New York (Washington Insider Magazine) – Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician and lawyer. He is serving as the senior United States senator from Florida. Rubio has held a seat since 2011. He is also a member of the Republican Party, as also served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008. In 2016 he went on to win presidential primaries in Minnesota, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Biography
Marco Antonio Rubio was born in Miami, Florida. He is 51 years old. Marco is the second son and third child of Mario Rubio Reina and Oriales (née Garcia) Rubio. His parents were Cubans who had immigrated to the United States in 1956. Rubio’s parents were not U.S. citizens at the time of Rubio’s birth but they applied for U.S. citizenship and got naturalized in 1975. Some of his relatives were accepted as refugees by the US government as well.
Rubio’s maternal grandfather, Pedro Victor Garcia, moved to the U.S. legally in 1956, but she returned to Cuba to find work in 1959. He fled communist Cuba and came back to the U.S. in 1962 without a visa.
He was detained and the immigration judge ordered him to be deported. The deportation order was not enforced, and Garcia ended up getting the legal status of “parolee”. This allowed him to stay in the U.S. Rubio had a close relationship with his grandfather during his childhood.
Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School and graduated in 1989. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri on a football scholarship and later enrolled in the Santa Fe Community College. He also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science while attending the University of Florida in 1993.
Political Career
Marco Rubio was a member of the Florida House of Representatives. He also took a special part in the Elections and concurrent employment. In late 1999, he participated in the special election and was called to fill the seat for the 111th House District in the Florida House of Representatives.
He represented Miami during that time. This was considered a safe Republican seat, but Rubio’s main challenge was to make sure that he wins the GOP nomination. He campaigned hard and focused on advocating tax cuts and early childhood education.
Rubio won the second position in the Republican primary on December 14, 1999. He also won the runoff election for the Republican nomination while he defeated Angel Zayon who was a television and radio reporter by just 64 votes. Marco then defeated Democrat Anastasia Garcia in the special election.
In November 2000, Rubio got reelected as an unopposed member. He was later reelected to a second term unopposed for the third term with 66% of the vote. Rubio also served a fourth term unopposed and continued to make a mark.
When Rubio took his seat in the legislature in Tallahassee in January 2000. The voters in Florida had recently approved then the constitutional amendment must be on the term limits. This created openings for new legislative leaders as many senior incumbents were bound to retire. After Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election he was awarded a permanent seat. Trump made false claims of election fraud, and at that time Rubio defended Trump’s right to assert his claims and challenge the election results.
Rubio had a strong opinion on the agenda and described the 2021 United States Capitol attack as unpatriotic. He also believed that it was the “3rd world-style anti-American anarchy”. Out of the several rioters, Rubio said that most of them were adherents and were following a conspiracy theory.
As a result, there was a national embarrassment. After Congress allowed him to return to session, Rubio focused on certifying the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count. In 2022, Rubio also voted to acquit Trump because he played an important role in inciting the mob to storm the Capitol.
Personal Life
Rubio is a Roman Catholic and follows the Christian religion. He regularly attends Catholic Mass at the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables, Florida. Rubio also previously attended Christ Fellowship, which is a Southern Baptist Church located in West Kendall, Florida.
In 1998, Rubio got married to Jeanette Dousdebes, who was a former bank teller and Miami Dolphins cheerleader. The couple got married in a Catholic ceremony at the Church of the Little Flower. They have four children together and the family lives in West Miami, Florida.
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Net Worth
Rubio’s estimated net worth was around $1.8 million and it is expected to keep on increasing in a couple of years.