Alternative History
Alternative History
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio by Gage Skidmore 8 (cropped)
Official portrait, 2018
Vice President-elect of the United States
Assuming office
January 20, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump Jr.
SucceedingChris Murphy
United States Senator
from Florida
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Serving with Rick Scott
Preceded byGeorge LeMieux
Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
Assumed office
February 3, 2021
Preceded byMark Warner
Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
In office
May 18, 2020 – February 3, 2021
Preceded byRichard Burr
Succeeded byMark Warner
Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – February 3, 2021
Preceded byJim Risch
Succeeded byBen Cardin
94th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 21, 2006 – November 18, 2008
Preceded byAllan Bense
Succeeded byRay Sansom
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 111th district
In office
January 25, 2000 – November 18, 2008
Preceded byCarlos Valdes
Succeeded byErik Fresen
Personal details
Born Marco Antonio Rubio
May 28, 1971 (1971-05-28) (age 53)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jeanette Dousdebes (m. 1998)
Children 4
Signature Marco Rubio (Dies Irae)'s signature
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Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the Seniority in the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. Selected as Donald Trump Jr.'s running mate, he is the vice president-elect following the ticket's victory in the 2024 presidential election. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008. Rubio unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016, but won presidential primaries in Minnesota, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.