National Endorsements (pre-Iowa Caucuses)

Endorsements by federal and statewide elected officials help provide credibility to a candidacy.  This page lists endorsements prior to the first votes being cast in the Jan. 3, 2012 Iowa caucuses.  See more recent page, and also 2008 primary endorsements.

    
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     through Jan. 3, 2012

Mitt Romney
Gov. Butch Otter (ID)   06/20/11 +
Gov. Dave Heineman (NE)   06/10/11 +
Gov. Chris Christie (NJ)   10/11/11 +
Gov. Nikki Haley (SC)  12/16/11 +

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK)   12/02/11 +
Sen. Jim Risch (ID)   06/20/11 +
Sen. Mark Kirk (IL)  12/19/11 +
Sen. Scott Brown (MA)
Sen. Thad Cochran (MS)  10/12/11 +
Sen. Roy Blunt (MO)  09/20/11 +
Sen. Mike Johanns (NE)  12/21/11 +
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (NH)  11/20/11 +
Sen. Richard Burr (NC)  12/29/11 +
Sen. John Hoeven (ND)  11/18/11 +
Sen. John Thune (SD)  11/23/11 +
Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT)   07/06/11 (note date of formal endorsement, Hatch is a longtime supporter and expressed preference for Romney in 2010)

...48 House members as of Dec. 22
Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3)  08/30/11

Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ-6)  09/19/11 +

Rep. Tim Griffin (AR-2)  10/05/11 +

Rep. Wally Herger (CA-2)  09/21/11 +
Rep. Buck McKeon (CA-25)  06/23/11
Rep. Jerry Lewis (CD-41)  12/06/11 +
Rep. Ken Calvert (CD-44)  12/06/11
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45)  06/23/11
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)  12/12/11 +
Rep. John Campbell (CA-48)  07/20/11
Rep. Brian Bibray (CD-50)  12/06/11

Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-1)  10/28/11 +
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (FL-2)  06/16/11
Rep. Connie Mack (FL-14)  reported by St. Petersburg Times on 04/14/11
Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16)  06/16/11
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)  11/29/11 +
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-21)  11/29/11

Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-1)  06/20/11

Rep. Robert Dold (IL-10)  11/14/11 +
Rep. Judy Biggert (IL-13)  10/12/11 +
Rep. Aaron Schock (IL-18)  11/08/11 +

Rep. Todd Rokita (IN-4)  09/23/11 +

Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-1)  10/17/11 +
Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-5)  10/17/11

Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA-5)  10/06/11 +

Rep. Dave Camp (MI-4)  12/20/11 +
Rep. Mike Rogers (MI-8)  12/22/11 +
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11)  09/22/11 +

Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2)  10/26/11 +
Rep. Joe Heck (NV-3)  03/22/11

Rep. Charlie Bass (NH-2)  11/21/11 +

Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-7)  10/26/11

Rep. Michael Grimm (NY-13)  10/10/11 +
Rep. Nan Hayworth (NY-19)  11/04/11 +

Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-5)  10/17/11
Rep. Howard Coble (NC-6)  10/17/11 +
Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10)  10/17/11

Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16)  10/25/11 +

Rep. Greg Walden (OR-2)  10/14/11 +

Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6)  11/09/11 +

Rep. Phil Roe (TN-1)  12/05/11
Rep. Jimmy Duncan (TN-2)   12/05/11 +
Rep. Diane Black (TN-6)  12/05/11

Rep. Lamar Smith (TX-21)  10/26/11 +

Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-1)  07/06/11
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT-3)  07/05/11

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) +

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL)  11/14/11 +
 Michele Bachmann
Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-2)  12/01/11 +


Herman Cain
Proud to announce that I've received the endorsement of . Benishek (R-MI)"
ed. this was never confirmed.


Newt Gingrich
Gov. Nathan Deal (GA)  05/24/11 +

Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1)  05/17/11 +
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3)   12/08/11 +
Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)  05/13/11
Rep. Scott Austin (GA-8)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11)

Rep. Andy Harris (MD-1)  11/29/11

Rep. Joe Barton (TX-6)  05/12/11
Rep. Michael Burgess (TX-26)


Ron Paul
Sen. Rand Paul (KY)
Rep. Justin Amash (MI-3)  09/20/11 +
Rep. Walter Jones (NC-3)


Rick Perry
Gov. Sam Brownback (KS)  09/22/11 +
Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)  09/12/11 +
Gov. Brian Sandoval (NV)  09/13/11 +

Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK)  08/29/11 +

Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-6)  10/17/11 +

Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-1)  08/31/11 +

Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10)  09/08/11 +

Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6)  reported by the Post-Dispatch on 08/14/11

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (SC-5)  09/05/11 +

Rep. Sam Johnson (TX-3)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5)  08/25/11
Rep. John Culberson (TX-7)  on ABC News Topline 08/17/11
Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10)  reported by Roll Call on 08/12/11
Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (TX-24)  09/10/11 +
Rep. John Carter (TX-31)
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32)  08/25/11


Tim Pawlenty
Rep. John Kline (MN-2)  02/24/11
Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN-3)
Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2)  06/09/11

Republican Governors (29 + PR)
Robert Bentley (AL)

Sean Parnell (AK)

Jan Brewer (AZ)

Rick Scott (FL)

Nathan Deal (GA)GINGRICH

Butch Otter (ID)ROMNEY

Mitch Daniels (IN)
 Terry Branstad (IA)

Sam Brownback (KS)PERRY

Bobby Jindal (LA)PERRY

Paul LePage (ME)

Rick Snyder (MI)

Haley Barbour (MS)*

Dave Heineman (NE)ROMNEY 		Brian Sandoval (NV)PERRY

Chris Christie (NJ)ROMNEY

Susan Martinez (NM)

Jack Dalrymple (ND)

John Kasich (OH)

Mary Fallin (OK)

Tom Corbett (PA)

Luis Fortuño (PR)
 Nikki Haley (SC)ROMNEY

Dennis Daugaard (SD)

Bill Haslam (TN)

Rick Perry (TX)SELF

Gary Herbert (UT)

Bob McDonnell (VA)

Scott Walker (WI)

Matt Mead (WY)

Republican U.S. Senators (47)
Jeff Sessions (AL)
Richard Shelby (AL)

Lisa Murkowski (AK)ROMNEY

Jon Kyl (AZ)
John McCain (AZ)

John Boozman (AR)

Marco Rubio (FL)

Saxby Chambliss (GA)
Johnny Isakson (GA)

Mike Crapo (ID)
James Risch (ID)ROMNEY 		Mark Kirk (IL)ROMNEY

Dan Coats (IN)
Richard Lugar (IN)

Chuck Grassley (IA)

Jerry Moran (KS)
Pat Roberts (KS) 

Mitch McConnell (KY)
Rand Paul (KY)PAUL

David Vitter (LA)

Scott Brown (MA)ROMNEY

Susan Collins (ME)
Olympia Snowe (ME)
Thad Cochran (MS)ROMNEY
Roger Wicker (MS)

Roy Blunt (MO)ROMNEY

Mike Johanns (NE)ROMNEY

Dean Heller (NV)

Kelly Ayotte (NH)ROMNEY

Richard Burr (NC)ROMNEY

John Hoeven (ND)ROMNEY

Rob Portman (OH)

Tom Coburn (OK)
James Inhofe (OK)PERRY
Pat Toomey (PA)

Jim DeMint (SC)
Lindsey Graham (SC)

John Thune (SD)ROMNEY

Lamar Alexander (TN)
Bob Corker (TN)

John Cornyn (TX)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)

Orrin Hatch (UT)ROMNEY
Mike Lee (UT)

Ron Johnson (WI)

John Barrasso (WY)
Mike Enzi (WY)

Republican U.S. House Members
ALABAMA (6 of 7)
1. Jo Bonner
2. Martha Roby
3. Mike RogersROMNEY
4. Robert Adeholt
5. Mo Brooks
6. Spencer Bachus

ALASKA (1 of 1)
AL. Don Young

ARIZONA (5 of 7)
1. Paul Gosar
2. Trent FranksBACHMANN
3. Ben Quayle
5. David Schweikert
6. Jeff FlakeROMNEY

ARKANSAS (3 of 4)
1. Rick Crawford
2. Tim GriffinROMNEY
3. Steve Womack

CALIFORNIA (19 of 51)
2. Wally HergerROMNEY
3. Dan Lungren
4. Tom McClintock
19. Jeff Denham
21. Devin Nunes
22. Kevin McCarthy
24. Elton Gallegly
25. Buck McKeonROMNEY
26. David Dreier
40. Ed Royce
41. Jerry LewisROMNEY
42. Gary Miller
44. Ken CalvertROMNEY
45. Mary BonoROMNEY
46. Dana RohrabacherROMNEY
48. John CampbellROMNEY
49. Darrell Issa
50. Brian BilbrayROMNEY
52. Duncan Hunter

COLORADO (4 of 7)
3. Scott Tipton
4. Cory Gardner
5. Doug Lamborn
6. Mike Coffman

CONNECTICUT (0 of 5)

DELAWARE (0 of 1)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (0 of 1)

FLORIDA (19 of 25)
1. Jeff MillerROMNEY
2. Steve Southerland
4. Ander CrenshawROMNEY
5. Richard Nugent
6. Cliff Stearns
7. John Mica
8. Daniel Webster
9. Gus Bilirakis
10. C.W. Bill Young
12. Dennis Ross
13. Vern Buchanan
14. Connie MackROMNEY
15. Bill Posey
16. Tom RooneyROMNEY
18 Ileana Ros-LehtinenROMNEY
21 Mario Diaz-BalartROMNEY
22. Alan West
24. Sandy Adams
25. David Rivera

GEORGIA (8 of 13)
1. Jack KingstonGINGRICH
3. Lynn A. WestmorelandGINGRICH
6. Tom PriceGINGRICH
7. Robert Woodall
8. Scott AustinGINGRICH
9. Tom Graves
10. Paul Broun
11. Phil GingreyGINGRICH 		HAWAII (0 of 2)

IDAHO (2 of 2)
1. Raul Labrador
2. Mike SimpsonROMNEY

ILLINOIS (11 of 19)
6. Peter Roskam
8. Joe Walsh
10. Robert DoldROMNEY
11. Adam Kinzinger
13. Judy BiggertROMNEY
14 Randy Hultgren
15. Timothy Johnson
16. Donald Manzullo
17. Bobby Schilling
18. Aaron SchockROMNEY
19. John Shimkus

INDIANA (6 of 9)
3. Marlin Stutzman
4. Todd RokitaROMNEY
5. Dan Burton
6. Mike Pence
8. Larry Bucshon
9. Todd Young

IOWA (2 of 5)
4. Tom Latham
5. Steve King

KANSAS (4 of 4)
1. Tim Huelskamp
2. Lynn Jenkins
3. Kevin Yoder
4. Mike Pompeo

KENTUCKY (4 of 6)
1. Ed WhitfieldROMNEY
2. Brett Guthrie
4. Geoff Davis
5. Harold RogersROMNEY

LOUISIANA (6 of 7)
1. Steve ScalisePERRY
3. Jeff Landry
4. John Fleming
5. Rodney AlexanderROMNEY
6. William Cassidy
7. Charles Boustany Jr.

MAINE (0 of 2)

MARYLAND (2 of 8)
1. Andy HarrisGINGRICH
6. Roscoe Bartlett

MASSACHUSETTS (0 of 10)

MICHIGAN (9 of 15)
1. Dan Benishek
2. Bill Huizenga
3. Justin AmashPAUL
4. Dave CampROMNEY
6. Fred Upton
7. Tim Walberg
8. Mike RogersROMNEY
10. Candice MillerPERRY
11. Thaddeus McCotterSELF
ROMNEY

MINNESOTA (4 of 8)
2. John KlinePAWLENTY
3. Erik PaulsenPAWLENTY
6. Michele BachmannSELF
8. Chip Cravaack

MISSISSIPPI (3 of 4)
1. Alan Nunnelee
3. Gregg Harper
4. Steven Palazzo

MISSOURI (6 of 9)
2. Todd Akin
4. Vicky Hartzler
6. Sam GravesPERRY
7. Billy Long
8. Jo Ann Emerson
9. Blaine Luetkemeyer
 MONTANA (1 of 1)
AL. Dennis Rehberg

NEBRASKA (3 of 3)
1. Jeff Fortenberry
2. Terry Lee
3. Adrian Smith

NEVADA (2 of 3)
2. Mark AmodeiROMNEY
3. Joe HeckROMNEY

NEW HAMPSHIRE (2 of 2)
1. Frank Guinta
2. Charles BassROMNEY

NEW JERSEY (6 of 13)
2. Frank LoBiondo
3. Jon Runyan
4. Chris Smith
5. Scott Garrett
7. Leonard LanceROMNEY
11. Rodney Frelinghuysen

NEW MEXICO (1 of 3)
2. Steve Pearce

NEW YORK (8 of 29)
3. Pete King
9. Bob Turner
13. Michael GrimmROMNEY
19. Nan HayworthROMNEY
20. Chris Gibson
24. Richard Hanna
25. Mary Ann Buerkle
29. Tom Reed

NORTH CAROLINA (6 of 13)
2. Renee Ellmers
3. Walter JonesPAUL
5. Virginia FoxxROMNEY
6. Howard CobleROMNEY
9. Sue Myrick
10 Patrick McHenryROMNEY

NORTH DAKOTA (1 of 1)
AL. Rick Berg

OHIO (13 of 18)
1. Steve Chabot
2. Jean Schmidt
3. Michael Turner
4. Jim Jordan
5. Robert Latta
6. Bill Johnson
7. Steve Austria
8. John Boehner
12. Pat Tiberi
14. Steven LaTourette
15. Steve Stivers
16. Jim RenacciROMNEY
18. Bob Gibbs

OKLAHOMA (4 of 5)
1. John Sullivan
3. Frank Lucas
4. Tom Cole
5. James Lankford

OREGON (1 of 5)
2. Greg WaldenROMNEY

PENNSYLVANIA (12 of 19)
3. Mike Kelly
5. Glenn Thompson
6. Jim GerlachROMNEY
7. Pat Meehan
8. Mike Fitzpatrick
9. Bill Shuster
10. Tom Marino
11. Lou Barletta
15. Charles Dent
16. Joe Pitts
18. Tim Murphy
19. Todd Platts
 PUERTO RICO (0 of 1)

RHODE ISLAND (0 of 2)

SOUTH CAROLINA (5 of 6)
1. Tim Scott
2. Joe WilsonPAWLENTY
3. Jeff Duncan
4. Trey Gowdy
5. Mick MulvaneyPERRY

SOUTH DAKOTA (1 of 1)
AL. Kristi Noem

TENNESSEE (7 of 9)
1. Phil RoeROMNEY
2. John Duncan, Jr.ROMNEY
3. Chuck Fleischmann
4. Scot DesJarlais
6. Diane BlackROMNEY
7. Marsha Blackburn
8. Stephen Fincher

TEXAS (23 of 32)
1. Louie Gohmert
2. Ted Poe
3. Sam JohnsonPERRY
4. Ralph Hall
5. Jeb. HensarlingPERRY
6. Joe BartonGINGRICH
7. John CulbersonPERRY
8. Kevin Brady
10. Michael McCaulPERRY
11. Michael ConawayPERRY
12. Kay Granger
13. Mac Thornberry
14. Ron PaulSELF
17. Bill Flores
19. Randy Neugebauer
21. Lamar SmithROMNEY
22. Pete Olson
23. Francisco Canseco
24. Kenny MarchantPERRY
26. Michael BurgessGINGRICH
27. Blake Farenthold
31. John CarterPERRY
32. Pete SessionsPERRY

UTAH (2 of 3)
1. Rob BishopROMNEY
3. Jason ChaffetzROMNEY

VERMONT (0 of 1)

VIRGINIA (8 of 11)
1. Robert Wittman
2. Scott Rigell
4. Randy Forbes
5. Robert Hurt
6. Bob Goodlatte
7. Eric Cantor
9. Morgan Griffith
10. Frank Wolf

WASHINGTON (4 of 9)
3. Jaime Herrera Beutler
4. Doc Hastings
5. Cathy McMorris RodgersROMNEY
8. David Reichert

WEST VIRGINIA (2 of 3)
1. David McKinley
2. Shelley Moore Capito

WISCONSIN (5 of 8)
1. Paul Ryan
5. James Sensenbrenner
6. Thomas Petri
7. Sean Duffy
8. Reid Ribble

WYOMING (1 of 1)
AL. Cythia LummisROMNEY