Posted on 03/02/2016 1:34:08 PM PST by maggief
In the mid-2000s, Marco Rubio was described as having “represented local governments before Congress” — meaning that he was a lobbyist — for a prestigious Florida law firm.
Officials for the Florida senator’s presidential campaign have said in recent days that Rubio wasn’t a lobbyist.
The Washington Post first reported that Rubio had registered as a federal lobbyist in the 2003 for the law firm Becker & Poliakoff. His campaign said the senator had no recollection of filing out the registration form, and a former associate who worked with Rubio at the law firm said that he could not recall Rubio lobbying the federal government. The associate described Rubio’s role to the Post as more of a coordinator and facilitator, but not a lobbyist.
A 2005 biography found by BuzzFeed News also describes Rubio’s role as more in line with traditional lobbying. That biography is for a second, different law firm, Broad and Cassel, to which Rubio had moved. One of the bullet points reads that Rubio, then the majority leader of the Florida House of Representatives, represented local governments before Congress.
(Excerpt) Read more at buzzfeed.com ...
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/01/marco-rubio-lobbyist.html
Jan. 22, 2010
As a registered lobbyist, his clients ranged from developers to a couple fighting code enforcement to a company that wraps bags at Miami International Airport. They are:
Pan American 4/26/2002 comprehensive development master plan amendment application no .6
The Main Line Corp. 10/30/2001 Clerk of the Courts-digitization
Dacra/DMI/MG joint venture 6/8/1998 mcc-5-97 presentation
American Sales & Management Organization 4/23/1998 Baggage Wrap at MIA rfp 37
Angel & Beatriz Ferro 5/19/1997 code enforcement violation
Raul Medina, Jr. 4/4/1997 zoning application
Lopez Levi & Associates, p.a. 2/11/1997 rfq 000019
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c1797e4abebe498d9c9fa41de01708c5/rubio-pushed-land-deal-he-backed-law-limiting-critics
Rubio pushed for land deal as he backed law limiting critics
Feb. 24, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio stood before Miami-Dade County officials in May 2002 and pushed them to permit a multimillion-dollar industrial development to be built on restricted land near the Florida Everglades.
Two months earlier, Rubio — a rising Republican star in the state Legislature — backed a law that made it harder for people to challenge the kinds of developments he advocated for as a private attorney. Around the same period, Rubio also requested state money to be earmarked to benefit a flood-prone area around the development project.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-01-19/business/9801150349_1_knight-llp-law-firm-health-care
People On The Move
January 19, 1998
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
HEALTH CARE: Mount Sinai-St. Francis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center appointed John F. Christopher as chief financial officer.
PROFESSIONAL: Broad and Cassel attorney Michael P. Nido Jr. has been promoted to the rank of major in the U.S. Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General’s Corps . . . Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg Lehman DeMaria & Tague, L.L.P., announced the appointment of eight employees: Steven M. Katzman, partner in charge; Jeri Poller, partner; Melanie M. Emmons, Marco Rubio, Barbara J. Riesberg, Robert De La Fuente, Charles J. Bennardini and Lisa S. Taylor as associates
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/marco-rubio/article18163268.html
MARCH 4, 2007
Professional: Works as counsel at Broad and Cassel law firm. Previously worked at Becker & Poliakoff law firm as well as Tew Cardenas law firm
Before the sword, the first time Rubio ran for office, Bush gave him money. It was March of 1998, Bush was running for governor—he had run in 1994, and lost—and Rubio, 18 years younger, was running for a seat on the city commission of little West Miami, and they had a mutual friend. Al Cardenas was an ardent Bush donor who also employed Rubio at his Miami law firm. Cardenas gave the Rubio campaign $250. Bush gave $50.
He probably registered but never showed up for work, as usual.
Perhaps someone was looking to puff up Marco’s resume.
Bag man?
You said...
“He probably registered but never showed up for work, as usual.”
Someday he’ll wonder why his bio said he was a Senator from Fla
Sooooo...he either has a severe memory loss or he is a liar.
Certainly his bio has been cleaned up.
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/exclusive-marco-rubios-mormon-roots#.rsGyLR4Bw
Exclusive: Marco Rubio’s Mormon Roots
Mario Rubco is a lying duplicitous backstabbing weasel.
Never give more knives to backstabbers.
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