Rubio is a fellow Gator, as he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from The University of Florida in 1993. “I think there has to be a school where people who can’t get into Florida can go to college”.
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Visitors gather for a tour in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington DC.
Marco RubioMarco RubioMarco Rubio wants to replace a Confederate statue with Tim Tebow Hispanic Caucus PAC endorses Murphy for Senate Rubio hires lawyer to field job offers MORE wants to put a statue of Tim Tebow in the U.S. Capitol’s National Sanctuary Hall. A panel will submit three finalists to the Legislature ahead of the 2017 session. Smith, who was born in St. Augustine, left Florida at a young age in the 1830s before Florida was even a state.
The Smith statue has been at the U.S. Capitol since 1922.
An online survey from the Florida Department of State has been posted and will be up until June 10, per the Palm Beach Post.
Bill sponsors insisted that they are not removing Smith because he was a Confederate general as critics have contended. Backers said they pushed for the change because of Smith’s limited contribution to Florida history.
The person has to be a Florida native or a Florida resident, and have been dead for the last 10 years or more.
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Here is a link to some famous Floridians.
