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==Early life, education, and early political career==
==Early life, education, and early political career==
Rubio was born in Miami, Florida,<ref>{{cite web |last=Linkins |first=Jason |date=October 20, 2011 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/marco-rubio-bobby-jindal-birthers_n_1022742.html |title=Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal Become Focus Of Bipartisan Birthers |work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="WaPo Exile">{{cite news |last=Roig-Franzia |first=Manuel |title=Marco Rubio's compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marco-rubios-compelling-family-story-embellishes-facts-documents-show/2011/10/20/gIQAaVHD1L_singlePage.html |accessdate=October 21, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> Rubio's maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. in 1962 without a [[visa (document)|visa]] and was detained by immigration authorities. An immigration judge ordered Rubio's grandfather [[deported]],<ref name="wpbf">{{cite news |publisher=[[WPBF]] |location=Tequesta, FL |url=http://www.wpbf.com/news/politics/Marco-Rubio-s-grandfather-ordered-deported-to-Cuba-in-1962/-/8788770/11841162/-/1yggv2z/-/ |title=Marco Rubio's grandfather ordered deported to Cuba in 1962 |date=April 25, 2012 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> but ultimately U.S. immigration authorities used their discretion to allow him to remain in the U.S. without a visa.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Washington Post |first=Manuel |last=Roig-Franzia |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/marco-rubios-grandfather-had-difficult-transition-to-us/2012/06/17/gJQA4535jV_story.html |title=Marco Rubio's grandfather had difficult transition to U.S. |date=June 17, 2012 | accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> [[The Associated Press]] reported that "no other immigration records exist for Garcia from 1962 until he applied for residency four years later" and concluded that he likely remained in the U.S. illegally during the intervening period.<ref name="wpbf"/>
Rubio was born in Miami, Florida,<ref>{{cite web |last=Linkins |first=Jason |date=October 20, 2011 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/marco-rubio-bobby-jindal-birthers_n_1022742.html |title=Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal Become Focus Of Bipartisan Birthers |work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="WaPo Exile">{{cite news |last=Roig-Franzia |first=Manuel |title=Marco Rubio's compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marco-rubios-compelling-family-story-embellishes-facts-documents-show/2011/10/20/gIQAaVHD1L_singlePage.html |accessdate=October 21, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> Rubio's maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. in 1962 without a [[visa (document)|visa]] and was detained by immigration authorities. An immigration judge ordered Rubio's grandfather [[deported]],<ref name="wpbf">{{cite news |publisher=[[WPBF]] |location=Tequesta, FL |url=http://www.wpbf.com/news/politics/Marco-Rubio-s-grandfather-ordered-deported-to-Cuba-in-1962/-/8788770/11841162/-/1yggv2z/-/ |title=Marco Rubio's grandfather ordered deported to Cuba in 1962 |date=April 25, 2012 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> but ultimately U.S. immigration authorities used their discretion to allow him to remain in the U.S. without a visa.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Washington Post |first=Manuel |last=Roig-Franzia |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/marco-rubios-grandfather-had-difficult-transition-to-us/2012/06/17/gJQA4535jV_story.html |title=Marco Rubio's grandfather had difficult transition to U.S. |date=June 17, 2012 | accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> [[The Associated Press]] reported that "no other immigration records exist for Garcia from 1962 until he applied for residency four years later" and concluded that he likely remained in the U.S. illegally during the intervening period.<ref name="wpbf"/>

Rubio's family was [[Roman Catholic]], but 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.<ref>{{cite web |first=Thomas |last=Burr |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54325018-78/rubio-church-family-faith.html.csp |title=Marco Rubio's book explains why he left Mormonism |work=[[Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/23/sen-marco-rubios-religious-journey-catholic-to-mormon-to-catholic-to-baptist-and-catholic/?hpt=hp_t3 |title=Sen. Marco Rubio's religious journey: Catholic to Mormon to Catholic to Baptist and Catholic |last=Marrapodi |first=Erin |date=February 23, 2012 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=February 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name=myflorida/><ref name=politicsdaily>{{cite web |url=http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/what-is-marco-rubios-religion/ |title=What Is Marco Rubio's Religion? |date=November 1, 2010 |work=[[Politics Daily]] |first=Jason |last=O'Bryan |accessdate=January 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[NBC News]] |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/23/10487879-rubios-mormon-past-revealed |title=Rubio's Mormon past revealed |first=Domenico |last=Montanaro |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/02/tween_marco_rubios_was_a_mormo.php |publisher=[[Miami New Times]] |title=Tween Marco Rubio Was a Mormon, But Does Anyone Really Care? |first=Kyle |last=Munzenrieder |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref>


Rubio attended [[South Miami High School|South Miami Senior High School]] and graduated in 1989. He then attended [[Tarkio College]] for one year on a [[college football|football]] [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] from 1989 to 1990, before enrolling at [[Santa Fe College|Santa Fe Community College]] (now Santa Fe College). He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Florida]] in 1993, and his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree ''[[cum laude]]'' from the [[University of Miami School of Law]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography |title=Biography – About Marco |publisher=rubio.senate.gov}}</ref>
Rubio attended [[South Miami High School|South Miami Senior High School]] and graduated in 1989. He then attended [[Tarkio College]] for one year on a [[college football|football]] [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] from 1989 to 1990, before enrolling at [[Santa Fe College|Santa Fe Community College]] (now Santa Fe College). He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Florida]] in 1993, and his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree ''[[cum laude]]'' from the [[University of Miami School of Law]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography |title=Biography – About Marco |publisher=rubio.senate.gov}}</ref>
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Rubio gave a speech introducing nominee Mitt Romney at the [[2012 Republican National Convention]] in [[Tampa]], basing it on the theme of "American exceptionalism".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/30/marco-rubio-delivers-rousing-speech-at-rnc |title=Marco Rubio Delivers Rousing Speech at RNC |date=August 30, 2012|first=Arian|last=Campo-Flores |work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>
Rubio gave a speech introducing nominee Mitt Romney at the [[2012 Republican National Convention]] in [[Tampa]], basing it on the theme of "American exceptionalism".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/30/marco-rubio-delivers-rousing-speech-at-rnc |title=Marco Rubio Delivers Rousing Speech at RNC |date=August 30, 2012|first=Arian|last=Campo-Flores |work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Family and personal life==
Rubio married Jeanette Dousdebes, a former bank teller and [[Miami Dolphins]] cheerleader, in 1997. She is of [[Colombian people|Colombian]] descent, and together they have four children named Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rettig |first=Jessica |url=http://politics.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2010/05/04/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-marco-rubio.html |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Marco Rubio |work=U.S. News and World Report |date=May 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Join the discussion: Click to view comments, add yours |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/the-women-behind-the-men-who-would-be-floridas-senator/1112189 |title=The women behind the men who would be Florida's senator - Tampa Bay Times |publisher=Tampabay.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-02}}</ref> Rubio and his family live in [[West Miami, Florida]].<ref name=myflorida>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/SEctions/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4180&SessionId=42 |title=Representative Marco Rubio |publisher=Florida House of Representatives}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marcorubio.com/marco-101/ |title=Marco 101 |publisher=Marco Rubio for US Senate}}</ref> Rubio attends Catholic Mass as well as a [[Southern Baptist]] church in [[West Kendall, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Damian |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8129826/Marco-Rubio-tries-to-still-debate-over-his-religion.html |title=Marco Rubio Tries to Still Debate Over Religion |work=The Telegraph |date=November 12, 2010 |location=London}}</ref><ref name=politicsdaily/><ref>{{cite web |work=Miami Herald |date=May 22, 2010 |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/rubios-income-grew-with-his-political-clout-tax-records-show/1096766 |title=Rubio's income grew with his political clout, tax records show}}</ref> Rubio described his theology in 2012 stating, "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. " <ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/july-august/marco-rubio-faith-of-many-colors.html?start=1</ref>
Rubio married Jeanette Dousdebes, a former bank teller and [[Miami Dolphins]] cheerleader, in 1997. She is of [[Colombian people|Colombian]] descent, and together they have four children named Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rettig |first=Jessica |url=http://politics.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2010/05/04/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-marco-rubio.html |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Marco Rubio |work=U.S. News and World Report |date=May 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Join the discussion: Click to view comments, add yours |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/the-women-behind-the-men-who-would-be-floridas-senator/1112189 |title=The women behind the men who would be Florida's senator - Tampa Bay Times |publisher=Tampabay.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-02}}</ref> Rubio and his family live in [[West Miami, Florida]].<ref name=myflorida>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/SEctions/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4180&SessionId=42 |title=Representative Marco Rubio |publisher=Florida House of Representatives}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marcorubio.com/marco-101/ |title=Marco 101 |publisher=Marco Rubio for US Senate}}</ref>

==="Religious views"===

Rubio is a Christian whose religious views have developed over his entire life.<ref>http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/23/sen-marco-rubios-religious-journey-catholic-to-mormon-to-catholic-to-baptist-and-catholic/</ref> Rubio was baptized as an infant in the [[Roman Catholic]] church. After his parents moved to Las Vegas in 1979, he and his family attended [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] for three years when he was age 8, to age 11 with extended family members who were active members of the LDS church. In sixth grade, his family left the Mormon Church and returned to the Catholic tradition, where Rubio received First Communion on Christmas Day 1984. <ref>{{cite web |first=Thomas |last=Burr |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54325018-78/rubio-church-family-faith.html.csp |title=Marco Rubio's book explains why he left Mormonism |work=[[Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=June 18, 2012}}</ref>. <ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[NBC News]] |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/23/10487879-rubios-mormon-past-revealed |title=Rubio's Mormon past revealed |first=Domenico |last=Montanaro |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> In 1985, at age 15, he went through confirmation in the Catholic church. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/23/sen-marco-rubios-religious-journey-catholic-to-mormon-to-catholic-to-baptist-and-catholic/?hpt=hp_t3 |title=Sen. Marco Rubio's religious journey: Catholic to Mormon to Catholic to Baptist and Catholic |last=Marrapodi |first=Erin |date=February 23, 2012 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=February 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/02/tween_marco_rubios_was_a_mormo.php |publisher=[[Miami New Times]] |title=Tween Marco Rubio Was a Mormon, But Does Anyone Really Care? |first=Kyle |last=Munzenrieder |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> In 2000 Rubio began attending services at Christ Fellowship in Miami, a church affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] before once again returning to the [[Catholicism]] in 2004. <ref>http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rubio-baptized-mormon-baptist/2012/02/24/id/430443</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Damian |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8129826/Marco-Rubio-tries-to-still-debate-over-his-religion.html |title=Marco Rubio Tries to Still Debate Over Religion |work=The Telegraph |date=November 12, 2010 |location=London}}</ref><ref name=politicsdaily/><ref>{{cite web |work=Miami Herald |date=May 22, 2010 |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/rubios-income-grew-with-his-political-clout-tax-records-show/1096766 |title=Rubio's income grew with his political clout, tax records show}}</ref> Rubio described his theology in 2012 stating, "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. " <ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/july-august/marco-rubio-faith-of-many-colors.html?start=1</ref> When serving in Washington D.C., he worships at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. <ref>http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/23/sen-marco-rubios-religious-journey-catholic-to-mormon-to-catholic-to-baptist-and-catholic/</ref>


==="Son of exiles"===
==="Son of exiles"===

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Marco Rubio
United States Senator
from Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Serving with Bill Nelson
Preceded byGeorge LeMieux
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 2007 – January 2, 2009
Preceded byAllan Bense
Succeeded byRay Sansom
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from the 111th District
In office
January 25, 2000 – January 2, 2009
Preceded byCarlos Valdes
Succeeded byErik Fresen
Personal details
Born
Marco Antonio Rubio

(1971-05-28) May 28, 1971 (age 53)
Miami, Florida
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJeanette Dousdebes
Children4
Alma materSanta Fe Community College
University of Florida (B.A.)
University of Miami (J.D.)
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.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 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.

Although not a Tea Party candidate, Rubio has been called the "crown prince" of the Tea Party movement, primarily by the media. The term has been used to both praise and ridicule Rubio.[1][2][3][4][5] He had been mentioned as a potential choice for the Republican vice presidential nomination in 2012 but said he was not interested.[6][7] In June 2012, it was reported that Mitt Romney was vetting Rubio as a possible running mate; however, Romney ultimately selected Paul Ryan.[8]

Early life, education, and early political career

Rubio was born in Miami, Florida,[9] 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.[10] Rubio's maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. in 1962 without a visa and was detained by immigration authorities. An immigration judge ordered Rubio's grandfather deported,[11] but ultimately U.S. immigration authorities used their discretion to allow him to remain in the U.S. without a visa.[12] The Associated Press reported that "no other immigration records exist for Garcia from 1962 until he applied for residency four years later" and concluded that he likely remained in the U.S. illegally during the intervening period.[11]

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.[13]

While studying law, he interned for U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.[14] He served as City Commissioner for West Miami.[15]

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. He defeated Democrat Anastasia M. Garcia 72%-28%, or 64 votes, in a January 2000 special election.[16][17][18] In November 2000, he won re-election unopposed.[19] In 2002, he won re-election to a second full term unopposed.[20] In 2004, he won re-election to a third full term with 66% of the vote.[21] In 2006, he won re-election to a fourth full term unopposed.[22]

Tenure

He was named Freshman of the Year by the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association.[23]

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.[24] 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.[25]

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.[26]

In December 2002, Rubio was appointed House Majority Leader by Speaker Johnnie Byrd.[27][28] 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.[29]

Committee assignments

2000
  • Community Colleges & Career Prep
  • Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care
  • Finance & Taxation
  • Joint Legislative Committee on Article V
  • Real Property & Probate
2001-2003
  • Banking
  • Claims
  • General Government Appropriations
  • Health Regulation
  • Procedural & Redistricting Council (Group A)
  • Procedural & Redistricting Council (Group D)
  • Select Committee of the Whole
  • Select Committee on Security
  • Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations[30][31]
2004
  • Appropriations
  • Policy
  • Select Committee of the Whole
  • Select Committee on Affordable Housing[32]
2005-2009
  • Select Committee to Protect Private Property Rights (Chair)
  • Fiscal Council
  • Rules & Calendar Council
  • Select Committee on Medicaid Reform
  • Spaceport & Technology Committee[33][34]

U.S. Senate

2010 election

Rubio speaking at CPAC in February 2010.
Main article: United States Senate election in Florida, 2010

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.[35] 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.[36][37]

On April 28, 2010, Crist announced he would be running as an independent, effectively ceding the Republican nomination to Rubio.[38] Several of Crist's top fundraisers, as well as Republican leadership, refused to support Crist after Rubio won the Republican nomination for the Senate.[39][40][41]

On November 2, 2010, Marco Rubio won the general election with 48.9 percent of the vote to Crist's 29.7 and Democrat Kendrick Meek's 20.1.[42] On May 20, 2011, Marco Rubio visited Puerto Rico's governor, Luis Fortuño, and made a statement of wanting to "represent the Puerto Ricans" since he already felt he owed those who had voted for him in the Florida election.[43]

Following his victory in the elections, Rubio soon became the subject of speculation as a potential Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election.[44][45] Rubio stated shortly after taking office that he has no interest in running for president or vice president in 2012.[46]

Tenure

Upon taking office, Rubio hired Cesar Conda, former lobbyist and policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney as his chief of staff.[47]

Rubio cosponsored a resolution, which was passed, to declare September as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.[48]

Rubio's amendment, co-sponsored by Joe Manchin, to allow employers to be exempted from newly mandated coverage for contraception, based on religious or moral grounds by such employers, did not pass the Senate.[49]

Committee assignments

Republican National Convention speech

Rubio gave a speech introducing nominee Mitt Romney at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, basing it on the theme of "American exceptionalism".[50]

Family and personal life

Rubio married Jeanette Dousdebes, a former bank teller and Miami Dolphins cheerleader, in 1997. She is of Colombian descent, and together they have four children named Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic.[51][52] Rubio and his family live in West Miami, Florida.[53][54]

"Religious views"

Rubio is a Christian whose religious views have developed over his entire life.[55] Rubio was baptized as an infant in the Roman Catholic church. After his parents moved to Las Vegas in 1979, he and his family attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for three years when he was age 8, to age 11 with extended family members who were active members of the LDS church. In sixth grade, his family left the Mormon Church and returned to the Catholic tradition, where Rubio received First Communion on Christmas Day 1984. [56]. [57] In 1985, at age 15, he went through confirmation in the Catholic church. [58][59] In 2000 Rubio began attending services at Christ Fellowship in Miami, a church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention before once again returning to the Catholicism in 2004. [60][61][62][63] Rubio described his theology in 2012 stating, "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. " [64] When serving in Washington D.C., he worships at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. [65]

"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.[10]

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."[66][67]

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%

References

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  2. ^ Roig-Franzia, Manuel (June 15, 2012). "Five myths about Marco Rubio". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Nordli, Brian (July 28, 2012). "Sen. Marco Rubio returns to his roots". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Reyes, Raul (October 27, 2011). "Column: Rubio for veep? He's not ready". USA Today. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Williams, Juan (April 6, 2012). "Why Marco Rubio has a tight grip on the GOP's future". Fox News. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "Insiders Swoon Over Rubio for VP Nomination". National Journal. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  7. ^ Gibson, Jake (October 5, 2011). "Senator Marco Rubio Says He Won't Be 2012 Vice Presidential Nominee". Fox News. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  8. ^ Lemire, Jonathan (June 19, 2012). "Mitt Romney: Marco Rubio is being 'thoroughly' vetted by campaign as possible VP pick". Daily News. New York. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  9. ^ Linkins, Jason (October 20, 2011). "Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal Become Focus Of Bipartisan Birthers". The Huffington Post.
  10. ^ a b Roig-Franzia, Manuel (October 21, 2011). "Marco Rubio's compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Marco Rubio's grandfather ordered deported to Cuba in 1962". Tequesta, FL: WPBF. April 25, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  12. ^ Roig-Franzia, Manuel (June 17, 2012). "Marco Rubio's grandfather had difficult transition to U.S." The Washington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  13. ^ "Biography – About Marco". rubio.senate.gov.
  14. ^ Clark, Lesley (January 5, 2011). "Miami's Marco Rubio becomes new Florida senator". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
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