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Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, and current United States Senator-elect from Florida.[1] Rubio was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives during the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. He was first elected to the Florida House as a Republican on January 25, 2000, from the 111th district. He is the GOP Senator-elect for the Florida U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez and currently held by George LeMieux.
Early life
Rubio is the second son and third child of Cuban exiles Mario Rubio (1927–2010)[2] and Oria Garcia (born 1931), and was born in Miami, Florida. His siblings are: Mario (born 1950), Barbara (born 1960) and Veronica (born 1972). Rubio is a former Roman Catholic, who currently attends the Evangelical Christ Fellowship Church in West Kendall, leading to criticism for publicly still claiming to be a Catholic.[3] Rubio is fluent in Spanish. His father was a bartender and his mother worked as a hotel housekeeper in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rubio lived in Las Vegas from 1979 to 1985, before his family returned to Miami in the summer of 1985.Political career
He is the author of the book 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future. This book was compiled from Rubio's travels around the state to gather ideas from 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. During 2007, Marco Rubio championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system. He argued it would reduce property taxes and decrease the size of government.[citation neededMarco Rubio served as a City Commissioner for West Miami before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives for the 111th District in a special election on January 25, 2000. He has won each of his re-election bids.[4] In November 2006, he was elected Speaker of the Florida State House for the 2006-08 term.
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