List of Mario Rubio presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations that have voiced their endorsement of Marco Rubio as the for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
;U.S. Governors (current and former)
* Robert List, Nevada (former) (previously endorsed Scott Walker)
* George Pataki, New York (former); 2016 presidential candidate
* Bobby Jindal, Louisiana (former); 2016 presidential candidate
* Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota (former); 2012 Presidential Candidate
* George Allen, Virginia (former Governor and Senator)
* Scott McCallum, Wisconsin (former)
* Craig Benson, New Hampshire (former)
* Sam Brownback, Kansas
* Nikki Haley, South Carolina
* Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas (previously endorsed Mike Huckabee)
* Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico (former)
* Frank Keating, Oklahoma (former)
* Bill Haslam, Tennessee
* Susana Martinez, New Mexico
;U.S. Senators (current and former)
* Arizona: Jon Kyl (former) and Jeff Flake
* Arkansas: Tim Hutchinson (former)
* Colorado: Cory Gardner
* Florida: Connie Mack III (former) and Mel Martínez (former)
* Idaho: Jim Risch
* Indiana: Dan Coats
* Kansas: Pat Roberts, Bob Dole (former, 1996 presidential nominee) (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
* Kentucky: Jim Bunning (former)
* Minnesota: Norm Coleman (former) (previously endorsed Lindsey Graham, and then Jeb Bush) and Rudy Boschwitz (former)
* Missouri: Kit Bond (former)
* Montana: Steve Daines
* Nebraska: Deb Fischer
* Nevada: Dean Heller
* North Carolina: Thom Tillis
* Oklahoma: Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn (former)
* Pennsylvania: Pat Toomey, Rick Santorum (former) (also former 2016 presidential candidate)
* South Carolina: Tim Scott
* Tennessee: Bill Frist (former) and Lamar Alexander
* Texas: Phil Gramm (former)
* Utah: Orrin Hatch (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
;U.S. Representatives (current and former)
* Arizona: Matt Salmon
* Arkansas: Rick Crawford and Steve Womack Darrell Issa and Mimi Walters
* Colorado: Mike Coffman
* Florida: Tom Rooney, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Díaz-Balart, Gus Bilirakis, Ander Crenshaw and Tom Feeney (former)
* Georgia: Austin Scott, Lynn Westmoreland and Tom Graves
* Illinois: Darin LaHood, Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
* Indiana: Todd Rokita, Larry Bucshon and Chris Chocola (former)
* Kansas: Mike Pompeo
* Kentucky: Anne Northup (former) and Geoff Davis (former)
* Michigan: John Moolenaar, Bill Huizenga, and Dan Benishek
* Minnesota: John Kline and Erik Paulsen
* Mississippi: Chip Pickering (former)
* Missouri: Jason T. Smith
* Nevada: Mark Amodei and Cresent Hardy
* New York: Peter T. King
* North Carolina: Robert Pittenger, Robin Hayes (former)
* Oklahoma: Markwayne Mullin and Steve Largent (former)
* Pennsylvania: Glenn Thompson
* South Carolina: Trey Gowdy, Gresham Barrett (former), and Joe Wilson
* South Dakota: Kristi Noem and Phil Roe
* Texas: Quico Canseco (former)
* Utah: (Whole House Delegation) Chris Stewart, Mia Love Rob Bishop, and Jason Chaffetz
* Virginia: Scott Rigell and Barbara Comstock
* Washington: Jaime Herrera Beutler
* Wisconsin: Sean Duffy (previously endorsed Scott Walker) and Reid Ribble
;U.S. Ambassadors (former)
* Skip Vallee, former Ambassador to Slovakia (2005-2007)
* Victor Ashe, former Ambassador to Poland (2004-2009) and former Bush supporter
* Francis Rooney, former Ambassador to the Holy See (2005-2008)
;Republican National Committee members (current)
* Bill Armistead, chair of Alabama GOP (2011-2015)
* Jerry Labriola Jr., chair of Connecticut GOP (2011-2015).
;Republican National Committee members (former)
* Alec Poitevint, former Georgia GOP chair
* John McCarthy, former Kentucky GOP chair
* Robert Maginn, chair of Massachusetts GOP (2011-2013)
* Andrew Natsios, former Massachusetts GOP chair
* Arnie Hederman, chairman of the Mississippi GOP (2011-2012)
* Jim Herring, former Mississippi GOP chair
* Arkansas: Gregory Bledsoe (Arkansas Surgeon General), Tim Griffin (LG of AR) Jeff Atwater (Chief Financial Officer of Florida),
* Idaho: Brandon D. Woolf (Contr. of ID)
* Kansas: Ron Estes (Kansas State Treasurer) and Nick Jordan (Kansas Secretary of Revenue)
* Massachusetts: Kerry Healey (former LG of MA)
* Two from Nevada: Mark Hutchison (LG of NV), Lorraine Hunt (former LG of NV).
* New Hampshire: Peter Heed (former AG of NH)
* Ohio: Josh Mandel (Treas. of OH).
* Oklahoma: Ken A. Miller (Treas. of OK), Jerry E. Patterson (former Texas Land Commissioner and former Texas State Senator), Esperanza Andrade (former Secretary of State of Texas) and Gwyn Shea (former Secretary of State of Texas)
* Vermont: Brian Dubie (former LG of VT), Phil Scott (LG of VT) and Randy Brock (former Vermont Auditor of Accounts)
* Virginia: Jerry Kilgore (former AG of VA) and Bill Bolling (former LG of VA)
* Wisconsin: Margaret Farrow (former LG of WI) Slade Blackwell, Steve Livingston, Jonathan Dismang (President), Jim Hendren (Majority Leader), Missy Irvin, Jeff Stone,
* Colorado State Representative: B.J. Nikkel (former Majority Whip)
* Delaware State Senator: Gregory Lavelle (Minority Whip)
* Sixty-six Florida State Representatives: Adam Hasner (former Majority Leader), Esteban Bovo (former), Keith Perry, Larry Cretul (former Speaker),
* Fourteen Florida State Senators: Miguel Díaz de la Portilla, René García, Judson Hill, Chuck Clay (former), Rick Jeffares, Dean Burke, Tommie Williams (President Pro Tempore) Barbara Marumoto (former)
* Indiana State Senator: Carlin Yoder
* Five Indiana State Representatives: Cindy Ziemke, David Ober, Jack Whitver., Dan Zumbach, Tom Shipley,
* Seven Iowa State Representatives: Bobby Kaufmann, Brian Best, John Wills, Megan Jones, Carmine Boal (former), Quentin Stanerson
* Seven Kansas State Senators: Terry Bruce (Majority Leader), Dan Kerschen, Chris Steineger (former),
* Eighteen Kansas State Representatives: Erin Davis, Ralph Alvarado, Mike Walsworth, Ronnie Johns Brian Langley Robert Nutting (former Speaker),
* Eight Maryland State Delegates: Christian Miele, John W. E. Cluster, Jr., Donnie Berthiaume, Rick Jones, Dale Zorn,
* Fourteen Michigan State Representatives: Joseph Graves, Gary Dahms, Marty Seifert (former Minority Leader), Steve Sviggum (former Speaker),
* Fourteen Missouri State Representatives: Todd Richardson (House Speaker), Mike Cierpiot, Dan Shaul, Caleb Rowden, Ben Kieckhefer, Warren Hardy (former)., Michael Roberson (Senate Majority Leader), Joe Hardy (Senate President Pro Tempore), Scott Hammond (Co-Majority Whip), Becky Harris
* Nine Members of the Nevada Assembly: Erv Nelson, Derek Armstrong, Stephen Silberkraus, Glenn E. Trowbridge, David M. Gardner, Paul Anderson (Majority Leader), Jim Luther (former), Jim Rausch (former), David Currier (former)
* Ten New Hampshire State Representatives: Alec Koromilas (former), Pamela Price (former Majority Whip), Dennis Green, Phyllis Woods (former), Bill Nelson,
* New York State Senator: Phil Boyle
* Six Members of the New York Assembly: Nicole Malliotakis, Marc W. Butler, Mike Hager (Majority Leader), Paul Stam (Speaker Pro Tempore), Kim David, Eddie Fields, Larry Boggs, Ervin Yen,
* Two Pennsylvania State Senators: Ryan Aument, Guy Reschenthaler
* Five Pennsylvania State Representatives: Mike Turzai (Speaker of the House), Jim Christiana, Stan Saylor, Francis Maher, Jr. (former),
* Five South Carolina State Representatives: Nathan Ballentine, Neal Collins., Liston Barfield (former), Dan Hamilton
* Five Tennessee State Representatives: Gerald McCormick (House Majority Leader), Jeremy Faison, Dan Shelley (former), Larry Gonzales, Jason Isaac, Jerry Stevenson
* Ten Virginia State Delegates: Tim Hugo, Kirk Cox (Majority Leader),
* Washington State Representative: Drew C. MacEwen
* Two West Virginia State Delegates: Danny Hamrick, Daryl Cowles (Majority Leader)
* Twenty Wisconsin State Representatives: Robin Vos (Speaker of the House), Jim Steineke (Majority Leader),
* Three Wisconsin State Senators: Leah Vukmir (Assistant Majority Leader), Devin LeMahieu, Van Wanggaard,
;Mayors and other municipal leaders
* Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego
* Bruce Goodson, former member of the James City County Virginia Board of Supervisors
* Knox H. White, Mayor of Greenville
* Kelly Downard, Louisville Metro Councilman
* Lewis Evangelidis, Worcester County Sheriff
;International Politicians
* Bart De Wever, Leader of the New Flemish Alliance and Mayor of Antwerp
* Sivert Bjørnstad, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)
* Jan Arild Ellingsen, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)
* Norman Braman, former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles
* Rob Couhig, New Orleans businessman, lawyer, and former Republican candidate for mayor and the U.S. House of Representatives
* Jose "Pepe" Fanjul, sugar industry
* Frank L. VanderSloot, entrepreneur, radio network owner, rancher
* John Rakolta, CEO of Walbridge
* Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel
* Art Pope, philanthropist and businessman
* Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association
* J. Larry Nichols, chairman of Devon Energy
* Rob Couhig, attorney, businessman, entrepreneur
;Newspapers
* The Des Moines Register
* Sioux City Journal
* The Eagle-Tribune
* Las Vegas Review-Journal
* The Lowell Sun
* Boston Herald
* The Republican
* San Antonio Express-News
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram
* Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
* Star Tribune
* Pensacola News Journal
* Richmond Times-Dispatch
* Chattanooga Times Free Press
* Savannah Morning News
* The Tampa Tribune
* Miami Herald
* Orlando Sentinel
* Kane County Chronicle
* St. Louis Post-Dispatch
* Northwest Herald
* Chicago Tribune
;Celebrities, commentators, and activists
* Rick Harrison, pawnbroker, Pawn Stars on History
* Chris Bravacos, strategist and bundler
* Babyface, singer-songwriter
* Niall Ferguson, historian and fellow of the Hoover Institute
* Mark Teixeira, Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees
* Johnny Van Zant, lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd
* John Stephen, 2010 NH GOP gubernatorial nominee
*Michele Tafoya, sportscaster
* David Thul, Iraq War veteran and Republican activist
* Joni Eareckson Tada, disabilities advocate, Christian author and founder of the global ministry Joni and Friends
* Donnie Wahlberg, actor and member of New Kids on the Block (previously endorsed Carly Fiorina)
* Abby Johnson, pro-life activist

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