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Marco Rubio

Republican · US Secretary of State

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Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-08-30
Aug 30, 2026
5 edits by 4 editors (avg 1.2 per editor)
net +0c · 146c churn · biggest single: 41c
Top editors this week
  1. 2 edits — Josephvijay890
  2. 1 edit — GreenC bot
  3. 1 edit — Scoutguy138
  4. 1 edit — CWenger
What changed

The diff shows a block of text about Rubio's February 25 debate performance and subsequent attacks on Trump was duplicated — the same passage appears twice in the article. The repeated content begins with "At another Republican debate on February 25" and includes the same references and quoted material. No factual claims, dates, or names were altered; the change is a duplication of an existing paragraph within the same section.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-08-23
Aug 23, 2026
6 edits by 6 editors
net +76c · 156c churn · biggest single: 52c
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  1. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
  2. 1 edit — GreenC bot
  3. 1 edit — DukeOfDelTaco
  4. 1 edit — InternetArchiveBot
  5. 1 edit — DarkSteel02
What changed

The access date for the Religion News Service citation about Rubio's faith was changed to "April 16, 2026." A sentence was added stating that Rubio "was confirmed" after receiving his first communion. The changes are concentrated in the personal background/religion section of the article.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-08-16
Aug 16, 2026
105 edits by 55 editors (avg 1.9 per editor)
net +2758c · 17,488c churn · biggest single: 4944c
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  1. 11 edits — AlsoWukai
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What changed

The changes are concentrated in the infobox section. For the National Security Advisor role, the word "Acting" was moved from a separate `status1` field into the `office1` title itself, and Michael Needham was added as a deputy. For the Archivist of the United States role, "Acting" was similarly moved into the `office2` title, the `termlabel2` field was added, and the successor was changed from "Vacant" to "Edward Forst (acting)." For the USAID Administrator role, "Acting" was likewise moved into the `office3` title, a `termlabel3` field was added, and the italic formatting around "(acting)" for Jason Gray and Russell Vought was removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-08-02
Aug 02, 2026
499+ edits by 201 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +67540c · 202,772c churn · biggest single: 21928c
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  1. 31 edits — AlsoWukai
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What changed

The infobox was expanded to add new officeholder entries for Rubio as Acting United States National Security Advisor (starting May 1, 2025, succeeding Mike Waltz), Acting Archivist of the United States (February 16, 2025 – February 4, 2026), and Acting Administrator of USAID (February 3, 2025 – August 29, 2025). The existing Senator entry was renumbered from the first position to a later position in the infobox sequence to accommodate these additions. The deputy field for Secretary of State was updated from "Christopher Landau (nominee)" to "Christopher Landau," and the profile image filename was changed to a cropped version with an added alt text field.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-07-26
Jul 26, 2026
499+ edits by 204 editors (avg 2.4 per editor)
net +34984c · 68,528c churn · biggest single: 3410c
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  1. 38 edits — AlsoWukai
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Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-07-19
Jul 19, 2026
499+ edits by 196 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +53767c · 114,601c churn · biggest single: 44050c
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  1. 31 edits — 65.153.77.106
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  3. 25 edits — SunCrow
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What changed

The infobox was significantly expanded in the newer version, adding fields for Marco Rubio's roles as Vice Chair and Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, Member of the West Miami City Commission, and his signature image, while also changing his listed Senate colleague from Bill Nelson to Rick Scott. The education field in the newer version adds Tarkio College and Santa Fe College as institutions Rubio attended, which were absent in the older version. The older version listed the Speaker of the Florida House role as "office1" near the top of the infobox, while the newer version renumbers and reorganizes these offices, placing the Senate Intelligence Committee roles earlier.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-07-12
Jul 12, 2026
499+ edits by 260 editors (avg 1.9 per editor)
net +17639c · 217,251c churn · biggest single: 21073c
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  1. 33 edits — Websurfer2
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What changed

The infobox was updated with a new portrait image, a revised end date for Rubio's Florida House district term (November 18 changed to November 7, 2008), added degree abbreviations (BA, JD) to the education field, a marriage date added to the spouse field, and the website field simplified to one link. In the opening paragraph, the description was revised to add "attorney" as a separate role, specify "junior" with a wikilink, and add a sentence about Rubio's unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign including his primary wins in Minnesota, DC, and Puerto Rico. Minor formatting changes were spread across the infobox, including reordering of template tags at the top of the article.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-07-05
Jul 05, 2026
499+ edits by 208 editors (avg 2.4 per editor)
net +27590c · 116,104c churn · biggest single: 3338c
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  1. 61 edits — Anythingyouwant
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What changed

The infobox was updated to change the photo from an informal image to an official portrait, and the spouse field was simplified from a formatted marriage template to plain text. In the opening paragraph, Rubio's description was changed from "attorney, and the junior United States Senator" to simply "U.S. Senator," the phrase "candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election" was added, and the characterization of his degrees shifted from listing them as "degrees from" specific schools to saying he "is a graduate of" those schools. The education field in the infobox changed the link text for his law school from "University of Miami School of Law" to "University of Miami."

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-06-28
Jun 28, 2026
499+ edits by 143 editors (avg 3.5 per editor)
net -4991c · 509,319c churn · biggest single: 116830c
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  1. 144 edits — Anythingyouwant
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What changed

The infobox image was changed from an official portrait to a Gage Skidmore photo, and a religion field was added noting former membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints alongside the existing Roman Catholicism entry. The education field was modified to remove degree abbreviations (B.A., J.D.) and the University of Miami link was changed to point to the law school specifically. The opening sentence was rewritten: the version describing Rubio as "junior United States Senator from the state of Florida, serving since January 2011, and is a candidate for United States President" was replaced with a version describing him as "an American politician and U.S. Senator from Florida," with his presidential candidacy moved to a separate clause.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-06-21
Jun 21, 2026
499+ edits by 89 editors (avg 5.6 per editor)
net +34203c · 148,153c churn · biggest single: 13097c
Top editors this week
  1. 138 edits — Anythingyouwant
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  3. 42 edits — Professor JR
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What changed

The religion field in the infobox was expanded to include a note about Rubio's former membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), whereas the other version lists only Roman Catholicism. The introductory paragraph was reworded in several small ways, including changes to how his Senate seniority is described, how the 2016 presidential election is referenced, and the name of his law school ("University of Miami Law School" vs. "University of Miami School of Law"). The description of Mel Martínez's departure was changed from "resigned" to "announced that he would not seek reelection."

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-06-14
Jun 14, 2026
499+ edits by 209 editors (avg 2.4 per editor)
net +14319c · 233,005c churn · biggest single: 59349c
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  1. 32 edits — Anythingyouwant
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  3. 19 edits — Cwobeel
  4. 16 edits — Eeyoresdream
  5. 15 edits — Collect
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What changed

The infobox was restructured with several field name changes and formatting differences, including the addition of an `education` field listing Tarkio College, Santa Fe College, University of Florida, and University of Miami, and the removal of a separate `alma_mater` field. In the opening paragraph, the phrase "and a candidate for President of the United States" was added, and the Speaker tenure dates "(2007–2009)" were removed. The newer version also adds explicit mention of his University of Miami Law School graduation and his West Miami City Commissioner role in the introductory text, while the older version included those details inline differently.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-06-07
Jun 07, 2026
499+ edits by 166 editors (avg 3.0 per editor)
net +11015c · 102,857c churn · biggest single: 2507c
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  1. 50 edits — CFredkin
  2. 34 edits — Mnnlaxer
  3. 31 edits — Cwobeel
  4. 21 edits — Collect
  5. 18 edits — 108.45.72.196
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What changed

The infobox was updated to add a caption ("Rubio in January 2011"), a new office entry for West Miami City Commissioner (1998–2000), and a residence field. The district number for his Florida House seat was changed from "11th" to "111th" in the infobox, his profession was changed from "Lawyer" to "Politician", and minor formatting differences appear in the birth place field and alma mater line. A nationality field ("American") was added to the infobox in one version.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-05-31
May 31, 2026
499+ edits by 176 editors (avg 2.8 per editor)
net +14097c · 184,859c churn · biggest single: 12405c
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  1. 39 edits — Bbb23
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What changed

The infobox was updated to change the district number from "111th" to "11th," reformat the birthplace from "[[Miami]], [[Florida]]" to "[[Miami, Florida]], U.S.," change the religion link from "Roman Catholic" to "Roman Catholicism," and remove the ref tag for religion. In the opening biographical paragraph, the version with more detail added information about Rubio being born to Cuban immigrants, attending Tarkio College and Santa Fe Community College, earning his J.D. in 1996, and interning for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, while the shorter version described him only as a "Cuban American native of Miami" and a graduate of the two universities. The predecessor for the Florida House seat changed from a wikilinked "[[Carlos Valdes]]" to plain text "Carlos Valdes."

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-05-24
May 24, 2026
499+ edits by 216 editors (avg 2.3 per editor)
net +13598c · 123,992c churn · biggest single: 6722c
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  1. 46 edits — Nomoskedasticity
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What changed

The infobox was expanded to add fields for `alongside`, `alma_mater`, `website`, and `children` as a separate field, and the image filename was updated. The opening paragraph was rewritten: Rubio's description changed from "United States Senator-elect" to "junior United States Senator from Florida, serving since January 2011," and references to the seat being vacated by Mel Martinez and held by George LeMieux were removed. A substantial new biographical section was added covering Rubio's early life, education (Tarkio College, Santa Fe Community College, University of Florida, University of Miami School of Law), internship with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and his career in the Florida House of Representatives.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-05-17
May 17, 2026
499+ edits by 237 editors (avg 2.1 per editor)
net +8850c · 106,822c churn · biggest single: 5883c
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  1. 23 edits — Acp39
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What changed

The infobox was significantly expanded to include additional fields such as U.S. Senate term start date, Florida House district details (111th district, with predecessor Carlos Valdes and successor Erik Fresen), and a reference tag for religion, while the spouse field was updated to include "4 children." The opening paragraph was rewritten to describe Rubio as "United States Senator-elect for Florida" replacing the earlier description of him as Speaker and Senate candidate, and the seat vacancy was attributed to Mel Martinez with George LeMieux as current holder. An "Early life" section was added containing biographical details about his parents, education history (Tarkio College, Santa Fe Community College, University of Florida, University of Miami), and family information, while some of that content had previously appeared in a "Personal life" section.

Wikipedia snapshot of Marco Rubio on 2026-05-11
May 11, 2026
99 edits by 66 editors (avg 1.5 per editor)
net -800c
What changed

The article about Marco Rubio's life was expanded with details about his parents' backgrounds, his own childhood and education, and his family life. The original article mentioned his Roman Catholic Cuban heritage and fluency in Spanish, but the updated version added more specifics like his parents being immigrants from Cuba who worked as a bartender and maid, his own birth in Miami and time living in Las Vegas, his high school and college education, and his wife's Colombian heritage. The changes are concentrated in the "Personal life" section of the article.