Marco Rubio
| Marco Rubio | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rubio in January 2011 | |
| United States Senator from Florida | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Bill Nelson | |
| Preceded by | George LeMieux |
| Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2, 2007 – January 2, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Bense |
| Succeeded by | Ray Sansom |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 111th District | |
| In office January 25, 2000 – January 2, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Valdes |
| Succeeded by | Erik Fresen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marco Antonio Rubio May 28, 1971 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanette Dousdebes |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Florida (B.A.) University of Miami (J.D.) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.rubio.senate.gov |
Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is the junior United States Senator from Florida, serving since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2007–2009).
A Cuban American native of Miami, Florida, Rubio is a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami Law School. In the late 1990s, he served as a City Commissioner for West Miami and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000, representing the 111th House district. He was elected Speaker in November 2006.
Rubio announced a run for U.S. Senate in May 2009 after incumbent Republican Mel Martinez resigned. Initially trailing by double-digits against the incumbent Republican Governor Charlie Crist, Rubio eventually surpassed him in polling for the Republican nomination. Rubio won the Republican nomination after Crist opted instead for an independent run. In a three-way split against Crist and Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek, Rubio won the general election in November 2010 with 48.9 percent of the vote.
In June 2012 it was reported that the Republican Presidential candidate of that year, Mitt Romney, was vetting Rubio as a possible running mate, but Romney ultimately selected Paul Ryan.[1] Rubio gave the Republican response to President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address.[2]
Early life, education, and early political career
Rubio was born in Miami, Florida,[3] the second son and third child of Mario Rubio and Oria Garcia. His parents were Cubans who had immigrated to the United States in 1956 and were naturalized as U.S. citizens in 1975.[4] Rubio's maternal grandfather, Pedro Victor Garcia, also immigrated legally to the U.S. in 1956, but returned to Cuba to find work in 1959.[5] When he returned to the U.S. in 1962 without a visa, U.S. embassies in Cuba being closed, an immigration judge ordered him deported.[5][6] U.S. immigration authorities ultimately used their discretion to allow him to remain in the U.S. without a visa.[5] The Associated Press concludes that Garcia may have been undocumented for four years until 1966.[6]
Rubio's family was Roman Catholic, though from age 8 to age 11, he and his family attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while they lived in Las Vegas.[7] He received his first communion as a Catholic in 1984, before moving back to Miami with his family a year later. He was confirmed and married in the Catholic Church.[8][9]
Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School and graduated in 1989. He then attended Tarkio College for one year on a football scholarship from 1989 to 1990, before enrolling at Santa Fe Community College (now Santa Fe College). He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1993, and his J.D. degree cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1996.[10] Rubio stated that his education resulted in $100,000 of student loans, which he paid off in 2012.[11]
While studying law, he interned for U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.[12] He served as City Commissioner for West Miami.[10]
Florida House of Representatives
Elections
Rubio was elected at the age of 28 to the Florida House of Representatives, representing Miami in Florida's 111th House District. A special election was called to fill Representative Carlos Valdes' seat as he ran for an open Florida State Senate seat.[13] Rubio placed second in the Republican primary on December 14, 1999,[14] but won the run-off election by 64 votes.[15] He defeated Democrat Anastasia Garcia with 72% of the vote in a January 25, 2000 special election.[16] In November 2000, he won re-election unopposed.[17] In 2002, he won re-election to a second full term unopposed.[18] In 2004, he won re-election to a third full term with 66% of the vote.[19] In 2006, he won re-election to a fourth full term unopposed.[20]
Tenure
Rubio was named Freshman of the Year by the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association.[21]
He is the author of the book 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future, which includes information that Rubio compiled while traveling around the state and talking with citizens. This was done through what Rubio calls "Idearaisers". Many of the issues that he pushed for in his first year as speaker came from ideas in this book.[22] In 2007, Marco Rubio championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system, arguing it would reduce property taxes and decrease the size of government.[23]
During his tenure serving as Speaker of the Florida House, Rubio shared his residence with another Florida State Representative, David Rivera. The two men co-owned a home together in Tallahassee, which later fell into foreclosure after deferring months of mortgage payments. This issue surfaced in June 2010, during Rubio's run for the US Senate but was considered resolved according to Rubio's spokesman.[24]
In December 2002, Rubio was appointed House Majority Leader by Speaker Johnnie Byrd.[25][26] In November 2003, Rubio clinched the Speakership after State Representatives Dennis Baxley, Jeff Kottkamp, and Dennis A. Ross dropped out. He became the first Cuban American to become Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.[27]
In 2010, the IRS investigated Rubio for using his Republican Party credit card to charge personal expenses while he was Florida's House Speaker. Of the over $100,000 charged by Rubio, he reimbursed the Party for about $16,000, which he identified as personal expenses.[28][29]
U.S. Senate
2010 election
On May 5, 2009, Rubio announced on his website that he planned to run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez, who had resigned and been replaced by George LeMieux. Prior to the announcement, he had been meeting with fundraisers and supporters throughout the state.[30] Initially trailing by double-digits against the incumbent Governor of his own party, Charlie Crist, Rubio eventually surpassed Crist in polling for the Republican nomination.[31][32]
On April 28, 2010, Crist announced he would be running as an independent, effectively ceding the Republican nomination to Rubio.[33] Several of Crist's top fundraisers, as well as Republican leadership, refused to support Crist after Rubio won the Republican nomination for the Senate.[34][35][36]
On November 2, 2010, Marco Rubio won the general election with 49 percent of the vote to Crist's 30% and Democrat Kendrick Meek's 20%.[37] Following his victory in the elections, Rubio soon became the subject of speculation as a potential Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election.[38][39] Rubio stated shortly after taking office that he had no interest in running for president or vice president in 2012.[40]
Tenure
Rubio has been called the "crown prince of the Tea Party movement".[41][42]
Upon taking office, Rubio hired Cesar Conda, former lobbyist and policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, as his chief of staff.[43]
On July 11, 2011, the Hispanic television station Univision aired a story about the 1989 cocaine trafficking conviction of Orlando Cicilia, Rubio's brother-in-law.[44] Then, in October the Miami Herald reported that Univision attempted to blackmail Rubio before the station ran the story. The article said that Univision told Rubio they would air the story unless Rubio agreed to an interview on their political show "Al Punto." [45] Univision said that they would never have blackmailed Rubio on a conference call, especially with multiple employees and two attorneys present. Rubio did not appear on the show.[46]
Rubio voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011, which included mandatory budget cuts from "sequestration", and said later that defense spending should never have been linked to taxes and the deficit. "You're constantly being given false choices," Rubio said in August 2012. "'If you want to save national security, you have to agree to raise taxes that will hurt our economy.' Well, that's a false choice and quite frankly it's a destructive one."[47]
In October 2011, Rubio co-sponsored the Reducing the Size of Federal Government Through Attrition Act. The bill, which has not been voted on in the Senate, would reduce federal employment by 10% by 2015.[48]
In November 2011, Rubio and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del) co-sponsored the American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act (AGREE Act). The bill would extend many tax credits and exemptions for businesses investing in research and development, equipment, and other capital. It would also provide a tax credit for veterans who start a business franchise, allow an increase in immigration for certain types of work visas, and strengthen copyright protections.[49]
In 2012 Rubio introduced a bill, co-sponsored by Joe Manchin, to allow employers to be exempted from newly mandated coverage for contraception based on religious or moral grounds, but it was not adopted in the Senate.[50]
Rubio voted against the 2012 Fiscal Cliff Resolutions. Although he has received some criticism for this position, he responded: “Thousands of small businesses, not just the wealthy, will now be forced to decide how they'll pay this new tax, and, chances are, they'll do it by firing employees, cutting back their hours and benefits, or postponing the new hire they were looking to make. And to make matters worse, it does nothing to bring our dangerous debt under control.”[51]
In January 2013, Senator Rubio proposed a plan providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. Rubio’s multistep plan includes fines, back taxes, background checks, and a lengthy probationary period. His proposal contrasts with the Republican party’s long-held view that offering citizenship to undocumented immigrants is virtually the same as amnesty.[52]
Rubio was chosen to deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address. It would mark the first time the response was delivered in English and Spanish.[53] Economist Paul Krugman and blogger Mike Konczal criticized Rubio for blaming government actions as the main cause of the 2008 housing crisis.[54][55] Rubio's attempt to draw a strong line against the looming defense sequestration was undercut by fellow Republican senator Rand Paul's additional response to Obama's speech that called for the sequester to be carried out.[56]
On April 17, 2013, Rubio voted against an expansion of background checks for gun purchases. [57]
In July 2013, Rubio and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013. The bill would require federal agencies to monitor and regularly report on the performance of foreign assistance programs based on specified goals and metrics. The reports would be published publicly. According to Rubio: "America’s foreign assistance programs need greater transparency to ensure that they are advancing our values and interests overseas."[58]
Committee assignments
- Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation[59]
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Science and Space
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
- Committee on Foreign Relations[60]
- Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
- Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
- Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs
- Select Committee on Intelligence
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Political positions
Rubio holds conservative views on fiscal and social issues. His Senate votes in 2011[61] and 2012 earned him 100.00 ratings from the American Conservative Union.[62] He supports an initiative to limit federal spending growth to the per capita inflation rate. He fervently opposes raising the debt limit as he believes it is already too high and he seeks to promote fiscal responsibility. He supports initiatives to balance the federal budget.[29] Rubio supports Social Security reform to prevent the program from projected future deficits. He believes the program should have a higher age for the start of benefits for workers who are more than 10 years away from retirement to account for Americans living longer.[29] He has stated his support of federal R&D funding and space exploration funding to promote technological innovation, which he sees as critical to the development to the economy.[29] He has goals of eliminating or limiting property taxes and replacing them with consumption taxes. He supports extending the Bush tax cuts and believes no taxes should be increased during a recession. He also opposes the capital gains tax, stating that it is double taxation. Rubio supports a flat rate federal tax.[29] Based on his voting record in the 1st Session of the 112th Congress, Rubio was given a rating of 91% (A) by the National Taxpayers Union.[63]
Rubio joined 22 other GOP senators in voting against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, stating that he largely supported it but objected to certain new provisions in the bill.[64]
He has stated that radical Islamist terrorists pose the greatest threat to the United States and that these radicals intend to impose their beliefs on the world. He voted "yes" on extending the roving wiretaps provision of the Patriot Act, which governs surveillance of suspected terrorists.[29] He was rated B+ by the National Rifle Association (NRA) for his stance on gun control.[29] Rubio identifies as pro-life.[29] He strongly opposes Roe v. Wade,[29][65] and has stated that the "right to life is a fundamental one that trumps virtually any other right I can imagine".[65] On March 14, 2013, Rubio reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, stating that he is in favor of states having the right to define marriage in the "traditional way".[66][67] Rubio opposed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayer to the Supreme Court based on "her case history and testimony regarding the Second Amendment at the state level, eminent domain takings and the so-called constitutional right to privacy that resulted in the Roe v. Wade decision".[68][29]
In 2012 he urged his party to compromise on the DREAM Act to keep from alienating Hispanic voters from the Republican party.[69]
In 2014, Rubio proposed legislation to replace the earned income tax credit with a federal wage enhancement for qualifying low-wage jobs. The proposal would apply to singles as well as married couples and families with children. It would also arrive in sync with a monthly paycheck rather than a year-end lump-sum credit. Rubio asserted that this was a "better way to support low-income workers than simply raising the minimum wage."[70]
Personal life
Rubio married Jeanette Dousdebes, a former bank teller and Miami Dolphins cheerleader, in 1998.[71] She is of Colombian descent, together they have four children.[71][72] Rubio and his family live in West Miami, Florida.[9] Rubio attends Christ Fellowship, a Southern Baptist Church.[73] in West Kendall, Florida,[74] as well as Catholic services.[75] After leaving the Florida House of Representatives due to term limits in January 2009, Rubio started his own law firm. In February, he declared himself a candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2010 election cycle.[76] In an interview in 2012, Rubio said: "I'm a Roman Catholic. I'm theologically in line with the Roman Catholic Church. I believe in the authority of the church, but I also have tremendous respect for my brothers and sisters in other Christian faiths. I recognize, as the Catholic Church does, that there are excellent teachings of the Word throughout other denominations. The elements of salvation are found in these churches as well."[77]
"Son of exiles"
In October 2011, the St. Petersburg Times and The Washington Post reported that Rubio's previous statements that his parents were forced to leave Cuba in 1959, after Fidel Castro came to power, were incorrect as they had in fact left Cuba in 1956 during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. According to The Washington Post, Rubio's "embellishments" resonate with many voters in Florida, who would not be as impressed by his family being economic migrants seeking a better life in the U.S. instead of political refugees from a communist regime.[4]
Rubio responded: "The real essence of my family's story is not about the date my parents first entered the United States. Or whether they traveled back and forth between the two nations. Or even the date they left Fidel Castro's Cuba forever and permanently settled here. The essence of my family story is why they came to America in the first place; and why they had to stay."[78]
Electoral history
| Florida U.S. Senate Election 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Marco Rubio | 2,645,743 | 48.9% | ||
| Independent | Charlie Crist | 1,607,549 | 29.7% | ||
| Democratic | Kendrick Meek | 1,092,936 | 20.2% | ||
| Libertarian | Alexander Snitker | 24,850 | 0.5% | ||
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- Senator Marco Rubio Official U.S. Senate website
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- "Full text: Marco Rubio's Republican response". CNN. February 12, 2013.
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
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| Preceded by Carlos Valdes |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 111th district 2000–2009 |
Succeeded by Erik Fresen |
| Preceded by Allan Bense |
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Ray Sansom |
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