Marco Rubio coming to Joplin

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is coming to Joplin Friday, December 18, for a 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. rally at Millennium Tennis and Fitness Club, 1227 North Range Line Road.

The Rubio campaign says the candidate will "deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century."

Doors will open at 4 p.m.

Rubio has recently picked up a sizable number of endorsements among Missouri legislators, including the co-chairmen of his campaign in this state- Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, and Speaker of the House Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff.