Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is the junior United States Senator from Florida, serving from January 2011 to December 2016. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of the Representatives (2007–2009). He runs for president in 2020 but narrowly loses to Paul Ryan during the Republican presidential primaries and the general election. In 2024, he launches a second presidential campaign and, this time, wins the Republican nomination and the General election. He became the first Hispanic as U.S. president.