2016 Candidates: Marco Rubio Is Officially Running For President

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has told his top donors that he will run for president in 2016, the Associated Press reported Monday. In a conference call with donors, Rubio said he was "uniquely qualified" to represent the Republican Party and that he considered the 2016 election to be a decision between America's past and America's future.

Rubio, the junior senator from Florida, was largely expected to announce his bid for the presidency Monday evening at a political rally in Miami. "This nation's in need of leadership that understands this new era and has new ideas for a new age," he said in late March, CNN reported. "And so, again, I'm looking forward to talking about that and many other things on April 13th."

Read more about Rubio's campaign here and about his family here.