PRESS RELEASE from Ron Paul
2012 Presidential Campaign Committee
For Immediate Release: February 15, 2012
Contact: Gary Howard
Ron Paul Endorsed By
Idaho State Sen. Shirley McKague
Meridian Republican hails Congressman
Paul’s devotion to liberty
BOISE, Idaho – 2012 Republican
Presidential candidate Ron Paul was
endorsed today by Idaho State Senator Shirley McKague
(R-Meridian). Representing the 20th District, Sen. McKague serves
an area encompassing Meridian, located just west of Boise. This
endorsement is especially notable in that Meridian is the third largest
city in the state and part of the largest metropolitan area of about
625,000 Idahoans.
In making her public endorsement, Sen. McKague issued the following
statement:
“I have been aware of Ron Paul’s voting record since the 1970s when I
was inspired to first get involved politically. Dr. Paul has
never deviated from voting for the Constitution and protecting the
God-given rights of the people. He has not changed while in
office and I trust him to continue serving the people and following the
principles of our founders as a guide to
restoring America.”
First elected as an Idaho State Representative in 1997, Sen. McKague
served five terms before being appointed to the Idaho State Senate in
2007 where she is currently serving her third term. In spite of
being often outspent by establishment candidates, Sen. McKague has
never lost an election for an office for which she was running.
For 10 years prior to election to the House, Sen. McKague served as
House Committee Secretary, and was also a longtime automotive service
station owner and a columnist for the Valley Times publication.
Sen. McKague also cites her family of six children, and many precious
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as inspiration for her life of
public service to make Idaho better for future generations. She
has been married to her husband, Paul, for 41 years and counting.
Providing a strong boost to Ron Paul’s Idaho State organization, such
endorsements present Ron Paul as the conservative alternative to Mitt
Romney. They also demonstrate that the 12-term Congressman from
Texas has the only campaign organization capable of maintaining a
50-state competition with the moderate-establishment Romney.
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