Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016
| Marco Rubio for President | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Marco Rubio U.S. Senator (2011–present) Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2007–2009) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced: April 13, 2015 Suspended: March 15, 2016 |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 558701 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Key people | Terry Sullivan (Campaign Manager), Alex Conant (Communications Director) |
| Receipts | US$51,747,005 (2016-6-30) |
| Slogan | A New American Century |
| Chant | Mar-co! |
| Website | |
| www.marcorubio.com | |
The 2016 presidential campaign of Marco Rubio, the junior United States Senator from Florida, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was formally announced on April 13, 2015, at an event at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. Early polling showed Rubio, who was considered a potential candidate for Vice President by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, as a frontrunner candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016 since at least the end of the 2012 election. Rubio was the second Cuban American to run for President of the United States, declaring approximately three weeks after fellow Republican Ted Cruz. He suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016, after finishing second in the primary for Florida, his home state. Turning 45 in 2016, Rubio would've been the third youngest president to take office, the others being Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, who took office at ages 42 and 43 respectively. Rubio would've also been the first president of Latin American culture, as he was born to Cuban parents, as well as the first Florida native to become president.
As early as January 2011, there had been speculation that he might seek the office of the President or Vice-President. In January 2011, Rubio stated he had no interest in being the vice-presidential candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Despite his comments, speculation continued that presidential candidate Mitt Romney might select Rubio as his running mate. According to the book Double Down, Romney's campaign narrowed down his list of potential nominees for Vice President to five candidates, one of which was Rubio. However, Romney ultimately picked Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.
...
Wikipedia