Aug. 10 -
Wins primary with 84.6% of the vote. Nov. 2 - Elected to
the U.S. Senate with 48.9% of the vote, def. Charlie Crist (I) at
29.7% and Kendrick Meek (D)at 20.2%. |
Oct. 2011 - Forms Reclaim America PAC. | One of five considered by Mitt
Romney to be his running mate. Aug. 30 - Speech at the Republican National Convention. > |
Feb. 12 - Delivers the Republican
response to
the State of the Union Address. > |
Decides whether to
run for president, seek re-election to the U.S. Senate, or go to the
private sector. |
Jan. 20 - Age on
Inauguration Day 45 years, 8.8 months old. |
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Jan. 11 - In the special runoff
election Republican primary Rubio def. Angel Zayon by 51.2% to 48.8%
(1,415 to 1,351). Jan. 25 - In the special general election def.
A. Garcia (D) by 71.% to 28.4%. |
Attorney at Becker & Poliakoff,
2001-04. |
Dec. 10 - Speaker of the House
Johnnie Byrd names Rubio majority leader of the House. |
During 2003 Rubio forms Floridians
for Conservative Leadership and Floridians for Conservative Leadership
in Government. Nov. - Rubio secures votes to become Speaker in 2006. |
Nov. 2 - Rubio def. Laura Leyva (D) by 66.3% to 33.7%. Attorney at Haggard Parks, P.A., 2004; attorney at Broad and Cassel, 2004-08. | Rubio and GOP legislators conduct
Idea raisers around the state.
(www.100ideas.org) 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future (Regnery, Nov. 1) Nov. - Sworn in as Speaker of the House. |
Term-limited, does not run. June - Forms law firm and Rubio Consulting. Analyst for Univision. From July, visiting professor at Florida Interational University. |
May 5 - Announces
campaign for U.S. Senate. > |
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Enrolls at Santa
Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL, 1990-91. |
Starts at University of Florida;
interns for U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. |
B.S. in political science from University of Florida. | J.D. from University of Miami. Coordinator of the Dade County Dole campaign. |
Marries
Jeanette Dousdebes. Elected to the West Miami City Commission. Attorney at Ruden McClosky, 1998-2001. |
Dec. 14 - Finishes
second in the Republican primary special election in FL 111th House
District winning 35.8% to 37.5% for Angel Zayon; moves to run-off: |
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...member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for about three years... | Receives First
Communion. |
Family returns to
Miami. |
Graduates from South Miami Senior High School. Attends Tarkio College in Missouri for one year on a football scholarship. |
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Born May 28, 1971 in Miami, FL to
Cuban born parents Mario Rubio and Oria Garcia (they left Cuba in
1956).
He has a older brother and sister and a younger sister. |
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Family moves to Las Vegas, NV. |
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