubio withdrew his support for the bill citing more pressing priorities like repealing Obamacare. The House never took up the bill and it died in committee. In , in an effort to derail the Affordable Care Act, Rubio supported a provision to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from tapping into other accounts to fund the risk corridors program. The result was several small insurers went out of business and others pulled out of the health care exchanges altogether.
Rubio has also been an outspoken pro-life advocate. He introduced legislation in January to allow states to "enforce their parental notification and consent laws" when a minor travels to another state for an abortion, according to Rubio's official website.
In April , Rubio announced his plans to run for the Republican presidential nomination. In a speech delivered in Miami, he explained why he decided to seek the country's highest office. In his bid for the Republican nomination, Rubio faced competition from fellow senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, both of whom had already announced their candidacies. He also had to battle his one-time mentor Jeb Bush. While he was brought into office with Tea Party support, Rubio shifted to a more moderate conservative position.
As his presidential campaign advanced, Rubio found himself up against real estate magnate and reality TV star Donald Trump , who had emerged as a leading candidate along with Cruz. He did fare better than many of his other Republican opponents in the first contest for delegates: the Iowa Caucus.
In February , Cruz won the most votes and 8 delegates, but Rubio managed to come in third. He was nearly tied with Trump, winning Both Rubio and Trump won 7 delegates each. Later that month, he received only The next month, Rubio dropped out of the race after a crushing defeat in his home state by Trump, who won every county except for Miami-Dade. After his defeat by Trump, Rubio had asserted that he would not seek re-election for his Senate seat and would be taking a break from politics.
In June , however, Rubio announced that he would run for a second Senate term. Rubio's return to the Senate was aided by veteran Republican operative Clint Reed, who managed the senator's campaign before taking over as his chief of staff in January However, the following January, Rubio announced he had abruptly fired Reed, following accusations of improper conduct with employees in the senator's office.
In February , Politico reported that Rubio was collaborating with first daughter Ivanka Trump on ideas for creating maternity-leave coverage that would appeal to Republican supporters. Among the ideas the Florida senator was said to be considering was a program in which parents could draw from Social Security benefits to pay for their time away from the workplace.
Later that month, following the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, Rubio agreed to participate in a town hall discussion on the subject that aired live on CNN. Facing tough questions and blistering comments from surviving students and parents who lost loved ones, Rubio endorsed raising the age requirement for buying a rifle and said he was reconsidering his opposition to placing limits on high-capacity magazines.
He declined to say whether he would continue receiving donations from the NRA. Meanwhile, the Florida senator was seeking to push through his Second Amendment Enforcement Act, designed, in part, to curb the assault weapons ban in Washington, D. When city Mayor Muriel Bowser asked Rubio to withdraw his bill, he replied with a letter that said they "share a common goal," insisting his legislation was simply meant to ensure that D. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down communities and threatened to torpedo the economy in the early months of , Rubio spearheaded the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program as chairman of the Small Business Committee.
In May, he took over as interim chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee when the incumbent head, Richard Burr, stepped aside during an FBI investigation into his stock trading. Outside of politics, Rubio is known for his passion for football. He is a die-hard Miami Dolphins fan and his wife was once a cheerleader for the team. We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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On March 15, , Rubio suspended his presidential campaign after coming in second to Donald Trump in the Florida Republican primary. He defeated Kendrick B. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
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Source: Follow the Money. Rubio won re-election to the U. Senate in Senate winners in In an analysis by Open Secrets of the Top 10 Recipients of Contributions from Lobbyists in , Rubio was 1 of members of Congress who did not report any contributions from lobbyists in as of July 3, Rubio won election to the U.
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Rubio ranked as the 79th most wealthy senator in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.
Rubio received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry. From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Rubio was a " rank-and-file Republican ," as of July 22, This was the same rating Rubio received in June The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often.
The results include a member from each party. According to the website GovTrack, Marco Rubio missed of 1, roll call votes from January to September This amounts to 11 percent, which is worse than the median of 1. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. He ranked 17th on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 23rd overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in Overall, Florida ranked second in average salary for senatorial staff.
The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Rubio ranked 17th in the conservative rankings in Rubio ranked 13th in the conservative rankings in The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Rubio voted with the Republican Party Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, have been married since They are the parents of four children.
They live in West Miami. Rubio was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the worst years in The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Marco Rubio Florida Senate. These results are automatically generated from Google.
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The bill proposed providing exceptions for an abortion: 1 that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or 2 when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest.
Voted Yea on: An amendment to repeal the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it—"Skinny bill" S Amdt to S Amdt to HR the American Health Care Act of Amendment Rejected on July 28, The amendment proposed repealing the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it.
Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—second vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination under the new precedent requiring only a simple majority to pass. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—a vote to keep the Senate precedent of requiring 60 votes to close debate on Supreme Court nominations. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—initial vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination.
Voted Yea on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act HR 1 Motion Agreed to on December 20, Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year and proposed changes to the tax code. H Con Res 71 Concurrent Resolution Agreed to on October 19, Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years through Did not vote on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Motion Agreed to on September 7, Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, , and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts.
Did not vote on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year HR Bill Passed on September 18, Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
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