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Michael J. Rubio
Michael J. Rubio is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate. He resigned his seat effective February 22, 2013, in order to spend more time with his family.[1]
He previously served on the Board of Supervisors of the Fifth District from 2004 to 2010.
Biography
Rubio earned his B.S. from the University of New Haven and completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rubio served on these committees:
- Agriculture, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on State Administration and General Government, Chair
- Energy, Utilities and Communications
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California Legislature
- Health Committee, California Senate
- Audit Committee, California Legislature
- Transportation and Housing Committee, California Senate
- Veterans Affairs Committee, California Senate
Campaign themes
2010
Rubio's campaign website listed the following issues:
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "Our top priority must be to CREATE JOBS!!"
- Water
- Excerpt: "The lack of water is devastating entire communities up and down the Valley."
- Education
- Excerpt: "We must reform our state’s broken education system."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "People get sick. They need a doctor. As layoffs increase, health insurance coverage must remain intact."[2]
Elections
2012
Rubio initially declared an intention to run for election to the U.S. House in 2012.[3] In late December 2011 he withdrew, citing a desire to focus on his family.[4]
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Rubio was uncontested in the June 8 primary. He defeated Tim Thiesen in the November 2 general election.[5]
| California State Senate, District 16 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Michael J. Rubio (D)
|
71,334 | |||
| Tim Thiesen (R) | 46,717 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Rubio and his wife, Dora, have two daughters. When Rubio resigned from the state senate in February 2013, he said, "I have realized that my current professional path has left little opportunity to be home for those who are most important to me, which is why I am making a change."[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Michael + Rubio + California + Senate
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Michael Rubio's campaign website
- Senate website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Michael Rubio on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Francisco Chronicle, "Democrats lose state Senate supermajority', February 22, 2013
- ↑ rubioforsenate.com, "Issues," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Competitive Calif. District Drawing New Blood," October 11, 2011
- ↑ Bakersfield Californian, "Democrat jumps into congressional race," January 23, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dean Florez |
California State Senate District 16 2010–2013 |
Succeeded by Andy Vidak (R) |
