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U.S. presidential election, 2016 Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator (2013–present)
Carly Fiorina
CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005) Announced:
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This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations that have voiced their endorsement of Ted Cruz as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Mark Finchem, Anthony Kern, Jay Lawrence, Noel W. Campbell, Adam Kwasman (former)
Four Arizona State Senators: Judy Burges, Sylvia Allen, Steve Smith, Al Melvin (former)
Fourteen Arkansas State Representatives: Bob Ballinger Kim Hammer, Donnie Copeland, Bruce Cozart, John Payton, Brandt Smith, Rick Beck,
Mary Bentley, Justin Gonzales, Stephen Meeks, Michelle Gray, Dan Sullivan, Robin Lundstrum, Jack Ladyman
Five Arkansas State Senators: Peggy Jeffries (former), Linda Collins-Smith, Terry Rice, Scott Flippo, Gary Stubblefield
Three California State Senators: Ted Gaines, Jim Battin (former), Dennis Hollingsworth (former Minority Leader)
Ten Members of the California State Assembly: Matthew Harper, Shannon Grove, Ray Haynes (former), Marie Waldron, Travis Allen, Brian Jones, Don Wagner,
Jay Obernolte, Martin Garrick (former Minority Leader), Scott Baugh (former Minority Leader)
Seven Colorado State Senators: Chris Holbert, Kevin Grantham, Kent Lambert, Kevin Lundberg, Jack Tate, Laura J. Woods, Ted Harvey (former)
Twelve Colorado State Representatives: Perry Buck, Justin Everett, Stephen Humphrey, Janak Joshi, Gordon Klingenschmitt, Tim Leonard, Paul Lundeen,
Patrick Neville, Dan Nordberg, Kim Ransom, Kevin Van Winkle, Cole Wist
Connecticut State Senator Joe Markley
Florida State Senator: Alan Hays
Three Florida State Representatives: Neil Combee, Mike Hill, Larry Metz
Seven Georgia State Senators: Mike Crane, Marty Harbin, William Ligon, Josh McKoon, Bill Jackson, Bruce Thompson, Clint Day (former)
Eight Georgia State Representatives: Timothy Barr, Emory Dunahoo, Micah Gravley, Sheri Gilligan, Dustin Hightower, Jeff Jones, Jason Spencer,
Tony McBrayer (former)
Hawaii State Senator: Sam Slom
Hawaii State Representative: Bob McDermott
Five Idaho State Senators: Steve Vick, Bob Nonini, Sheryl Nuxoll, Mary Souza, Jim Rice
Fifteen Idaho State Representatives: Judy Boyle, Terry Gestrin, Sage Dixon, Ronald M. Nate, Joe Palmer, Janet Trujillo, Gayle Batt, Steven Harris,
Ron Mendive, Brent Crane, Paul Shepherd, Jason Monks, Heather Scott, Greg Chaney, Lenore Barrett (former)
Two Illinois State Senators: Tim Bivins, Chapin Rose
Illinois State Representative: Jeanne Ives
Five Indiana State Senators: Brandt Hershman (Majority Leader), Jeff Raatz, Dennis Kruse, Travis Holdman, Scott Schneider
Eleven Indiana State Representatives: P. Eric Turner (former Speaker Pro Tempore), Timothy Wesco, Matthew Lehman (Majority Leader), Mike Speedy, Dale DeVon, Tim Brown, Donald Lehe, Bob Cherry, Wes Culver, Bob Heaton, Cindy Noe (former)
Six Iowa State Senators: Jake Chapman, Dennis Guth, Jason Schultz, Bill Anderson, Randy Feenstra, Jerry Behn
Six Iowa State Representatives: Greg Heartsill, Steve Holt, Larry Sheets, Ralph Watts., Terry Baxter, Sandy Salmon
Three Kansas State Senators: Tom Arpke, Mary Pilcher-Cook, Steve Fitzgerald
Fourteen Kansas State Representatives: Mark Kahrs, Amanda Grosserode, William Sutton, Brett Hildabrand, Blake Carpenter, Craig McPherson,
Dennis Hedke, J. R. Claeys, John Rubin, Kasha Kelley, Randy Garber, Randy Powell, Mike Kiegerl, Steve Huebert, Tony Barton
Former Louisiana State Senator: Elbert Guillory
Four Maine State Senators: Garrett Mason (Majority Leader), Paul Davis, David Burns, James Hamper
Fourteen Maine State Representatives: MaryAnne Kinney, Kathleen Dillingham, Jeffrey Timberlake, Dale Crafts, Ricky Long, Kevin Battle,
Michael McClellan, Russell Black, Jeffrey Hanley, Richard Campbell, Peter Lyford, Stacey Guerin, Joel Stetkis, Jonathan Kinney
Three Maryland State Senators: Michael Hough, Justin Ready, Stephen M. Waugh
Ten Maryland State Representatives: Neil Parrott, Brett Wilson, William Folden, Warren E. Miller, Deb Rey, Sid Saab, Tony McConkey,
Glen Glass, Steven J. Arentz, Jefferson L. Ghrist
Massachusetts State Representative: James J. Lyons, Jr.
Two Michigan State Senators: Patrick Colbeck, Bruce Patterson
Six Michigan State Representatives: Ray Franz, Lana Theis, Joel Johnson, Gary Glenn, Thomas Hooker, Fulton Sheen (former)
Three Minnesota State Senators: Roger Chamberlain, Paul Gazelka, Al DeKruif (former)
Ten Minnesota State Representatives: Steve Drazkowski, Cindy Pugh, Glenn Gruenhagen, Dave Hancock, Josh Heintzeman, Jerry Hertaus,
Tim Miller, Jim Newberger, Kathy Lohmer, Steve Green
Two Mississippi State Senators: Chris McDaniel, Melanie Sojourner (former)
Eleven Missouri State Senators: Dr. Bob Onder, Eric Schmitt, Jim Lembke (former), Delbert Scott (former), Brad Lager (former),
Chuck Purgason (former), Bob Onder, Ed Emery, Will Kraus, Jason Crowell (former), John Lamping (former)
Fourteen Missouri State Representatives: Carl Bearden (former Speaker pro Tempore), Eric Burlison, John McCaherty, Bill White, Rob Vescovo,
Rick Brattin, Charlie Davis, Doug Funderburk (former), Bryan Stevenson (former), Denny Hoskins (Speaker Pro Tem), Paul Curtman,
John Weimann, Kurt Bahr, Mark Parkinson
Four Montana State Senators: Matthew Rosendale (Majority Leader), Cary Smith (Majority Whip), Kris Hansen, Ken Miller (former)
Eleven Montana State Representatives: Daniel Zolnikov, Austin Knudsen (Speaker), Alan Doane (Majority Whip), Nancy Ballance, Seth Berglee, Tom L. Burnett,
Brad Tschida, Matthew Monfortun, Dale Mortensen, Theresa Manzella, Sarah Laszloffy
Fourteen Nebraska State Senators: John Murante, Dave Bloomfield, Joni Craighead, Laura Ebke, Curt Friesen, Mike Groene, Dan Hughes, Bill Kintner, Tyson Larson, Brett Lindstrom, Merv Riepe, Jim Scheer, Ken Schilz, Dan Watermeier
Six Members of the Nevada Assembly: Victoria Seaman, Michele Fiore, John Moore, Victoria Dooling, Ira Hansen, Jim Wheeler
Two New Hampshire State Senators: Dave Wheeler (1992–1998, also rep 1988–1992), Fenton Groen (former),
Thirty-eight New Hampshire State Representatives: Duane Brown, Carol Bush, Jane Cormier (former), Sue DeLemus, Jeff Harris, Eric Johnson,
Josh Moore, Jeanine Notter, Bill O'Brien (Speaker 2010–2012), Greg Salts (former), David Scott (former), Ken Sheffert (former), James Spillane,
Len Turcotte., Warren Groen, Rick Christie, Allen Cook, Guy Comtois, Bill Kuch, Walter Koloziej, Patrick Bick, Carol Vita (former),
Lucien Vita (former), Colette Worsman (former), Harry Accornero (former), Richard Gordon, Timothy Twombly, Fran Wendelboe (former),
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien, Will Smith (former), Max Abramson, Eric Eastman, Harold French, Larry Gagne, J. R. Hoell, Mark McLean,
Maureen Mooney
New Jersey Assemblyman: Michael Patrick Carroll
New York State Senator: David Storobin (former)
North Carolina State Senator: Philip E. Berger (President pro tempore)
North Carolina State Representative: Rayne Brown
Ohio State Representative: Andy Thompson
Three Oklahoma State Senators: Brian Bingman (President pro tempore), Gary Stanislawski, Anthony Sykes
Nine Oklahoma State Representatives: David Brumbaugh, David Derby, Dan Fisher, Mark Lepak, Mark McCullough, Michael Rogers,
Chuck Strohm, Ken Walker, Justin Wood
South Carolina State Senator: Lee Bright.
Four South Carolina State Representatives: Bill Chumley, Wendy Nanney, Mike Burns, Garry R. Smith
Five Tennessee State Senators: Janice Bowling, Mark Green, Joey Hensley, Frank S. Niceley, Jim Tracy
Eighteen Tennessee State Representative: Joe Carr (former), Judd Matheny (former House Speaker Pro-Tempore), Sheila Butt (House Majority Floor Leader),
Kelly Keisling, Mike Sparks, Courtney Rogers, James Van Huss, Jerry Sexton, Jay Reedy, Jason Zachary, Tilman Goins, Ron Lollar,
Billy Spivey, Rick Womick
Five Texas State Senators: Brian Birdwell, Konni Burton, Brandon Creighton, Lois Kolkhorst, Bob Hall
Forty-Three Texas State Representatives: Cecil Bell Jr., DeWayne Burns, Myra Crownover, Gary Elkins, Pat Fallon, Allen Fletcher, Dan Flynn,
James Frank, John Frullo, Dan Huberty, Bryan Hughes, Jason Isaac, Mark Keough, Stephanie Klick, Matt Krause, Brooks Landgraf,
Jodie Laubenberg, Jeff Leach, Ken Mercer (former), Will Metcalf, Doug Miller, Rick Miller, Jim Murphy, Andrew Murr, Gilbert Peña,
Larry Phillips, John Raney, Debbie Riddle, Matt Rinaldi, Matt Schaefer, Mike Schofield, Matt Shaheen, Wayne Smith, Stuart Spitzer,
Tony Tinderholt, Scott Turner, Jason Villalba, Molly White, John Wray, Bill Zedler, John Zerwas, Paul Pressler (former)
Four Utah State Representatives: Christopher Herrod (former), Curtis Oda, Ken Sumsion (former), Matt Throckmorton (former)
Two Virginia State Senators: Bill Stanley, Dick Black
Two Virginia State Delegates: Mark Berg, Brenda Pogge
Two Washington State Representatives: Graham Hunt, Jesse Young
Three Wisconsin State Senators: Duey Stroebel, Van Wanggaard, Stephen Nass
Twenty Wisconsin State Representatives: David Craig, Bob Gannon, Andre Jacque, Jesse Kremer, Dean Knudson, Adam Neylon,
Jim Steineke (Majority Leader), Robin Vos (Speaker), Janel Brandtjen, Jeremy Thiesfeldt, Jim Ott, Joan Ballweg, Joe Sanfelippo, Joel Kleefisch,
John Macco, John Spiros, Ken Skowronski, Keith Ripp, Mike Kuglitsch, Robert Brooks
Three Wyoming State Senators: Curt Meier, Larry S. Hicks, Kit Jennings (former)
Ten Wyoming State Representatives: Edward Buchanan (former Speaker), Mark Baker, Scott Clem, Harlan Edmonds, Mark Jennings, David Miller,
Tom Reeder, Nathan Winters, Amy Edmonds, Mark Semlek, Matt Teeters
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Diane Harkey, Member of the California State Board of Equalization
Michelle Park Steel, Orange County Supervisor
Jan Goldsmith, San Diego City Attorney
Steve Lonegan, former Mayor of Bogota, New Jersey
Cory Bernardi, Australian Senator (Liberal Party)
Kenneth Svendsen, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)
Oskar Jarle Grimstad, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)
Trevor Loudon, (ACT New Zealand) New Zealand-born anti-communist commentator
Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish MEP, leader of KORWiN
Louise Mensch, former British MP (Conservative Party), author and political commentator
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard; 2016 presidential candidate. Also Cruz's VP candidate
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric (also author/speaker)
Dan and Farris Wilks, founders of Wilks Masonry
Kelcy Warren, chairman and chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners
Charles Foster (attorney), chairman of Foster LLP
Darwin Deason, founder of Affiliated Computer Services
Scott Banister, entrepreneur, investor, libertarian activist and former Rand Paul supporter
Robert Mercer, hedge funds
Rod D. Martin — Chairman of The Martin Organization, former PayPal executive, former President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies
Toby Neugebauer, shale and fracking private equity
Richard Uihlein, manufacturing
Cary M. Maguire, president of energy companies
Neil Bush, son of George H. W. Bush; brother of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush
Arizona: Len Munsil, president of Arizona Christian University
Arkansas: Twila Paris, musician
California: Adam Baldwin, actor
California: Adam Carolla, radio and television host
California: Paul Chappell (College President and Pastor)
California: Lionel Chetwynd, script writer
California: John C. Eastman, law professor and constitutional law scholar
California: Clint Howard, actor
California: Ben Shapiro, editor-at-large of Daily Wire
California: Thomas Sowell, economist, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
California: James Woods, actor and conservative activist
California: Barbara Nicolosi, screenwriter
California: Michael Uhlmann, professor of government at Claremont Graduate University
Colorado: James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family
Connecticut: Peter Wolfgang, executive director of Family Institute of Connecticut
Florida: Steven Bauer, actor
Georgia: Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator of Tea Party Patriots
Georgia: Erick Erickson, columnist and radio host
Hawaii: Jason Jones, film-maker
Idaho: Douglas Wilson, pastor
Illinois: Jonathan Hoenig, founding member of the Capitalist Pig Hedge Fund
Illinois: Dan Proft, radio talk show host
Iowa: Jeff Roe (campaign manager for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign)
Iowa Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader
Kansas Troy Newman, pro-life activist
Kansas: R. Lee Ermey, actor and former marine
Kentucky: Dakota Meyer, marine sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
Louisiana: Phil Robertson, hunter, businessman, and reality TV star of Duck Dynasty
Louisiana: C.L. Bryant, conservative African-American radio talk show host, pastor Shreveport, Louisiana
Maryland: Gus Alzona, Realtor, CPA, consultant, musician, elected Member of the Montgomery County Maryland Republican Central Committee, first elected official
in Maryland to endorse Ted Cruz for President, August 6, 2016
Michigan: Debbie Schlussel, talk radio host and political commentator
Missouri: Mike Bickle, evangelical leader
Missouri: David Limbaugh, political commentator
New Jersey: William R. Forstchen, historian and author
New Jersey: Robert P. George, professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University
New York: Andrew C. McCarthy, columnist and national security expert
New York: Gavin McInnes, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media.
New York: Pamela Geller (activist)
New York: Debra Burlingame activist
New York: Roger Kimball editor
New York: William A. Jacobson lawyer, professor, prominent blogger
New York: Herb London, activist, commentator, author, and academic.
North Carolina: The Benham Brothers, Former MLB Players and TV Hosts
North Carolina: Don Brown (author), former U.S.Navy JAG officer, bestselling author of the Navy Justice Series & Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six
North Carolina: Michael L. Brown, Messianic Jewish theology professor, columnist, and radio host
North Carolina: C. Boyden Gray, former US diplomat (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
Oklahoma: Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Pennsylvania: Daniel Pipes, founder and president of the Middle East Forum
South Carolina: Bob Jones III, 3rd president of Bob Jones University
Tennessee: Steve Gill, conservative talk radio host
Tennessee: Michael Tait, lead singer of Newsboys
Tennessee: Arthur Laffer, economist for Reagan administration
Tennessee: Andrew C. McCarthy, columnist for National Review
Tennessee: Ben Ferguson, conservative political commentator
Texas: Robin Armstrong, former Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas
Texas: Dana Loesch, Radio host
Texas: Mica Mosbacher, author, philanthropist
Texas: Marcus Luttrell, former Navy Seal, actor and former Rick Perry supporter
Texas: Taya Kyle, widow of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and former Rick Perry supporter
Texas: Gary Clarke, actor
Texas: Glenn Beck, conservative/libertarian activist, columnist, founder of 9-12 Project
Texas: de:Carol Everett, pro-life activist, president of The Heidi Group
Texas: Ric Flair, wrestler
Texas: Michael McIver, Publisher, Texas Conservative Digest
Texas: Chuck Woolery, game show host
Texas: Robert Koons, professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas
Vermont: David Mamet, writer-director, playwright
Virginia: Cynthia Dunbar,
Virginia: Mark Levin, radio host and attorney
Virginia: Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com
Virginia: Virginia Thomas, attorney and founder of Liberty Consulting
Virginia: Michael Farris,Chancellor of Patrick Henry College
Virginia: E. W. Jackson, 2013 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Utah: Gayle Ruzicka, State leader Utah [Eagle Forum]
Washington: Keli Carender, initial activist for Tea Party movement
Washington, DC: William G. Boykin, former Lieutenant General
Washington, DC: Virginia Thomas, founder of Liberty Consulting
Washington, DC: Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Washington, DC: Sandy Rios, Director of Governmental Affairs for American Family Association
Washington, DC: Gary Bauer, conservative activist; unsuccessful presidential candidate, 2000
Washington, DC: Jerry A. Johnson, president of National Religious Broadcasters
Washington, DC: Robert B. Charles, former Assistant Secretary of State
Washington, DC: Penny Nance, president of Concerned Women for America
Washington, DC: Joseph Farah, editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily
Washington, DC: L. Brent Bozell III, conservative activist, columnist, president, Media Research Center
Washington, DC: Brian S. Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage
Wisconsin: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, former Green Bay Packers defensive
Wyoming: Lynne Cheney, author, scholar
Newspapers and magazines
National Review, semi-monthly magazine
The New York Sun, daily newspaper based in New York City
American Conservative Party (United States)
California Republican Assembly
CatholicVote
Club for Growth
Georgia Right to Life
Gun Owners of America
National Federation of Republican Assemblies
National Organization for Marriage
National Right to Life Committee
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms
Secure America Now
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Patriots PAC
Young Conservatives of Texas
List of Ted Cruz presidential campaign endorsements, 2016 Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
