Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign
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Marco Rubio, then the junior United States senator from Florida, formally announced his 2016 presidential campaign on April 13, 2015, at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami.[3] 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.[4] Rubio was the second Cuban American to run for president, with Republican Ted Cruz announcing his campaign three weeks earlier. He suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016, after finishing second in Florida's primary.[5]
Marco Rubio for President | |
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Campaign | 2016 Republican primaries |
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)[1] |
Receipts | US$51,747,005 (2016-6-30[2]) |
Slogan | A New American Century |
Chant | Mar-co! |
Website | |
www.marcorubio.com |