Cuba activist Al Fox explores challenging Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate seat
Romy Ellenbogen, Tampa Bay Times
One of Tampa and Florida’s most notable voices on Cuban relations is exploring a run against a man he stands in diametric opposition to: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.
Albert “Al” Fox Jr., 77, has been an advocate for reestablishing relationships with Cuba for the past two decades as the president of the nonprofit he founded, Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation.
On Monday, the Democrat announced he’s forming an exploratory committee for the 2022 Senate race.
Fox said he had been mulling a run for the past year, but the Jan. 6 Capitol riot changed things for him. He had known one of the Capitol police officers who died by suicide, Howard Liebengood, since Liebengood was 10 years old, Fox said.