Marco Rubio Makes Plans for 2016 Run as Rivals Also Set to Race

Florida Republican senator is tentatively set to announce his White House bid in Miami; Rand Paul Also to enter race in coming weeks

Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) is laying plans to announce his presidential bid in two weeks, a step that, along with other recent activity among likely contenders, shows the early sparring and positioning in the 2016 race for the White House is about to accelerate.

Marco Rubio, shown at a forum this month, is laying 
plans for a 2016 run. Photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Mr. Rubio has made tentative arrangements to announce his White House bid on April 13 at the historic Freedom Tower in Miami, a Rubio adviser said, though aides haven’t yet made final the location and timing. The Freedom Tower is where thousands of Cuban refugees were admitted to the country during the 1960s and 1970s. Mr. Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants.

With a year and seven months before Election Day, the presidential field on both sides is coming into clearer focus.

Rand Paul is set to announce his 2016 candidacy in 
early April. Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images

Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is scheduled to announce his candidacy in just over a week at a rally in Louisville, his advisers said, before embarking on a tour of four states holding early presidential contests: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa and Nevada. Republican Carly Fiorina, a former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., on Sunday described the chance of her entering the race at better than 90%, with her announcement coming in April or May.

Less clear is the timetable for former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida. His announcement could come as late as this summer.

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