Rubio was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate and took office on January 21, 2025. He is the first Hispanic to serve in the position, making him the highest-ranking Hispanic American official in U.S. history. Rubio is also the first Floridian to serve as Secretary of State.

Aug 17, 2014 · Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, small amounts of Indigenous and African] Marco Rubio is an American politician. A Republican, he has served as a U.S. Senator from Florida, since January 3, 2011, and Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, since February 3, 2021.

Mar 29, 2021 · Born in Miami, Florida, Marco Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants. After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1993, he went to the University of Miami for his law...

Jan 21, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida in 1971. He is the son of Cuban immigrants who left Cuba in pursuit of the American Dream. His father worked as a banquet bartender, while his mother split time as a stay-at-home mom and hotel maid. From an early age, Rubio learned the importance of faith, family, community, and ...

Oct 20, 2011 · Florida Senator Marco Rubio has made his identity as the son of Cuban exiles a major component of his political persona, but according to the Washington Post, it's a fake: Rubio's parents arrived...

Feb 13, 2019 · Florida Senator Marco Rubio has Native American ancestry, according to an ancestral analysis, which was shown on PBS show Finding Your Roots.

Neither of his parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of Rubio’s birth but they later became naturalized citizens. He grew up in a working class neighbourhood where his father worked as a bartender at Sam's Town Hotel and his mother worked as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino.

Born to Cuban immigrants in Miami, Florida, Rubio grew up witnessing the struggles of his parents, who worked tirelessly to build a stable life in the United States. His father worked as a...

Apr 29, 2015 · Rubio's background -- a telegenic Hispanic elected to federal office before he turned 40 -- seems ideal for a party with declining electoral support among young and minority voters. A native Spanish-speaker, he has focused much of his first term on outreach to Hispanics, more than 70 percent of whom voted for Barack Obama for president in 2012.

Jun 18, 2016 · He is of Cuban-Spanish ethnic background. Rubio spent his childhood in in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he relocated to his hometown in the 1980s with his family. Rubio joined the South Miami High School and became a top football player of the high school.