20 Facts About Michael Rubio

Michael J Rubio was born on August 24,1977 and is a former California State Senator representing the 16th Senate District before resigning on February 22,2013.

Michael Rubio previously served as Fifth District Kern County Supervisor representing the communities of Arvin, Lamont, and East Bakersfield.

Michael Rubio worked for the United States Department of Justice, then returned to Kern County with a job as an advocate for youth and led an agency that provided health insurance to underprivileged children.

For four years, Michael Rubio worked for State Senator Dean Florez.

In Florez's Sacramento office, Michael Rubio worked on issues such as the quality of air in the San Joaquin Valley, opposing sludge coming into Kern County from Los Angeles and other surrounding areas, as well as initiatives in education.

Michael Rubio was elected to the 16th State Senate District in November 2010, representing all or portions of Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.

In March 2004, Michael Rubio was elected to represent the Fifth District on the Kern County Board of Supervisors and, at the time, became the youngest elected supervisor in California.

Michael Rubio had the distinction of being the state's youngest senator when he served in the California State Senate.

Michael Rubio led the effort to combat gang violence within the southern Central Valley.

The Kern County Gang Violence Strategic Plan, authored by Michael Rubio when he was a supervisor, guided the tripling of the Sheriff's Gang Unit and created mentoring and after-school programs to steer children away from gangs.

Michael Rubio resigned from the California Senate in late February 2013 to take a government-affairs job with Chevron Corporation.

In explaining his decision, Michael Rubio cited the 300-mile drive from his district to Sacramento and the attention required by his daughter with special needs.

In July 2008, Michael Rubio announced his intention to run for state senate when Senator Florez's term expires in 2010.

Michael Rubio chose not to accept voluntary spending limits and expected to spend $1 million on his campaign.

In June 2010, Kern County Clerk Ann Barnett revealed that Michael Rubio was living in the 18th Senate District, calling into question his eligibility to run for office in the 16th.

In 2001, Michael Rubio's precinct was incorrectly drawn into the 16th State Senate District.

Michael Rubio subsequently released a radio ad about the incident citing the mistake as yet another example of broken government.

Michael Rubio came out against Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.

Michael Rubio characterized the initiative as "bad public policy" and spent $20,000 of his own campaign money to air radio ads opposing the proposition.

Dora Michael Rubio was a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.