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  Sen. Marco Rubio

Senator for Florida

pronounced MAHR-koh // ROO-bee-oh

Rubio is the senior senator from Florida and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 5, 2011. Rubio is next up for reelection in 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. He is 52 years old.

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Ideology–Leadership Chart

Rubio is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Rubio has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 23, 2024. See full analysis methodology .

Committee Membership

Marco Rubio sits on the following committees:

• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chair
• Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues subcommittee Ranking Member
• Senate Committee on Appropriations Financial Services and General Government , Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies , Legislative Branch , Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies , State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs subcommittees
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Senate Special Committee on Aging

Enacted Legislation

Rubio was the primary sponsor of 38 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• S. 832: A bill to amend section 70108 of title 46, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating …
• S. 1687 (117th): Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022
• S. 2159 (117th): A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the “Andrew K. Baker Department …
• S. 3895 (117th): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022
• S. 3240 (117th): Free Veterans from Fees Act
• S. 2938 (117th): Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
• S. 66 (117th): South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021

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Does 38 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110 th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue areas.

Rubio sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

International Affairs (32%) Health (13%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Commerce (9%) Taxation (9%) Education (8%) Finance and Financial Sector (7%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Rubio recently introduced the following legislation:

• S. 4021: A bill to place restrictions on the official display of flags, seals, or …
• S. 3999: A bill to require mandatory review of performance improvement plans during tenure and …
• S. 3989: A bill to prohibit defense contracting with companies that employ lobbyists who represent …
• S. 3913: A bill to authorize the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control …
• S. 3908: A bill to restrict United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United …
• S. 3869: American Subsidies for American Autos Act of 2024
• S. 3863: Closing Auto Tariffs Loopholes Act

Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Rubio voted yea, rubio voted nay, missed votes.

From Jan 2011 to Mar 2024, Rubio missed 377 of 4,367 roll call votes, which is 8.6%. This is much worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• unitedstates/congress-legislators , a community project gathering congressional information
• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• GovInfo.gov , for sponsored bills

Pronunciation Guide

Marco Rubio is pronounced:

MAHR-koh // ROO-bee-oh

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

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2011 - Present

Compensation

November 8, 2022

South Miami Senior High School

University of Florida, 1993

University of Miami School of Law, 1996

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Marco Rubio ( Republican Party ) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Florida. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Rubio ( Republican Party ) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Florida. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022 .

Rubio was first elected to the Senate in 2010 to replace retiring incumbent Mel Martinez (R). In the general election, Rubio defeated Kendrick B. Meek (D) and Gov. Charlie Crist (I). Crist had been running in the Republican primary against Rubio but dropped out to run as an independent after polling showed Rubio in the lead. [1]

In April 2015, Rubio announced that he was running for president of the United States in 2016 and said he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat in 2016. [2] Rubio dropped out of the presidential election in March 2016 after coming in second to Donald Trump in the Florida Republican primary. In June, Rubio announced that he would seek re-election to his Senate seat. He won re-election with 52 percent of the vote.

He previously was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, serving as majority leader from 2003 to 2006 and House speaker from 2006 to 2008. Before serving in the state House, Rubio was a member of the West Miami City Commission. [3] Rubio's parents immigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1956. [4]

On May 18, 2020, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R ) announced Rubio as the interim chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Rubio replaced Senator Richard Burr ( R ) who stepped down from the position on May 15, 2020, due to a pending federal investigation . [5]

As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings , Rubio is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.

• 1 Biography
• 3.1.1 2017-2018
• 3.1.2 2015-2016
• 3.1.3 2013-2014
• 3.1.4 2011-2012
• 4.1 Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
• 4.2 Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
• 4.3 Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
• 4.4 Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020
• 4.5 Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
• 4.6.1.1 Trade Act of 2015
• 4.6.1.2 2016 Budget proposal
• 4.6.1.3 Defense spending authorization
• 4.6.1.4 2015 budget
• 4.6.2.1 Iran nuclear deal
• 4.6.3.1 USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
• 4.6.3.2 Loretta Lynch AG nomination
• 4.6.3.3 Cyber security
• 4.6.4 Immigration
• 4.7 113th Congress
• 4.8.1 Committee vote on Syria
• 4.8.2 John Brennan CIA nomination
• 4.9.1 Farm bill
• 4.9.2 2014 Budget
• 4.9.3 Government shutdown
• 4.9.4 No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
• 4.10.1 Mexico-U.S. border
• 4.11.1 Violence Against Women (2013)
• 4.12.1 Fiscal Cliff
• 5.1.1 Letter to Iran
• 5.1.2 Drones filibuster
• 5.2.1 Secure border
• 5.3.1 Chief of staff
• 5.3.2 Obama and Castro handshake
• 5.4.1 Obamacare ad buy
• 5.4.2 Petition to defund Obamacare
• 5.5.1 Education reform
• 5.6.1 Janet Yellen nomination
• 6.2.1 Senate
• 6.2.2 Presidency
• 8 Notable endorsements
• 9 Campaign finance summary
• 10.1 PGI: Change in net worth
• 10.2 PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
• 11.1 Ideology and leadership
• 11.2 Like-minded colleagues
• 11.3 Lifetime voting record
• 11.4 Congressional staff salaries
• 11.5.1 2013
• 11.5.2 2012
• 11.5.3 2011
• 11.6.1 2014
• 11.6.2 2013
• 12 Personal
• 13 See also
• 14 External links
• 15 Footnotes

Born to a family of Cuban immigrants, Rubio was raised in Miami, FL , and Las Vegas, NV . He 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 (later renamed Santa Fe College). He earned a B.S. 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. [3]

Below is an abbreviated outline of Rubio's academic, professional, and political career: [6]

• 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Florida
• 2006-2008: Speaker
• 2003-2006: Majority Leader
• 1998-2000: West Miami City Commission
• 1996: Graduated from the University of Miami with a J.D.
• 1993: Graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S.

Committee assignments

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Rubio was assigned to the following committees: [Source]

• Senate Committee on Appropriations
• Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
• Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
• Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
• Committee on Foreign Relations
• Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
• Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
• Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues , Ranking Member
• Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Committee on Intelligence (Select) , Vice Chairman
• Committee on Aging (Special)
• Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, And Global Women's Issues , Ranking member
• Subcommittee On Africa And Global Health Policy
• Subcommittee On State Department And USAID Management, International Operations, And Bilateral International Development
• Committee on Intelligence (Select) , Vice Chair
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Legislative Branch
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
• Committee on Intelligence (Select) , Interim chairman
• Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship , Chairman

At the beginning of the 115th Congress , Rubio was assigned to the following committees: [7]

• Committee on Intelligence (Select)
• Committee on Appropriations

Rubio served on the following committees: [8]

• Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
• Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
• Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard , Chairman
• Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness
• Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
• Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
• Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues , Chairman
• Select Committee on Intelligence
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Rubio served on the following committees: [9]

• Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
• Subcommittee on Science and Space
• Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
• The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs
• The Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
• The Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
• The Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ranking Member
• United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Rubio served on the following committees:

• Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs (Ranking Member)
• Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
• Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
• United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here .

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

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Marco rubio announces committee assignments.

Newly inaugurated Republican Sen. Marco Rubio announced his committee assignments in Washington Thursday, setting the stage for the issues he will focus on in his first years on the national stage.

Rubio, the former House speaker who is now considered one of the rising stars of the Republican Party and already the subject of buzz on the 2012 presidential ticket, will serve on these committees: Commerce, Science and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Intelligence; Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Im honored to be a member of these important committees that address some of our nations and states most important issues, said Rubio. This committee portfolio will enable me to work directly on policies to promote private-sector job creation, keep Americans safe and maintain our strong standing in the world.

In addition to continuing my work with small-business entrepreneurs Ive met throughout Florida, I am especially encouraged by the fact that these assignments will allow me to work on many issues of great interest to Floridians, including NASA, free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama, our missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and relations with key allies in our hemisphere and across the world, added Rubio.

With Democratic colleague Sen. Bill Nelson already serving on the Intelligence and the Commerce, Science and Transportation committees, the Sunshine State will have a large seat at the table on those bodies and the issues they cover. Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, whom Rubio replaced in the Senate, also served on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

Rubio insisted that his new committee assignments will help him fulfill the conservative promises he made when he ran against Gov. Charlie Crist, who ran in the general election with no party affiliation, and Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek in 2010.

Beyond my committee work, I look forward to delivering on the promises Ive made to Floridians to fundamentally reform the way Washington spends taxpayer dollars, champion free-enterprise policies to help put Americans back to work, and support our men and women in uniform, said Rubio.

Rubio will be sharing the stage with some of the lions of the Senate. The Foreign Affairs Committee is led by former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry of Massachusetts, while U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana leads the Republicans. Kerry will also serve with Rubio on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee which contains one of Rubios biggest supporters at the national level -- U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. Reach Kevin Derby at [email protected] or at (850) 727-0859.

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