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Marco Rubio Bio – Who Is Marco Rubio?

Marco Antonio Rubio is the current senior US Senator from Florida. Rubio, a first-generation Cuban American, was born in Miami, FL, on May 28, 1971, to parents Mario Rubio and Oriales Rubio. Rubio is a natural-born American citizen, while his parents were naturalized in 1975. Rubio has three siblings and was baptized Catholic.

In the late 1980s, Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School, where he graduated in 1989. From there, he enrolled in Tarkio College (Missouri) for a single year on a football scholarship before transferring to Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL. There, Rubio graduated with an AA before earning his BA in political science from the University of Florida (UF) in 1993.

Rubio then attended the University Miami School of Law, earning his JD in 1996. During his stint in law school, Rubio got his first taste of the political life when he interned for US House Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. He also worked on Bob Dole’s 1996 Presidential campaign.

In 1998, Rubio was himself elected to his first public position as city commissioner for West Miami. From there, he was elected to the FL House of Representatives before being elected to the US Senate in 2010. Rubio has also been a professor at Florida International University (FIU) since 2008.

Earlier in his career, Rubio was considered a rising star in the Republican Party, albeit others have now taken that status. These GOP hotshots include the likes of Fl Gov. Ron DeSantis, AK Sen. Tom Cotton, and MO Sen. Josh Hawley. It’s not inconceivable that Rubio could be running against all three of these statesmen for President in 2024 – if Trump decides to stay out of the race.

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• Net Worth: $1.2 million
• Age: 50 (as of 2022)
• Spouse: Jeanette Dousdebes (married 1998)
• Children: Four
• Religion: Catholic
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• Rubio Twitter: @marcorubio
• Rubio Trump Nickname: Little Marco, Li’l Marco

Sen. Marco Rubio Political Experience

Rubio has been active in Florida politics since the late 1990, getting his start as a member of the West Miami City Commission in 1998. He was then elected to the FL House of Representatives in 2000 (111th district), where he became the 94th Speaker of the House in in 2006.

In 2010, Rubio mounted a bid for a US Senate seat, winning the election in a landslide. Rubio was then reelected to the Senate in 2016 after challenging Trump in the 2016 Presidential primary.

Luckily, the thrashing he took on stage – and at the polls – didn’t harm his brand in the Sunshine State, as Trump more or less made “Little Marco” look like a harmless puppy dog rather than some dangerous RINO turncoat. It’s unclear whether Rubio will run for President in 2024 (especially if The Donald mounts an election bid), but he’s definitely running for reelection to the Senate this November.

The following positions represent the highlights of Rubio’s political career to date, though he has taken on numerous other (albeit lesser) titled roles within the FL House and US Senate over the years.

• Member of West Miami City Commission – 1998-2000
• Member of Florida House of Representatives – 2000-2008
• Speaker of the House (FL House of Reps) – 2006-2008
• US Senator from FL – 2011-present
• Chair of the US Senate Small Business Committee – 2019-2021
• Chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee – 2020-2021
• Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee – 2021-present

Sen. Marco Rubio Political Platform

In general terms, Rubio is a pretty standard Republican. He came up as a sort of Tea Party OG, but he’s drifted toward the center-right since then. Rubio’s not quite a RINO, but he’s definitely to the left of many of the GOP’s more nationally popular politicians.

When Rubio was a young “political rockstar”, there used to be a lot of talk about Marco Rubio vs. Ted Cruz (especially in 2016). But while Rubio was always considered softer and more milquetoast than Cruz, the latter has choked on his own left foot in recent days.

This may slightly increase Rubio’s stock in the 2024 Presidential race with both election bettors and with election voters, but it’s unquestionably made the people of Florida appreciate what they have in the GOP stalwart. Again, Rubio isn’t MAGA, but he’s not too opposed to the Trump brand of politics, either.

• Supports a balanced federal budget
• Supports the US military + prioritizes military spending
• Supports the NSA

Supports the Pro-Life movement

• Supports environmental conservatism
• Supports a 25% corporate tax rate
• Supports Trump-era sanctions
• Supports the Trump Tariffs™ on China
• Supports a “Pathway to Citizenship” for illegals
• Opposes Obamacare (ACA)
• Opposes abortion
• Opposes widespread criminal justice reform
• Opposes “Net Neutrality” (aka Orwellian nonsense)
• Opposes global warming activism
• Opposes the “Green New Deal”