Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio on Tuesday released his first television spot, which the Florida senator's campaign said would focus on the life events of his Cuban-American father and air in key early voting states.

"The ad tells the story of Marco's father working as a bartender so his children could have opportunities that were not offered to him," the campaign said in a statement. "[Rubio's] life is a testament to the American Dream, and he is running for president to secure these opportunities for future generations of Americans."

The 60-second spot will be broadcast in Iowa, which traditionally holds the first-in-the-nation cauciones, starting Thursday, The Hill reported. Beginning next week, it will also air in New Hampshire, where the first primaries take place.

"My father was grateful for the work he had, but that was not the life he wanted for his children," Rubio recounts in the commercial. "He wanted all the dreams he once had for himself to come true for us. He wanted all the doors that closed for him to open for me."

The spot is part of a $20 million ad buy that also extends to South Carolina and Nevada and will run through February, NBC News reported. Beyond the commercial focusing on his immigrant family's story, meanwhile, Rubio also released an ad addressing fears surrounding the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed 129 individuals and wounded dozens more.

"This is a civilizational struggle between the values of freedom and liberty and radical Islamic terror. What happened in Paris could happen here," candidate insists in the second 30-second spot. "There is no middle ground. These aren't disgruntled or disempowered people. These are radical terrorists who want to kill us, because we let women drive, because we let girls go to school."