Marco Rubio’s political capital
by Michael C. Bender | January 18th, 2010Once upon a time (three months ago), Republican Marco Rubio was considered a long-shot contender for the U.S. Senate race. Now, he’s apparently got some political capital to spend.
Rubio’s camp tells us that the former state House speaker has used e-mails and Facebook pleas to raise $42,000 for upstart Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown in the past five days. That’s about 12 percent of what Rubio collected for his own campaign in his first three months as a formal candidate.
Meanwhile, Gov. Charlie Crist is using his own capital to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
By the way, no official word yet about the much-anticipated fourth-quarter fundraising numbers from Rubio or Crist for their own Senate primary campaigns. Reports are due Jan. 31.
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January 18th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
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January 18th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Let it be Rubio, Crist is too much a democrat.
Worried about the governor’s seat. If Alexandra gets in she will sign every damn thing the democrats send her way.
If you have a local board seat needing filling…guess who Alexandra will place in the seat…yep…a TAXING and Spending democrat.
Politics IS local. Get out and vote.
Don’t vote for ANOTHER WEXLER:Ted Deutch
Vote for someone NEW. Get some diversity in these seats. It’s the same old, same old!
January 18th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
The very fact that Rubio has “political” capital should be reason enough for him to receive zero votes. It would be much better if he had ethical and moral capital that could be believed.
January 18th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
rubio is the only politician on the side of the people who wants to loer property taxes.
January 18th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Rubio is a typical Miami/Dade republicon. He’s not on the side of regular people.
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I have done research on Rubio’s past Bills and found several troubling Bill attempts that died in committee. Please note them all and especially the last one (latest date) where he made an attempt to keep “working papers” (such as dead Bills) from seeing the light of day to the public. We pay these politicians and they work for us and we are the Boss not them. In a nut shell his Bills would have allowed illegal aliens an education on the taxpayers dime! A Bill would have allowed a “self pay” (no insurance) for medical care without the hospital collecting a balance on the hospital Bill. Again this would serve illegal Aliens by protecting them from detection. This is not about Party but what is right and wrong.
HB 1125
GENERAL BILL by Sansom and Rubio and Cannon (CO-SPONSORS) Arza Public Records: Exempts from public records requirements working papers, including all documentary or other information, prepared or maintained by the Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee in performing its duties under ch. 21, F.S., to conduct an evaluation and prepare a report; specifies that information received for such purpose that is confidential and exempt shall remain confidential and exempt; provides for future legislative review and repeal; provides a statement of public necessity. Effective Date: July 1, 2006, if House Bill 1123 or similar legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law.
Last Event: 05/05/06 S Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1123 (Ch. 2006-146) on Saturday, May 06, 2006 1:11 AM
This Bill (HB 1125) which is the last one, was an attempt to hide work which never became law!
HB1573 CS (See HB119 CS HB127A to compare)
JOINT RESOLUTION by Rubio (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Murzin; Traviesa; RECOMMENDED by Education Council Equal Opportunity to Obtain a High Quality Education: Proposes the creation of s. 8, Art. IX of the State Constitution to provide that every child deserves an equal opportunity to obtain a high quality education, regardless of his or her family’s income, religion, or race; to provide that funding for a high quality public K-12 education through classroom instruction is fundamental; to provide that to make adequate provision for a high quality public K-12 education, the Legislature shall ensure that funding provided for public schools shall primarily be used for classroom instruction rather than administration; to provide that classroom instruction and administration shall be defined by law; to provide that students in prekindergarten through college who have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, or meet other legislatively specified criteria may participate, as provided by law, in education programs that include nonpublic schools; to provide that the Legislature may enact and publicly fund prekindergarten through college education programs, without regard to the religious nature of any participant or nonpublic provider, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or the last sentence of Section 3 of Article I of the State Constitution; and to provide that this amendment to the State Constitution does not establish a right to an education program that is not provided by law. Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Saturday, May 06, 2006 12:01 AM
HB119 CS
GENERAL BILL by Zapata (CO-SPONSORS) Arza; Bucher; Bullard; Cantens; Davis, M.; Garcia, R.; Harper; Jordan; Kottkamp; Llorente; Patterson; Planas; Reagan; Richardson; Rivera; Robaina; Roberson, Y.; Rubio; RECOMMENDED by Education K-20 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes: Provides an exemption from payment of nonresident tuition at community colleges and state universities for certain students meeting eligibility criteria; reenacts provisions relating to general requirements for eligibility for state financial aid, to incorporate the amendment. Effective Date: This act shall take effect July 1, 2003
Last Event: Died in Committee on Appropriations on Friday, May 02, 2003 6:15 PM
HB127 A
GENERAL BILL by Zapata (CO-SPONSORS) Arza; Davis, M.; Harper; Homan; Jordan; Kottkamp; Murzin; Rivera; Robaina; Roberson, Y.; Rubio Resident Status for Tuition Purposes: Provides an exemption from payment of nonresident tuition at community colleges and state universities for certain students who are not permanent residents of the United States; reenacts provisions relating to general requirements for eligibility for state financial aid, to incorporate the amendment. Effective Date: This act shall take effect July 1, 2003
Last Event: Died, Not Introduced on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:16 PM
HB715 CS
GENERAL BILL by Llorente (CO-SPONSORS) Garcia, R.; Murzin; Planas; Prieguez; Rivera; Roberson, Y.; Rubio; Zapata; RECOMMENDED by Health Care Self-Pay Patients: Provides legislative findings; requires hospitals to develop and make available two payment allowance programs for qualified self-pay patients; provides program guidelines and requirements; provides exclusions; provides a definition of patients qualified for such programs; provides exceptions; prohibits hospitals from pursuing civil remedies against such patients. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Subcommittee on Health Appropriations on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM
HM1727
MEMORIAL by Gannon (CO-SPONSORS) Adams; Allen; Altman; Ambler; Anderson; Arza; Attkisson; Ausley; Baker; Barreiro; Baxley; Bean; Bendross-Mindingall; Bense; Benson; Berfield; Bilirakis; Bogdanoff; Bowen; Brandenburg; Brown; Brummer; Brutus; Bucher; Bullard; Byrd; Cantens; Carroll; Clarke; Cretul; Culp; Cusack; Davis, D.; Davis, M.; Dean; Detert; Domino; Evers; Farkas; Fields; Fiorentino; Galvano; Gardiner; Gelber; Gibson; Gibson, H.; Goodlette; Gottlieb; Green; Greenstein; Harper; Harrell; Harrington; Hasner; Henriquez; Holloway; Homan; Jennings; Johnson; Jordan; Joyner; Justice; Kallinger; Kendrick; Kilmer; Kosmas; Kravitz; Kyle; Littlefield; Llorente; Machek; Mahon; Mayfield; McInvale; Meadows; Mealor; Murman; Murzin; Needelman; Negron; Patterson; Paul; Peterman; Pickens; Planas; Poppell; Prieguez; Quinones; Reagan; Rich; Richardson; Ritter; Rivera; Robaina; Roberson, Y.; Ross; Rubio; Russell; Ryan; Sansom; Seiler; Simmons; Slosberg; Smith; Sobel; Sorensen; Spratt; Stansel; Stargel; Sullivan; Troutman; Vana; Waters; Wiles; Wishner; Zapata Children’s Health Insurance: Urges Congress to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and appropriate sufficient funds to allow each state, using an appropriate match, to extend health care coverage to every child in America. Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: Died in Committee on Procedures on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM
Website: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/SEctions/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4180&SessionId=42
Does the above add to Rubio’s Capital?