Under pressure to do so, Marco Rubio released a full report Saturday of his use of a Florida GOP credit card from his time in the Florida state legislature.
Rubio had a Republican Party of Florida American Express for approximately four years, January 2005 to December 2008. That amounted to 1,307 charges in that period, for a total of $182,072.55, in total. In the previously unreleased period of January 2005 to October 2006, Rubio spent $64,777.82 on 484 charges.
“Marco paid his personal charges directly to American Express. The Republican Party of Florida did not pay for any of Marco’s personal expenses. Further, taxpayer funds were not used for any political or personal charges on the card,” the report was careful to note.
“These statements are more than 10 years old, and the only people who ask about them today are the liberal media and our political opponents,” senior Rubio strategist Todd Harris said. “We are releasing them now because Marco has nothing to hide.”
Rubio’s financial discipline has been an issue throughout this campaign and in his earlier political career. The campaign’s decision to release these records Saturday represents a shift in strategy from his 2010 Florida senate race, where he declined to release these records.
