PRESS
RELEASES
from
Ron
Paul
2012
Presidential
Campaign
Committee
For Immediate Release: March 13, 2012
Contact: Gary Howard
Ron Paul Illinois Team
Welcomes Endorsement from U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson
“The
Ron
Paul Revolution has indeed taken hold in this country and I am
proud to be able to stand with this great American.”
LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012
Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul was endorsed today by
six-term U.S. Representative Tim Johnson of Illinois’ 15th
Congressional District.
Rep. Johnson’s district is located in East Central Illinois and
contains the entire counties of Cumberland, Clark, Crawford, Edgar,
Coles, Moultrie, Piatt, Douglas, Champaign, Vermilion, DeWitt,
Iroquois, and Ford as well as parts of other counties. The 15th
C.D. spans roughly 10,000 square miles, from the Indiana border through
the fields of Central Illinois.
In making his public endorsement, Rep. Johnson issued the following
statement:
“I am honored to call Ron Paul my colleague and most importantly my
friend. I have always admired Rep. Paul but my respect for this
great man's leadership grows more all the time. He is one of the
most principled men I have ever met.
“Whether it be advocating for troop withdrawal, reducing the reach of
our government or reforming the tax code and our health care system,
Ron Paul has been unwavering and an ideological champion for all of
us.
“The Ron Paul Revolution has indeed taken hold in this country and I am
proud to be able to stand with this great American.”
Rep. Johnson was elected for a sixth term in the House in November
2010. He is a proponent of small government, reducing our
national debt, and fighting for the agricultural community of Illinois.
For over 30 years, Rep. Johnson was an Urbana lawyer, small
businessman, realtor, farm operator, and educator. First elected
to his district in 2001, Johnson had the unique capability to bring a
variety of experiences to Washington, D.C. Owning and operating
small businesses and farms gives him an understanding of the challenges
facing families and small businesses across communities throughout
Illinois.
Rep. Johnson was born on July 23, 1946 in Champaign, Illinois. He
graduated from Urbana High School and continued his studies at West
Point for a short time, before completing his degree in history at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1972, he graduated
from the University of Illinois College of Law, elected to the National
Legal Honor Society. He has nine children and 11
grandchildren. Currently, Rep. Johnson and his family reside in
Urbana, Illinois.
Of those in the Congress backing Dr. Paul’s bid for the presidency,
Rep. Johnson joins Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC),
his son Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and former Rep. Bill Sali (R-ID).
Providing a strong boost to Ron Paul’s Illinois and national
operations, 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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